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It was not until a mere several years ago that I was educated by that man of oriental wisdom, PJM on a trip to Asia, on the term “Tap and Tug”. I can assure the reader that the aforementioned man, despite being a financial planner of the most sage and sanguine breed, this term or
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as I explained…it looks quaint but they are facades really.
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quite a famous hotel with pictures of various famous movie stars with the owner on the walls. Certainly I would recommend this hotel in Kusadasi
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Travelled by local bus to the national park near Kusadasi 20 km. I must research the Muslim equivalent of kissing the earth upon safe arrival at one’s destination. As of this evening I am in his debt thrice over. The National Park near Kusadasi is a gem of crystal clear turquoise waters,I hope a foretaste
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What was booked as a boutique small group tour became a very personal trip with an extremely articulate and knowledgeable Turkish guide called Adam! Why? Because I was the sole member of the group. We set out in extreme dry heat in a small Fiat that Adam hurled around the highway at breakneck speed (downhill
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At Istanbul international airport I approach the AKTURK Bank money changing counter. I have some small denomination notes, 10 English pounds and a crisp New Zealand $20. They proved apparently worthless to the state owned bank. Believing as I do, that an English pound was surely as safe as…… well a bank, this particular note
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As i sit in the oppressive heat that is summer in Turkey, I learn of the death of Dr Oliver Sacks from disseminated melanoma aged 82. A brilliant communicator who also happened to be an unconventional neurologist.He was a very handsome man, a bikie and champion weightlifter. He described himself as celibate but in his
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The start of this trip has been the most protracted of all my adventures. The totals are as follows: in the air 18 hours in transit 8 hours car from Izmir to Kusadasi 1 hour So this, my room in Kusadasi, was a welcome relief. However my dozing off at 6 pm after a
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