There are many reasons to visit Turkey. You won’t find them here.
1. The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus—the original mausoleum. One of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World. Now it’s a literal pit.
2. This statue in Antalya of a boy about to be touched by an uncle:
3. The Paul Martin Canada store, named for Canada’s prime minister from 2003-2006. The store has a website with no explanation—and no connection to the prime minister.
4. In the debate about whether Santa Claus is white (he’s from Turkey), this bus station went full northern European.
5. A beautiful sunset can’t make Taksim Square not boring.
6. Turkish coffee, unfiltered coffee grounds and hot water, goes great with a side of pickles and olives. Said no one ever.
7. Turkish Viagra-induced buildings.
8. Speaking as a Montanan, wtf?
9. Seriously, wtf???
Turkey straddles two continents and contains the worst of both. Pin-it if you agree (or don’t).
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I am Sterling, one of the Two Fish Traveling. I love to travel and live in Polson, Montana with my wife Sarah.
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I have not been there yet, but Istanbul is one of my dream cities to teach and live in. I wonder if my experience will be different there next year when I start to integrate within the society as an educator.
When I live somewhere I tend to avoid the super touristy places unless they are truly unmissable (Great Wall, Machu Picchu,etc.) so we will have to see how it goes.
That said, I won’t be sharing this quite yet. I need to keep my dream alive. 😉
Hi Mica!
I think I need to keep experimenting with the tone of these articles. This one maybe came across too genuine! I was hoping it would be obvious they were fake, but I think a couple have a grain of truth that created some ambiguity.
Definitely don’t miss Istanbul. It’s like NYC or Paris for iconic sights to see, though obviously full of people. I think Turkish people were the nicest people I have met on average of any country I have visited.