Turkey, April-May 2014

Istanbul

The largest city in Turkey with a population of 14.4 million. The
largest urban agglomeration in Europe and the Middle East. The European
and Asian sides of the city are separated by the Bosphorus strait.

Tuesday, 29th April 2014

View from a boat on the Golden Horn, a wide inlet that leads off the Bosphorus just before it meets the Sea of Marmara. The Golden Horn creates a peninsula on which Istanbul's historic centre stands, partially separated from the rest of the sprawling city. In front, one of Istanbul's many sea-buses, which ferry people to destinations around the city. Behind, a main road jammed with cars and further back the rear of the large 17th century New Mosque.View from a boat on the Golden Horn, a wide inlet that leads off the Bosphorus just before it meets the Sea of Marmara.

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Uganda, November 2013

Bethlehem Orphanage School. Masaka area. Taken on 10th November.Bethlehem Orphanage School. Masaka area. Taken on 10th November.

Swaminarayan Temple, taken on 12th November in Jinja.Swaminarayan Temple, taken on 12th November in Jinja.

Tony preparing to bungee jump. River Nile at Jinja. 13th November.Tony preparing to bungee jump. River Nile at Jinja. 13th November.

Tony with a local guy waiting to bungee jump. 13th November.Tony with a local guy waiting to bungee jump. 13th November.

Enfuzi Community Campsite

Located at Lake Nkuruba, near Fort Portal, Western Uganda.

Tony stayed at the campsite for two nights.

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Southern Italy, September 2013

Naples (Napoli)

Wednesday, 19th September

Capital of Campania region and the third-largest municipality in Italy and also the largest city in southern Italy. Situated on the west coast by the Gulf of Naples.

Tony and Tatiana in Piazza Dante. The base of a 19th-century statue of Dante is behind. It was sculpted by Tito Angelini.Tony and Tatiana in Piazza Dante. The base of a 19th-century statue of Dante is behind. It was sculpted by Tito Angelini. Dante was a poet who lived between circa 1265 and 1321.

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United Republic of Tanzania, September 2013

Tanzania is geographically the largest country in east Africa. Dodoma, in the central region, is the capital, but Dar es Salaam, on the Indian Ocean, is the largest city. Kiswahili and English are the official languages. The currency is the Tanzanian shilling (TZS).

The country was previously called Tanganyika. It gained independence from the United Kingdom on 9th December 1961. Zanzibar and Pemba gained independence on 10th December 1963. The merger between Tanganyika and Zanzibar to create Tanzania occurred on 26th April 1964.

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