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Easing through the Bosporus on a holiday in Turkey and eyeing the minarets that crown the jagged cliffs amid ruins of once thriving cities of Caesars and kings, you know you have arrived at the very root of Western civilization. The steel and glass high-rises fade into the din and almost cease to exist. All is quiet on this voyage and you imagine Odysseus losing his way and finding himself again in the succession of passing coves.
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Adventure travelers might try mountain biking along dramatic escarpments, kayaking along the Turquoise Coast, riding grade 5 rapids on the Coruh River, trekking the Lycian Way, or snowshoeing through Cappadocia in winter.
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