Lonely Planet Discover Turkey (Full Color Travel Guide)

Turkey’s dramatic landscape is a fitting canvas for the country’s long history. It sweeps from Europe to Asia, from sun-baked Aegean beaches to expansive steppe, and from Mediterranean bays to snowy mountains

Time travel in ancient Ephesus
Find your favourite Aegean beach
Explore the ruined churches of Ani
Soar in a balloon above Cappadocia
Gaze in awe at Aya Sofya’s dome

Coverage Includes: Planning chapters, Istanbul, Gallipoli, the North Aegean, Ephesus, Bodrum, the South Aegean, Antalya, the Mediterranean Coast, Cappadicia, Central Anatolia, Eastern Anatolia, In focus and Survival Guide

"My travel writing career began with three fateful trips to West Africa. At the age of 13, while visiting family friends deep in the Guinean bush, witnessing Africa's energy and anarchy was a formative experience. A little over ten years later - having studied in Glasgow and Vancouver, deepened my travel appetite with student jaunts to eastern Europe and Nepal, taken a postgraduate journalism course in London, and worked on magazine features desks - I returned to Africa. This time I went overland - across the Sahara and along the River Niger to Timbuktu. The plan was to fill a bag in the sub-Saharan markets with CDs and cassettes of the wonderful local music. Four months later, having crossed Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia and Mali (in both directions), I got back to London with more than just a bundle of poor-quality tapes. I was now determined to pursue a life of travelling, writing about it, and eventually getting paid for the results. I soon sold an article about staying with Senegalese griot musicians to the Guardian, and set my sights on Australia. After two years in Sydney, writing about travel, music and media for publications including the Australian and Ministry of Sound- and MTV-branded magazines, I landed my first Lonely Planet gig. Given my African experiences, my first LP assignment was to update the Togo and Benin chapters of the West Africa guide. Over the next half-decade, LP jobs in India, Ireland, Canada, America, the UK, Turkey, South Africa, China and Morocco followed. These days, as well as contributing to LP and Time Out guides, I write for worldwide publications from magazines to mobile apps. Following a stint in Istanbul, my girlfriend and I live in Cape Town, from where I regularly venture into Africa and beyond." To learn more about James, visit his webpage: http://www.jamesbainbridge.net/index.html