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Turkey & Europe

Travel Ireland
Co. Clare Cave is the site of a remarkable archaeological discovery!  And now the date of human existence in Ireland has been pushed back 2,500 years! What does this mean?  A rewriting of Irish archaeology and a new chapter in the human colonization of the island. What did they find?  Radiocarbon dating of a butchered...
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Trips Around Ireland
“In Gaelic myth, Ériu, Banbha and Fódla were three goddesses who greeted the Milesians upon their arrival in Ireland, and who granted them custody of the island. Ériu is generally believed to have been the matron goddess of Ireland, a goddess of sovereignty, or simply a goddess of the land. The origin of Ériu has been...
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Far Horizons tower of London tour
“Hault, who comes there?” “The keys!” “Whose keys?” “Queen Elizabeth’s keys!”  Thus was the exchange between the sentry and the Chief Warder, in the dark of night, as our small group of privileged onlookers stood engrossed.  With that final statement to identify the keys, all was well… The sentry stood down with his firearm at...
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England Pub taps Far Horizons tour
Long the bastion of all that is good and true in British culture, the pub occupies the place today that it has held for many centuries, as the spot where society is daily glued together through the medium of beer. As we journey from Newcastle in the northeast to Stonehenge and Salisbury in the southwest,...
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Isak Pasa Eastern Turkey Far Horizons tour
For millennia, warriors and tribes have passed through the rugged countryside of Eastern Turkey leaving behind impressive architectural remains. Enjoy sweeping, glorious vistas as we journey through this fascinating landscape where splendid tombs, imposing strongholds, elegant palaces, and ancient cities are rarely out of sight. Diyarbikar, at least 5,000 years old and one of the...
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Hattusa city walls in Turkey
By Garrett Fagan Turkey rivals only Italy in the depth of its cultural heritage; arguably, it even outstrips it. With a history traceable back into the Stone Age, few places you can visit lay claim to such a deep and rich historical tapestry. Three sites in particular illustrate these points. Hattusas was the capital city...
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Chora Istanbul tour archaeology tour history tour Greece tour
The Lost Secrets of Ottoman Cuisine By Maud McInerney On the last day of our Far Horizons trip, we visited the Church of St. Saviour in Chora, which is one of the most exquisite of all Byzantine churches. It is decorated with mosaics and frescoes from the century before the fall of Constantinople, depicting the...
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Grand Harbor - Valletta, Malta
For such a tiny island country, Malta is without a doubt one of the most interesting places in the world. Its location in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea has made it accessible to many different groups of people. Pottery found here by archeologists suggests that the Maltese Islands were first settled in 5200 BC...
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Delphi Greece archaeology tour educational tour
By Dr. Kyra Nourse Far Horizon’s “Glorious Greece” trip couldn’t be more aptly named. While I could speak with enthusiasm and at length about any of the sites on the itinerary, I’ll restrain myself and focus on two of my personal favorites. The first of these is Delphi. I have never seen a photo that...
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Sagalassos Turkey archaeology tour Turkey tour western Turkey tour
By Professor Andy Goldman, former Study Leader For those of you who have ever wondered about Turkey, it can be a challenging place to describe. Friends have often asked me to do just that, to try and encapsulate my various experiences there, having lived in Ankara for over two years and having visited almost every...
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