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You rarely ever hear people say \"let's go to Turkey for our next holiday\", and it usually isn't the first country that slips off your tongue when you're brainstorming for places to visit<\/a>.<\/p>

But you should start taking notice. Turkey is a beautiful melting pot of everything, with an amazingly rich and illustrious\u00a0history. It's commonly visited for religious reasons because many of its ruins have ties to Christianity and ancient Greece and Rome. They are racially and culturally diverse, with people of many different religions and ethnicities coexisting in one country.<\/p>

Its most noteworthy aspect\u00a0are the historical and nature sites, that give you a glimpse into the past, and puts you on the exact ground of where great civilizations stood. It really puts things in perspective and awakens you to a lot of questions about the world.<\/p>

Turkey is a place for the more unconventional traveller<\/a>, and it's a spiritual journey, even if you don't go there for religion.<\/p>

Bernice Ng<\/em><\/p>

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Visit The Blue Mosque in Istanbul, the Cotton Castles of Pamukkale, and fly high above the mountains in hot air balloons in Cappadocia. 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