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Actually to say i’ve been this place is impossible, it is a very big country with such a few population. They are not very hospital but i should say they are not cold, but warm blooded people. Police is not very kind but if you are male ask for help from a female officer and if you are a female of course from a male :) Russian kitchen is delicious but beware they like to pour fats and sugar very much(of course because of the cold). I am married with a russian, my lovely wife. If you have not much time, first of all visit St.Peter and then Moscow. If you have not time for two cities definately go to St.Petersburg once known as Leningrad.

I should say that, i lived here for a while, nothing is very interesting, if you are planning to visit Kazan, i should say, you have pretty free time for travel. The home town of the tatarish and the capital of republic. If you visit Kazan do not spend much time in the city, go to small villages and river “Volga” for real Tatarstan, there you can be happy.

The capital of old Byzantine(east Roman empire), the capital of Ottomans, layered history under and patched history on the ground. The land of Constantin and Sultan Mehmet, nothing is rejected here, everything is combined but not stirred. Whatever you are, whoever you are, no matter what you have done, come, come without hesitate this is the philosophy of “Mevlana”, this is the soul of istanbul…

Portugal has no coast on Mediterranean sea but the soul is typically Mediterranean. The North is a little bit less developed but the people are hard working. I recommend Porto city in that region. When you travel to south Figuera da Foz is good for swimming. A little bit further you will find the capital, that’s my favorite Lisboa! You should not miss it! Finally at the south, there is Algarve. The sea is warm and beaches are nice. There stand lots of summer night clubs and you can play golf at good clubs(but i don’t). And wine, you can find everywhere and enjoy the aromatic tastes. My favourite food is “sea-rice” I call, made of rice and numerous sea dishes(calamari, shell etc..)

I have visited Bosnia for 3 times with the purpose of charity works. Sarajevo is the capital city. Historical bazaar, the heritage of Ottoman period and the library from austrian-hungarian period are significant elements of the centre. At the south region there is Mostar, it is a small and meaningful city. Especially the bridge that connects two sides also connects the bosnian and crotian people. Mostar is one of the few divided cities on the world. You can not see much hatred but feel and smell it. I am strictly against polarization of mankind, religious and national competitions that had taught from father to son. You feel deeply sorry what had people done there. When we are able to see without prejudies, that thay heaven will be a place on earth.

Of course, i live in Turkey :)
I invite and cheer up anyone wants to visit Turkey. As we have deeply rooted in Anatolia, our country consist of different cultures, the main fraction is Turks, just like me, but we build up this country with revolution and full united. Turkey is mixture of eastern orientalism and brilliant europe modernism. Think twice before dying, visit and learn how cultures unite without assimilation.