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Show The Salt Lake Tribune TRAVEL Sunday, March 11, 2001 Your $1 Will Buy... Web Site Links Travelers With Guidebook Authors erepan on Caneseens ft “Cappadocia is famous for its volcanic terrain, and the undergroundcities that were built by the early Christians. The valley is full BY BRENDAD. FARRELL these a guide. Rates may be more ‘THE ASSOCIATED PRESS favorable abroad. Web site www.l2degrees.com of exquisite painted churches. For offers a new tool for customized travel planning. This site will put you in touch with more than a dozen leading travel guidebook authors whowill help you plan every detail of your next vacation, right down to recommendations fora romantic evening on the town or suggestions for an affordable restaurant that even the kids will accommodations, I recommend a seven-room hotel in there called Esbelli Evi. It’s actually built into the caves and was created to be a workofart.” “Honeymooners and other cou- enjoy. Tom Brosnahan, 12degrees’ ex- Israel Elise Amendola/The Associated Press trip, based on their specific de- Tom Brosnahan,an expert on Turkey, holds a cupof Turkish tea as he stands before a Kilim carpet from eastem Turkeyat his home in Concord, Mass. Brosnahan, who is the resident expert on Turkeyfor the came in the 1960s, when I was a Website www.1 2deg rees.com, says it's his job to work one-on-one with individual clients to help them pian an unforgettabletrip. that assignment, I’ve been back have helped you to plan your itin- every other year over the last 30 years, My wife andI visited Turkey on our honeymoon, and we've broughtour children there.It’s a wonderful, beautiful country, and I enjoy sharing my knowledge with erary, we turn it over to a travel people whowantto travel there. two in Turkey. “Once I or one of my colleagues ern hotel with multilingualstaff, Mosquefor $80 per night. A moi- enough to allow you to pick apri- guidebooks on TPurkey for Lonely Planet and Frommers, among others), says thatit’s his job to work one-on-one with individual clients to help them plan an unforgettable volunteer there for the Peace Corps,” he says. “Since leaving just a short walk from the Blue says. “Sometimes, the balloon’spi- lot will lower the aircraft low pert on Turkey (he has written sires. Like the other counselors, clients can .communicate with Brosnahan by e-mail or telephone. “Myfirst experience in Turkey ples on a romantic retreat may want to take a hot-air balloon ride over Cappadocia,” Brosnahan Istanbul and stay there for three days, then take a sleeper car on the train to Ankara,” he says. “The planning specialist, who will work with you to make all the arrangements. Recently, Brosnahan helped a client plan a romantic vacation for train has new equipmentthis year. From there, rent a car or, better yet, hire a car and driver to take you to Cappadocia. This is where youllfind someofthe mostvisually striking scenery in the country. “T suggested that they fly to cots right off the trees. This little excursion isn’t cheap, butit’s one that youll rememberfor therest of your life.” Onesite no one should miss, he adds, is Pamukkale, which has been a spa since Roman times. “This is where you'll find Hierapolis, a well-preserved Roman theater, extensive ruins, and thenatural mineral-water springs that form what was known as the sacred pool. Visitors can swim there. The mineral deposits from the waters created these magnificentformations known as the Cotton Castle. Its really quite luxurious.” After Pamukkale, Brosnahan suggests stopping in Aphrodisias on the way to Ephesus, which he says is perhaps the best-preserved per night. The Four Seasons Hotel in Istanbul, which is considered one ofthe most magnificenthotéls in Europe, runs about $300 to $350 per night. Andright up the streetis a beautiful little pension where you can spend the night for abcat $25.” Brosnahan’s narrative “Beyond the Veil,” which includes a suggested itinerary of Turkey, ap- pears on the 12degrees.com a site, along with sample itineraries from several other regions in the world: “Heart of Maya” (Antoila Barrus), and “Heart of Bhutan” (Tashi and Judy Tenzing). 1.74 @ Answers 7.78 The Photo: The New England Quilt Museum is in Lowell, Mass. 9.92 32.35 ‘Venezuela (bolivar) The Map: Thestate is Massachusetts. Look for Lowell at upperleft. 703.60 ‘The Associated Press BSMbChie EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS™ You will visit breathtaking, A iat DS RSUSne eon ARON Sine eddala te GEN Ce bledestination eedi jas 1-888- Era -3273 Starting with theshipitself. 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