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Turn Right at Istanbul: A Walk on the Gallipoli Peninsula
by
Tony Wright
This travel memoir reveals the thoughts and experiences of one of thousands of young Australians and New Zealanders who make the trek to the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey every year. Within the scope of his personal journey, the author also offers a brief history of the area and the famous World War I battle that has made this a significant place for Australian and New Zea...more
Paperback, 262 pages
Published
April 1st 2004
by Allen & Unwin
(first published April 1st 2003)
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In March 1979 Cathie and I travelled by bus from Athens to Istanbul. Why we wanted to go to Istanbul I can't remember. Maybe it was a way to delay our inevitable return to Australia and the end of our carefree travelling days. We had come to Athens from a two week sojourn to Egypt, which we did not enjoy at all at the time because of fleas and other things.
All I remember of the bus trip to Istanbul was waiting at the border post. Two of the passengers, a father and son, were returning to Turkey...more
All I remember of the bus trip to Istanbul was waiting at the border post. Two of the passengers, a father and son, were returning to Turkey...more
I am from New Zealand so Gallipoli has been burnt into my national identity. Though none of my family fought in either of the World Wars, I still have this yearning to visit this place that encapsulates so much of New Zealand's identity.
Tony Wright is an Australian so much of the book is centered around Australians experiences and Australian National Identity. And Austrailians are definialty not the same as New Zealanders! So some of his references I really didnt get. What is 'Two up'?
He descri...more
Tony Wright is an Australian so much of the book is centered around Australians experiences and Australian National Identity. And Austrailians are definialty not the same as New Zealanders! So some of his references I really didnt get. What is 'Two up'?
He descri...more
I hadn't realised the significance of Gallipoli (and the extent of my ignorance about it) until reading this. It's written in a matey aussie style that mixes social observation and recounting of events as he tours under the shadow of the diaries of a long gone relative who fought at Gallipoli. Not a bad travelogue, and worth a read if you've got any interest in Turkey's finely balanced position in the world.
Loved this one. Even though I have no desire to got to Gallipoli for Anzac day, I still want to visit Gallipoli, and Tony Wright just increased that desire. I think it goes a good way to explain the young Australian's "obsession" with Anzac day and the Anzac legends and why no mater where you are in the world, you will always find an Australian or New Zelander.
Enjoyed this audiobook. Tony Wright's voice is very familiar to regular listeners of the local ABC radio, so hearing him read his own book was an added pleasure. It tells the tale of his journey through Turkey, and is very easy to listen to, especially in the car, as I did. I'm finding in a new area of enjoyment in GOOD audiobooks, and this one has certainly helped seal my desire to find more. Recommended for anyone with an interest in travel, history, or just an enjoyable tale.
an enjoyable read...although felt contrived in parts - when jingoism and the cobber culture gets called upon
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Shelves:
australian,
history,
memoirs-biographies,
new-zealand,
non-fiction,
anzac,
military-war-etc
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