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[IbrahimAbi]

Turkey’s lavender village escapes COVID-19 despite tourist boom

Purple is everywhere in Kuyucak, a small village of 261 people in western Turkey. The village, which attracted about 500,000 tourists last year to its vast...

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We visit Kuyucak every year, it is stunning. We bought some lavender from there and the vendor showed us how to propagate it. We now have around 160 lavender bushes. I would recommend it to anyone who can visit. It is very close to Isparta airport.

 

[enoch]

When we first come I grow 10 lavender bushes. Then put them some of them in the garden and they where enormous, some in pots on the balcony. We had to go back to the UK for long than we anticipated. The balcony ones had died, and the ones in the garden grew leg's.

 

[enoch]

Good news the utopia Hotel has confirmed that it has got a long term lone for the banks, it is not for. sale.

 

[Camden]

Cat ghosting its owners ...I am sure he/she was doing it because when awakened they give it attention and cuddle it.

 

[Kanga]

http://Erdoğan also revealed that a...r-ancient-site-gobeklitepe']metallic monolith

mysterious-monolith found near the ancient site of Göbeklitepe in Turkey’s southeast province of Şanlıurfa was part of the advertisement of the National Space Programme.

The object, which was inscribed with the old Turkic script of Göktürk, was discovered on Friday, prompting a large number of people to flock to the area.

The Turkish Space Agency is a government agency in Turkey for national aerospace research, formally created by a presidential decree in Dec. 2018.

Well for the sake of the astronauts and other crew let's hope they don't program the project in ancient Turkic script.

 

[Kanga]

Interesting article about Spanish inventions that have benefited the world. Worth 5 mins of your time. Chupa chups for one, olive oil pourers for another. . . .

The Museum of Comfort: a celebration of Spanish inventions the world couldn’t live without

A slew of objects has been created or improved on by Spaniards, either for the advancement of science or for everyday use. From the engine-propelled submarine to the Chupa-Chups lollipop, these creations are now showcased in a virtual gallery on Instagram

english.elpais.com

 

[Jaycey]

Lollipops & pencil sharpeners? Not wishing to steal the thunder but...

15 Ukrainian Inventions That Changed the World

15 Ukrainian World Changing Inventions | Welcome to Ukraine!

 

[Camden]

Anyone for an orange ?

 

[enoch]

Anyone for an orange ?

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There's orangie

 

[immac]

"Captain Sir Tom Moore asked for headstone to read ‘I told you I was old’"


Read more: Captain Sir Tom Moore asked for headstone to read 'I told you I was old'

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Ian

 

[yalimart]

£50 win on the premium bonds in this months draw, I might pick up a curry and some toilet rolls at Costco on Saturday now.