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Cruising back from Istanbul's hidden gems, the Prince's Islands. Also, hello Instagram! It's been ages. It's been an incredibly busy year with work and life in general. I've got hundreds of unseen Turkey photos and some from my recent trip to Japan, plus some exciting things planned yet to come, so stay tuned 👌🏼 #geckosadventures @geckosadventures #princesislands #buyukada #istanbul #turkey (at Büyükada, Istanbul, Turkey)

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Ran down to the beach to catch this dreamy sunset last week. Probably the best I've seen all year. Some old school beach reflections for you older followers 😜 Shame I don't live near the beach anymore otherwise I'd be down there every day again! @visitgoldcoast (at Broadbeach Beach)

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Golden Mosaic ✨ The sheer amount of craftsmanship that would have gone into this is beyond anything I've ever seen, or probably will again. (at Hagia Sophia)

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Speechless at the size of this place 🙌🏼 #geckosadventures @geckosadventures #hagiasophia @intrepidtravel (at Hagia Sophia)

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Rumpus room deluxe 👌🏼 @geckosadventures #geckosadventures @intrepidtravel (at Topkapı Sarayı)

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Wandering around on of the biggest and most opulent places in the world. The tile work, art and architecture just blew my mind #topkapi #palace @geckosadventures #geckosadventures @intrepidtravel (at Topkapı Sarayı)

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This forgotten wonder was rediscovered by a guy doing renovations on his house during the 20th Century. It has two mysterious giant Medusa heads and a "Column of Tears". Perfect Bond villain party zone! The cafe in here is pricey (for Turkey at least), but good. @geckosadventures #geckosadventures @intrepidtravel (at Basilica Cistern)

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Back to Istanbul for 9 days of exploration. And eating kebabs. And drinking coffee. @geckosadventures #geckosadventures @intrepidtravel (at Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey)

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Soft sunrise tones 🙌🏼 @geckosadventures #geckosadventures @intrepidtravel (at Cappadocia, Turkey)

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Old school pottery is way hard. I really wanted to keep those pants they made me wear as well 👊🏼 @geckosadventures #geckosadventures @intrepidtravel Photo by @jacquils (at Göreme Güray Seramik)

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One of the most uniquely epic landscapes on Earth. Here's a square of it under our balloon 👇🏼 @geckosadventures #geckosadventures @intrepidtravel (at Cappadocia, Turkey)

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Cappadocia dreamin' ✨ @geckosadventures #geckosadventures @intrepidtravel (at Cappadocia, Turkey)

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THIS is Turkey 🙌🏼 @geckosadventures #geckosadventures @intrepidtravel (at Cappadocia, Turkey)

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The view towards Byron Bay from Best Of All Lookout 🙌🏼 @visitgoldcoast #visitgoldcoast @igersgoldcoast (at Springbrook National Park)

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Some long exposure love 👌🏼 @visitgoldcoast #visitgoldcoast @igersgoldcoast (at Springbrook National Park)

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Some sunny rainforest detail on this rainy day @visitgoldcoast #visitgoldcoast @igersgoldcoast (at Springbrook National Park)

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Purlingbrook Falls during a not-so-rainy period. There hadn't been much rain before the hike so this is nowhere near as epic as usual ✌🏼️ @visitgoldcoast #visitgoldcoast @igersgoldcoast (at Springbrook National Park)