Turkiye
Back home
I'm sitting at the airport ready to head back home and wanted to provide our itinerary for anyone planning a trip to Turkey. There is so much here that we still did not do it all but we are leaving satisfied that we saw…
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The other side of Istanbul
We are now rounding out our trip and managed to sneak in another day in Istanbul at the end. This time, instead of staying in the busy Sultanehment area, we instead chose a hotel in Sisli. It was a quiet morning - we…
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Epheseus
After breakfast this morning, we bid farewell to Fethiye. One thing I didn't mention was that Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's pictures were everywhere in Fethiye. He was a founding father of the Republic of Turkey and it's…
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Fethiye continued
After walking along the Fethiye Harbor last night, we woke up ready to explore the rest of Fethiye. But before that a little bit about our hotel. It's quite lovely and they have some hip fashion displayed in the…
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Lost in Xanthos
Like literally lost in Xanthos. This is quite the thriller but it's closer to the end of the story, so hang tight. We started out this morning on our longish drive from beautiful Antalya to Fethiye - the scenic route.…
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From Cappadocia to Antalya
Hot air balloons top down view - yesterday. Hot air balloons bottoms up view - today. We woke up early in the morning to go to the roof of our hotel and see the balloons fill up the sky. It was pretty awesome. We even…
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The Wizard of Oz
Until today, that was what I connected hot air balloons with. Cappadocia is known for its hot air balloon rides. We had to feed into the hype and so made a booking to do a sunrise hot air balloon ride. We were picked up…
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Did I see all of Rose Valley?
We made it to Cappadocia at around 11am, rented a car and headed over to Goreme to grab a meal. I slept only 3 hours last night - partly jetlag, partly overdoing it yesterday. So I was a little grumpy, tired and hungry.…
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How much can you pack into a day?
The title says it all. We woke up way too early today (Thank you jetlag) and decided to make the most of it. 40,000 steps later, I'm writing this post lying in bed ready to collapse. But what a day!!! On a fantastic…
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Time for a vacation - Turkiye
It's that time of the year again. I'm on vacation in Turkiye - a country that has been on my list for a long time. Stay tuned to read more about my adventures. I'm already sure that a week will be too short. Appreciate…
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