The numbers prove it — Turkey is a relatively cheap place to travel in the off-season. Find out how I budgeted for accommodation, food, transportation, and activities during my 2.5 weeks of travel around Turkey. Continue reading
Baklava, fresh seafood, roasted kebabs, apple tea… do I have your attention yet? Turkey has some of the best food of my travels and I’d move here for the baklava alone. Continue reading
I spend back-to-back mornings photographing hot air balloon rides in Cappadocia, Turkey. I truly love my ‘job’, if you can call it that — I’m having too much fun! Continue reading
Not far from Cappadocia lies an entire city built underground — level upon level of churches, stores, homes, and even a winery. Continue reading
Love Valley in Cappadocia is named after the hundreds of erotically-shaped stone formations dotting its landscape. And sunset at Rose Valley is spectacular. Continue reading
In the Open Air Museum of Goreme, you can wander through the historic dwellings of Cappadocia and imagine what it would’ve been like to live here. Continue reading
The Taskonaklar Hotel in Cappadocia offers upscale rooms built into historic caverns on the hillside. Who knew staying in a cave could be so glamorous? Continue reading
My overnight bus drops me off on the side of the road at 5am… it’s snowing, I’m alone, and I have all my luggage. But it’s a rare chance to capture Cappadocia in the predawn glow. Continue reading
I continue my tour of Turkey’s charming coastal cities, this time visiting Antalya’s cobblestone streets and cruising its historic wharf. Continue reading
My next coastal stop in Turkey is the town of Kas, which has a fully intact plane purposely sunk as a dive site just off-shore — easily the most unique thing I’ve seen underwater! Continue reading