What most excited me about visiting Cappadocia, a unique region in Turkey's central Anatolia, other than hot air ballooning over fairy chimneys with a hundred o...
Let’s face it - those of us who decide to wander half-way across Turkey to the fairytale land of soft eroded volcanic rock ecoscapes have likely made the sojour...
So you have 72 hours to explore Istanbul?
The good news - you are in for a real treat as this is a fascinating place. As the once heart of the Ottoman, Roman ...
The sun is making its first appearances in the early morning sky as our hot air balloon floats to an easy 600 meters (2,000 feet) above the ground. Streaks of r...
“It is just so good!” exclaimed Taciser as she spooned a dollop of the thick tahini and pomegranate molasses mixture into her mouth and passed the jar around th...
Exploring Istanbul by bicycle may not be the first activity that comes to mind when your plane touches down in this chaotic City of Seven Hills. Ask any local ...
Kariye Museum (Kariye Müzesi) & Chora Church
The modern-day Kariye Museum was originally home to a Byzantine monastery complex dedicated to Jesus Christ. I...
Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii)
The Sultanahmet Mosque is colloquially known as Istanbul's great Blue Mosque due to the delicately hand painted blue tiles sur...
Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya)
The gorgeous Hagia Sophia, formerly Church of the Divine Wisdom, was built as a cathedral in 537, then later converted to a mosque afte...
Basilica Cistern (Yerebatan Sarnıcı)
World-famed as the largest of several hundred ancient city cisterns, this 6th century cistern lies beneath Istanbul's Hagia...
