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Kristin
Oct 1, 20187 min read
Head Over Heels for Turkey - Our Top Takeaways & Itinerary
We have had Turkey on our bucket list for quite some time now....probably at least for the past 5 years it has been towards the top of...
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Kristin
Sep 28, 20188 min read
Istanbul
For the first time in Turkey, we ran into some cloudiness and cool temperatures while touring. There was a little drizzle in the...
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Kristin
Sep 26, 20184 min read
Our Road Trip to Istanbul
After landing back in Izmir, we stayed at a highway hotel called Silos Hotel, which was an incredible hotel for the value we paid. For a...
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Kristin
Sep 24, 20182 min read
Goreme: Open Air Museum & Sweet Shopkeepers
Goreme Open Air Museum It was our last day in Cappadocia, so we headed to the Goreme Open Air Museum. In the 11th century many...
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Kristin
Sep 23, 20186 min read
Hot Air Balloons in Beautiful Cappadocia
One of the main iconic tourist outings in Cappadocia is the hot air balloon tours at sunrise. Alex wasn’t interested in doing the hot...
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Kristin
Sep 22, 20185 min read
Cappadocia: Cave House & Underground Cities
When researching Turkey, one of the places that stood out the most was Cappadocia, and it quickly became a bucket list destination....
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Kristin
Sep 21, 20185 min read
Ephesus & Izmir
After packing up the morning in Denizli we took the almost 3 hour drive to Ephesus. We stopped for a car wash, a new Turkish experience,...
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Kristin
Sep 19, 20184 min read
Ancient Hierapolis & Pamukkale - 'Cotton Castle'
Today we ticked off one of the places that I had on my bucket list for Turkey - Pamukkale. We took the short 30 minute drive from...
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Kristin
Sep 18, 20182 min read
Marmaris Castle & Waterpark....and Peppers Galore!
Today was a pretty low key day - we loaded up our things for our drive to Denizli later in the afternoon, but first spent some more time...
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Kristin
Sep 17, 20184 min read
Dalyan Boat Cruise - Swimming, Beach & Mud Baths
Today we headed to Dalyan, which was about 1 hour & 25 minutes away from Marmaris. Our plans for the day.....to be cruisers. We had hired...
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Kristin
Sep 15, 20186 min read
Fethiye Market Onward to Marmaris & Datca Peninsula + Turkish Grocery Costs
Fethiye Market Set-up Yesterday afternoon/evening we had quite the production happening outside our Airbnb. In the empty parking lot...
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Kristin
Sep 14, 20184 min read
Fethiye Fish Market & Kayacoy: Fish for lunch & Ghost Town at Dinner
Captain Clara This morning we headed back to the Old Town area, but decided to take a water taxi, which was only a 15 minute walk away...
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Kristin
Sep 13, 20185 min read
Oludeniz: 'Blue Lagoon' Beach & Paddle Boating
We took a day trip to Oludeniz, which is a beach resort area just 30 minutes from Fethiye. It is very popular and renown for parasailing...
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Kristin
Sep 12, 20184 min read
Saklikent Gorge: A Child's Paradise
We drove from Kalkan toward Fethiye, stopping at Saklikent Gorge along the way. It ended up being the perfect pit stop during our...
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Kristin
Sep 11, 20182 min read
Kalkan, Turkey & Kaputas Beach
Kalkan is a town built on the hillside - starting at the marina the houses come up the mountainside overlooking the harbour. Our Airbnb...
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Kristin
Sep 10, 20184 min read
Side Trip to Greece: Meis, Kastellorizo
We had to wake up before the sun to get started on our day’s journey - we were heading north from Antalya to Kas, Turkey to catch a ferry...
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Kristin
Sep 8, 20184 min read
Antalya: Old Town Kaleici, Turkish Ice Cream & Ancient Perge
Because we didn’t crawl into bed the night before until almost 1 a.m. local time, we ended up sleeping in until almost 11-11:30 a.m. the...
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Kristin
Sep 8, 20186 min read
We're Off to Turkey! Via London
Turkey has been a place that has peaked our interest for some time - it’s like no other place we have traveled before. A true mix...
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