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Turkey

Floating on a sea of tea

Dusk falls on Safranbolu, Turkey | Art by Todd Berman We’ve been out and about for three hours and we’ve done almost all there is do in Safranbolu, Turkey, an old...

November 29, 2008 with 1 Comment

Safranbolu, Turkey travel tips

Where we ate: Esra café 2 – Though they seriously undercooked the eggs in Todd’s sausage and eggs at first go, they fixed it without grudge. Their mantı (meat...

November 28, 2008 with 0 Comments

Following wisdom from the desert

Todd barefoot on the travertines | Photo by Lauren Girardin In the middle of the Sahara Desert, Todd and I got advice for our travels to Turkey, a place that at the moment seemed...

November 20, 2008 with 0 Comments

Smack me upside the head with a big stick

Tourists gather to photograph the sunrise on Mount Nemrut | Photo by Lauren Girardin You make certain trade-offs when you go on an organized tour, such as the one that Todd and I...

November 19, 2008 with 0 Comments

Pamukale, Selcuk/Ephesus and Ankara, Turkey travel tips

Archway at Heiropolis | Photo by Lauren Girardin Where we ate: Edjer Restaurant, Selcuk – They had vegetables. I’m not talking tomatoes and cucumbers – real vegetables...

November 19, 2008 with 0 Comments

Central Turkey travel tips

Our experiences in Central Turkey were limited by the tour we took, which covered a lot of ancient sites while neglecting some of the finer things in life – like a good...

November 18, 2008 with 0 Comments

Optimism and egotism at Mount Nemrut

Mount Nemrut, Turkey | Art by Todd Berman Todd and I barely made it onto the tour to Mount Nemrut in central Turkey. As it was, we decided too late to leave with the van of other...

November 11, 2008 with 0 Comments

Walking through haunted lands

Together in Cappadocia | Photo by Lauren Girardin “You’re still here?” The question drifts out to us from a dim storefront as Todd and I walk around Göreme in...

November 10, 2008 with 2 Comments

Cappadocia, Turkey travel tips

Where we ate: All places are in Göreme, unless otherwise noted.

November 9, 2008 with 0 Comments

Being a human being in Istanbul

Blue Mosque Under Spirograph Skies, Istanbul, Turkey | Art by Todd Berman I think we’ve been traveling too long. Todd and I have gotten too used it being just us two....

November 7, 2008 with 1 Comment
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