The Döner Kebap is most likely Turkey’s most well known contribution to the culinary world. Especially in Germany, döner stands are on nearly every street. Meat roasts on a vertical spit and is shaved into what looks like a tortilla and wrapped up for your tasty enjoyment. This is what I knew too before heading […]
Cappadocia, Turkey is known for two things: crazy rock formations and balloons. As I explain our travels through Turkey to friends, I get slightly blank stares when I mention Cappadocia. And really, it is a region not a city, so maybe that makes sense somehow. But once I mention balloons, I get recognition. So we […]
Many of the sights of Istanbul soar upwards. The mosques and their minarets reach toward the sky all over the historic city. The Basilica Cistern though reaches down. It is buried underneath a hill up the road from the Hagia Sophia museum. It is so central, that despite being just a tiny bit cheesy, is […]
The north peninsula of Istanbul is a hill. I didn’t realize this before we got there. Heading north over Galata bridge you have to go up (and pretty steep in places) to get to Istikal street or Taksim square. The journey is well worth it though. That area, despite being a shopping street, felt more […]
Pamukkale was the wild card destination on our Turkey Honeymoon. It was something that I had seen tiny pictures of on a friend’s camera screen and wanted to see it. I didn’t really know what to expect or exactly where it was, other than Turkey. I knew I wanted to see it and we did […]
Turkey has an excellent bus system. We were told this quite often, by expats living there, fellow travelers and guide books. It is in fact true. The bus system seems to go everywhere, but it is somewhat difficult to navigate. There are multiple companies with similar routes at slightly different times. Any one guy only […]