The Best of Bodrum
Best of Bodrum The best holidays are the ones that you remember forever, and there’s something about the city of Bodrum that makes it hard to forget. Perhaps it’s the food, or the potent sense of history that envelopes the town, or maybe it’s the bustling markets and beautiful beaches. If you’re searching for sun Read the Rest…
Street Scenes from Antakya Turkey
It seems that every morning this week I’ve woken to NPR reporting on the current dreadful situation in Syria. Each report has ended with the reporter signing off, “from Antakya, Turkey” and each time I’ve heard that I’ve been able to picture this pretty Turkish city in my mind since we spent three wonderful days Read the Rest…
Beach Cafe Kizkalesi Turkey
Towards the end of our year-long trip, our kids were becoming very road-weary. Even though our original goal had been to follow the Silk Road from Xi’an to Istanbul within a day of crossing into Turkey I knew they were just spent. We could have taken an overnight bus from Diyarbakir to Istanbul, done a Read the Rest…
Haircuts on the Road
Today’s post is guest-written by my very witty husband, Murph (aka WanderDad) on a traumatic if efficient barbershop experience here in Kizkalesi, Turkey. One of the simple necessities of life that becomes fraught with peril on the road is haircuts. When you don’t share a language, you rely on grunts, gestures and animated hand signals, Read the Rest…
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