Visiting Mount Nemurt is not easy. It is in Southeast Turkey, far from the main tourist path. Even though you are only there for a couple of hours, because you go before sunrise, it is at least a two day side trip. You can only go on a tour. You can only go in the…
Guest blog from Emily Wilberg “The inclination to believe in the fantastic may strike some as a failure in logic, or gullibility, but it’s really a gift. A world that might have Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster is clearly superior to one that definitely does not.” ― Chris Van Allsburg When we decided to…
Guest writer – Emily Wilberg If you ask me, visiting cemeteries is wonderful! (If you ask my kids, you may get a different answer.) Often, there is beautiful landscaping, interesting tombstones, a solemn sense of history, and occasionally, even a glimpse of humor. One of my favorite tombstone inscriptions was found in a cemetery in…
Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives … You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours … You, the mothers who sent their sons…
If you plan to make it to Gallipoli, or are in Izmir with some extra time, then a trip up the coast can be fun. Make sure either trip includes a stop at the ancient city of Troy. Sometimes we forget that the ledges we hear and the movies we hear have roots in reality. …
It is not commonly known the Seven Churches from Revelation were in Turkey and can still be visited today. Whether interested in the religious, cultural or historical, this is a wonderful 3-4 day excursion that you can do with a tour or on your own. To visit on your own, I recommend flying into Izmir…
I hate to call Cappadocia a side trip. But, to get there from outside of Turkey, you really have to first go through Istanbul. And while it is an amazing spot unlike any other, two days is the right amount of time for a visit that doesn’t involve a lot of outdoor excursions. You can…
