Here’s a sure-fire formula for you: Lower your expectations to rock bottom and just might not be disappointed. I believe I learned that from Bart Simpson. And after having put that formula to the test yesterday, I can tell you, with much satisfaction, it can work for you as it did [...]

On Saturday morning, the boyfriend woke up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, as the saying goes. He declared that we would get out of the house and set ourselves upon an adventure. I can’t tell you how shocked I was to be receiving such news, and before I had even gotten the sleep out of [...]

Before the advent of all of this zippy technology, we were an oral culture. Elders were respected for their knowledge and wisdom. The molding of younger generations was placed squarely in their hands. Stories were passed through the generations. The acumen gleaned from such principles and dogmas were the basis of [...]

Konya doesn’t get a lot of the tourist pie. There’s not a whole lot in Konya to bring the masses. The exception to this is in December when Konya hosts a week long festival celebrating the birth of the Sufi poet and philosopher Jellaladin Rumi, who settled and died there. The main [...]

As I have mentioned before, Cappadocia is a region. And while Göreme might be the marrow, there’s still a whole lot of bone.
Let it be said that I do not at all take for granted the fact that I get to visit such places in a car driven by the lovely Turkish boyfriend. [...]

The Fairy Chimney Inn is located at the top of Göreme Hill. We pretty much decided that we would stay there based on the view alone, which was spectacular. After seeing our room, much smaller than what we had had back in Ürgüp, but perfectly nice, we reserved for the following night.
The day [...]

Now, Göreme’s got the right idea. They know what they have and they are workin’ it big-time. Go, Göreme!
After checking into our room back in Ürgüp, we decided to drive into Göreme to assess the scene. It is only a ten minute drive and all along the route, we saw backpackers, all [...]

Turkey is slightly ridiculous. I mean, how can a country have so much going for it and, at the same time, manage to keep it such a big secret? I am convinced that only the most savvy world travelers know about Cappadocia, for example. And I would like to send out a [...]

I have been living in Turkey for four years now, and in that time, I have not been able to travel as freely as I would have liked. I am thankful for the amount of travel that I have been able to accomplish, but I also feel as though I have been missing out [...]