Arriving in Istanbul, an old city on the cusp of European life
Travel Journal Overview: I should have guessed better. But my first impressions of Turkey were not old school. They were of Istanbul’s thriving tourist trade, then again, it was the middle of Ramadan....
View ArticleIstanbul or not? On the trail for visas
Travel Journal Overview: It’s not at all strange how today’s politics can interfere with travel plans. Instead of enjoying my self and seeking out a great new opportunity for finding home, I had to get...
View ArticleHeading to Goreme, Cappadocia, land of troglodytes
Overview: I really was feeling the pressure here. visas were essentially dominating my mind set. I took a time out and traveled to Goreme in central Turkey. Here I was revisited by my past travels,...
View ArticleLiving and relaxing in Goreme Turkey
Travel Journal Overview: We’d made it to Goreme, a place to chill out and forget about visa woes. Parties ensued, and I relaxed for while. As it turned out, it was here trying to get away from it all,...
View ArticleGetting Travel Visas in Ankara, Turkey
Travel Journal Overview: Fresh with hope after speaking to the Iranian embassy in Ankara, I began the midnight trips to the capital. Arriving back in Goreme 23 hours later. It was long and tiring. But...
View ArticleDogubayazit, final stop before Iran
Travel Journal Overview: Solo overland travel can do a lot to a person. Of this I am a witness and a learner. Here I began to question a little more of what I was missing out on. But then again I was...
View ArticlePumpkin seeding in Turkey
Woman seeding pumpkins in Turkey The woman just sat there all day taking the seeds out Cappadocia turkey is a very beautiful place. From the fabled caves that are now tourist hotels to the hotair...
View ArticleRock formations & cave houses in Cappadocia Turkey – photograph
Rock formation and cave houses in Cappadocia Turkey The Fairy Chimneys of Turkey Cappadocia is in Goreme Turkey. An arid region in the south that’s filled with dry mountains. The area’s inhabitants...
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