Category: Turkey
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Enjoying the Culinary and Historical Delights of Turkiye
After several long days of hiking through Cappadocia and along Pamukkale, not to mention a less than restful overnight bus adventure, it was time to relax for several days along the Mediterranean. We took a shorter bus to Fethiye (Fet-e-yay), and one last one to Izmir. We opted not to tour around much, and just…
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Winding Our Way Through the Mountains and Waters of Turkiye
We visited 6 different cities in the three weeks we spent in Turkiye, which is a huge improvement with learning to “travel slow” when you consider we visited 13 cities in Japan in a similar time frame! I really loved learning all about the history of Turkiye, so I hope you don’t mind learning a…
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Embracing my Licorice Obsession in Greece and Turkey
We had five more days aboard our cruise, two at sea and three at port in Izmir, Santorini, and Mykonos. Both on and off the ship I was able to taste some delicious licorice, or anise, flavored liquors, both individually and as part of delicious cocktails. After we disembarked our cruise, we spent a few…