Here it is! After postponing this trip last year, we are finally going to Indonesia and it will be epic. Our last huge adventure was Africa in 2012, and though we’ve been to some cool places since then (Turkey, Iceland,…
Turkey Day Eight: Greatest travel day ever? Cappadocia above and below ground.
3:45am: Beeep Beeeep Beeeep. We get up earlier on vacation than we do at home. I throw my pants on and hope the front office is open with some coffee, and it isn’t. I can’t blame them (although I wish…
Turkey Day Seven: A sickening flight and our first cave hotel in Cappadocia
The hotel keeper drives us to the airport, I think in part because of the mix-up we had on the way in with his absent-minded driver. Today we backtrack to Izmir and then Istanbul again before arriving at our final…
Turkey Day Six: The Roman ruins at Ephesus on a cold spring day
Most of our favorite experiences involve ancient civilizations. Adventure rides in nature and animal experiences follow close behind, but Petra, Karnak, Angkor Wat and Machu Picchu are all in our top five. Rome itself was awesome, but it loses some…
Turkey Day Five: International TV stars! Escaping the earth with Microlights but tourist trapped at Sirince
It’s been pouring all night, the walls of this apartment are so thin that I can hear each thrust and moan, and I’ve had about 250 minutes of sleep. Amanda punches me in the shoulder and grimaces. I know she’s…