On our final real day in Cappadocia and Turkey (not counting travelling by bus to Ankara the next day) we joined a full day tour to see the underground city, […]

Back on earth, after another breakfast and a Skype date with New Zealand, we head off to bed for a rest. Two mornings of 4 am wake ups are starting […]

It’s another 4 am loud-speaker wake up call for us. But we get up excited as we are off hot air ballooning this morning!! There are lots of companies offering […]

Arriving in Goreme; one of the main tourist towns of Cappacdocia, we are immediately struck by the amazing rock formations that have made this area so famous. The rock formations […]

When you travel it’s nice to arrive to a friend or relatives house; a clean bed, a warm inviting house and somewhere that you can truly relax and unwind (and […]

Today we packed our togs to go tackle to Saklikent gorge, about 35km northwest of Kas. We weren’t too sure where we were going, but found it after detouring through […]

Since our 40lira apartment didn’t provide breakfast, we set off to the water front to find breaky. When you’re travelling, the food pyramid of nutrition takes on a slight different […]

To break the blog up, it’s time for a new photo highlights page. These are various photos from our time in Istanbul

Waking up to an awesome view across the harbour, we had a great morning skyping, then left just before lunch to explore these beautiful beaches that has the tourists flocking […]

Having driven from Afrodisias back to the same hostel in Selcuk the previous night, a sleep in was definitely on the cards. Again, a breakfast full of muesli, yoghurt and […]