We are here in Safranbolu – an incredibly old Ottoman village, nestled in the valley, toward the Black Sea in Turkey. It is raining and we only have one full day and two nights here. But we want to go out and see this amazing place. So our hotel organizes a golf cart tour. This is perfect. […]
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When we decided we wanted to visit Turkey, Cappadocia was high on the list of places to see. And a balloon flight over the valley, along with staying in a cave, were the two things on our ‘MUST DO’ list. There are a lot of balloon companies to choose from, but Cappadocia Voyager Balloons stood out […]
STAR WARS 1977 was filmed here! Our road trip through Turkey has taken us from the sandy beaches at the base of this beautiful country, through the mountains that are covered with snow. You can read about it here. We’ve just had a fabulous traditional Turkish lunch right opposite the most incredible area. We are […]
This is our first full day in this region of Cappadocia, and to my surprise, Explorason has been ‘YouTubeing’ some interesting places he wanted to visit in the world. This was one of them, and he really wanted to come here. Each day we meet people and if I had $1 for every time I […]
We Slept in a Cave in Cappadocia This is our third year of travel, and over that time we have slept in many weird and wonderful abodes. We’ve slept in a Palace in Paraguay, a Tent in Croatia, a Treehouse in Guatemala, a Yurt in England, a Castle in Wales, and many more interesting places. […]
We have just finished a three-week stay at the bottom of Turkey. Why were we here? Because we house-sat over 20 animals! You can read about that adventure here. This morning is a bit of a late start. The car was mainly packed yesterday, but as we couldn’t leave it parked on the property overnight […]
Explorason is now nine years old. For nine Christmases, Santa has played a big part in the fun of the festive season and our family Christmas. Each year, there are visits to sit on Santa’s lap, with photographs of ‘a man in a jolly red suit with rosy cheeks and a white beard’. And each […]
We are off to explore the local area where we have been housesitting in Turkey. I have been researching a few of the “things to see” and have read about hillsides filled with carved rocks tombs, that at first sight look more like elaborate doorways to hidden houses. You might have heard of the book […]
Talking Turkey in Turkey with a Turkey whilst Housesitting So this is Turkey-Lurkey. He is one BIG male turkey, and he lives in Turkey with over 20 – yes 20 – other animals we have come to house sit. Now looking after over 20 animals is in itself pretty unique, but what is really unique is […]
Did I just say ” Snow that isn’t cold? ” Yes, I did! Well, is it? Read on! We are in Turkey, and what looks to be icy cold snowy hills. We have read about this place, and have our backpacks ready to hike up the hills. We park the car, and it isn’t really […]
We have arrived at Selçuk and it is Saturday night. As usual, we are ‘winging it’, and don’t have a hotel booked as it is offseason. We try a couple and they are both crazy prices for nothing very exciting. But, the minute we walk into the Efes Antik Otel we know we are going to stay […]
