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Turkey...it's what's for Dinner
NOTE: Due to popular demand we are getting our first overseas entry up. There seems to be no USB ports here so photos will have to wait a few days but be patient. It is hard for us to believe that we only left 10 days ago. Not only are we 1000's of miles from home, but I feel as we have departed from our previous lives and started new ones. …
East meets West - Istanbul, Turkey
Dear Friends, I am in India catching up on my blog. I have had NO time since leaving Greece. My time in Istanbul was awesome! Istanbul is a large city - 15 million people so it was a bit overwhelming at first. I was booked at the Four Seasons my first night and felt isolated from the culture. I found this small family hotel for 20% of the cost. I …
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Participating in Istanbul
... the bridge to the Asian side. Instead of seeing the typical tourists sites this time, I was shown a few of the neighbourhoods and got to see how the locals live. I was shown the coastal part of Caddebostan, which I can only imagine is the place to be in the warmer months. Then we walked around the main shopping road of Caddebostan, which reminded me of the Recoleta neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. Finally, I was invited into ...
Instant craziness in Istanbul
... the remaining supporters, include us being the only foreigners in sight, the 1 hour drive to the Ataturk Stadium.
Once we arrived at the stadium, we were served more instant craziness as we tried to enter the stadium through a set of 4 turnstyles, with only 1 being used. Crazy football fans were pushing their way through, so I just stood back, until some of the men noticed that I was a women and they let me through.
So there we were, the only ...
The Road Goes Ever On....
... appreciation of all that this world has to offer. Traveling gets inside you, it touches your soul. The more I saw the world the more I realized how little I knew and how much more there was to experience in life. So after seeing most of Europe and some other countries it was pretty obvious for me that a trip round-the-world was inevitable. I figured at least 6 months would be satisfying for a journey like this and I began planning right away. For this ...


