I have always wanted to do more travel by railway. Besides being eco-friendly, one can also relax and even lay down to sleep on a sleeper train. With some good researching and pre-booking tickets through a travel agent in Istanbul, we secured two cabins on the Konya-Izmir train. We drove 2.5 hours to Konya and […]
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Cappadocia
We have arrived safely in Cappadocia and had an amazing time seeing the Cave Churches, the Underground City, and riding camels in the Red Valley! Kaymakli Underground City We visited the Monks Valley on our last day in Cappadocia. This is the site where St Simeon stayed as a hermit.
Istanbul
We began our 5-week journey in Istanbul. Here is an overview of our 5-week itinerary: 3 weeks in Turkey, 1 week in Lebanon, 1 week in Cyprus, and last few days hopping through Athens, Naples, Pompei, and Rome. Sultanahmet Why do we begin our journey in Istanbul, and why spend three weeks in Turkey? I […]
Paris Airport
We are at SFO and are boarding our 17-hour flight to Istanbul en route CDG.