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My Favorite Photos of Turkey
Turkey is a photographer’s dream.
11 Things I Learned Traveling in Turkey and Greece
1. People kiss in Greece like the world is ending We sat down at a coffee shop and from over my shoulder I heard a tremendous slurping noise. I expected to look over and see a parched Saint Bernard drinking water from a big trough. Instead, I saw two young Greeks kissing with the unrestrained vigor usually reserved for conjugal visits at a maximum…
Pamukkale – A Land of Surreal Landscapes and Strange Tourists
We went to Pamukkale for the surreal landscapes and the Roman ruins. Although very beautiful and interesting, we found the tourists to be more entertaining. Pamukkale, meaning “cotton castle,” is a white cliff face formed by the calcified deposits of mineral waters that rush from the springs. Scattered about are rock pools of turquoise water, filled with tourists doing weird things. We began our…
12 Photos of Cappadocia – A Magical Land with some Naughty Rock Formations
Here is a recipe for an incredible travel destination: Start with a whimsical, fairy-tale landscape of hoodoos, ravines, valleys and crazy rock formations. Add in a series of 2000-year-old underground cities, places where Christians took refuge during times of war with the Arabs, Persians and Romans. Sprinkle throughout the area 1000-year-old frescoes painted inside churches carved into the sides of cliffs. Put all three…
