Before 2023, I had yet to travel anywhere in eastern Europe, so I changed that fact by visiting Turkey for a week. Over the years (mostly due to social media), Cappadocia has been growing in ...
Where are you going this year? As journeys for a yearly sojourn start taking shape, consider Asia Minor. The climate mirrors our own Southern California weather, with mild winters and hotter summers, ...
If Cappadocia, Turkey had an official postcard, it’d likely be the rainbow of hot air balloons floating above its conical “fairy chimney” rock formations at sunrise when the sky is tinted pink. Most ...
The sun had yet to rise when we began our ascent over the stony landscape of Turkey’s Cappadocia region, where so-called fairy chimneys and craggy geologic formations make you wonder if you’re in a ...
Turkey has so much to explore. For me, the two places in Turkey that are completely unlike anywhere else are its capital Istanbul and the magical Cappadocia. It isn’t possible to see all of this ...
Above ground, the Cappadocia region is a UNESCO world heritage site in Turkey that attracts millions of visitors every year. The sky is regularly polka-dotted with colorful air balloons, their riders ...
IMAGINE waking up at dawn, excited to finally check off one of the top experiences on your travel bucket list. But then you’re seized by the thought: “What if it’s just another tourist trap?” ...
Set in central Turkey’s otherworldly Cappadocia region, this year’s iteration of the Echoes From Agartha festival continued to tell its elusive story. The festival is based on the mythical underground ...