4 years ago, I landed in Turkey. Morocco had been the original destination, but with the Arab Spring taking hold in places like Tunisia and Egypt, Turkey felt safer. So, I landed in Istanbul with a friend and nothing planned beyond 4 nights in this city of East meets West. We really didn’t know exactly…
The first time I saw Ireland I was amazed at the different shades of green. I was mesmerized by the beauty of the landscape. I was in awe of the roiling sea crashing against craggy, rocky cliffs. I was enchanted by the warm, friendly people. I fell in love. That love grew over…
Turkey is a wonderful and surprising country. Istanbul is well-known – the East meets West big city filled with markets and mosques. But, dig deeper. The small towns and villages are where you really see this amazing country. It’s where you get to know its people, its culture. It’s where you’ll see the incredible natural…
The ancient city of Ephesus was built in the 10th century BC, but it flourished under Roman rule after 129BC. This port city, sitting on the Ionian Sea, played an important rule as it ferried goods from Asia to Greece, Italy and beyond. Ephesus was famous for the Temple of Artemis, a Greek goddess, which was…
Today we are wandering our way to the west of Ireland, specifically the Dingle Peninsula. In the southwest of Ireland there are 5 peninsulas, kind of like fingers, that jut out into the Atlantic Ocean. Dingle is the farthest north and is just north of its more famous neighbor, the Iveragh Peninsula, or the Ring…
