Introduction to Tokat – Turkey Tokat is a lesser-known city located in north central Turkey. It’s situated in the mountains about two hours’s drive inland from Turkey’s northern Black Sea coast. Tokat is the capital of Tokat Province, which is primarily mountainous and rural. While Tokat is little-known nowadays, even by many Turks, it was …
Guide to Hiking in Cappadocia’s Stunning Canyons Introduction to Cappadocia Cappadocia is a stunning and unique region of rock: canyons, colorful cliff walls, huge rock mesas, crazy rock pillars, historic cave homes & cave churches, river-carved rock tunnels. Cappadocia is situated on Turkey’s vast Anatolian Plateau in central Turkey. The region is set mainly at …
Introduction to Konya – Turkey Konya is a large city in south central Turkey, situated on the Anatolian Plateau and a few hours inland from the southern Mediterranean coast. It’s Turkey’s 7th largest city, with a population of over 2 million, and is capital of Konya Province. Konya has an extremely long history dating all …
Introduction to Alexandria, Egypt Alexandria is Egypt’s second largest city, after Cairo. It’s a breezy coastal city located on the country’s long northern Mediterranean Sea coast. Historically, Alexandria was an extremely important international port with several impressive claims to fame and, at its peak, capital city of Alexander the Great (after whom the city is …
Train Trip from Cairo to Alexandria Egypt I took a cruisy train ride up from Cairo to Alexandria and stayed four nights in Alex to explore the city’s many sites & attractions. Partly I wanted to (needed to) escape from filthy, dusty, roasting, densely-crowded, overly-noisy Cairo. Partly I wanted to see something more of Egypt …
My First Impressions of Cairo, Egypt I’ve been in Cairo for one week thus far and my first impressions are not good. Not at all. In fact, Cairo is pretty awful. It’s like one vast ugly ghetto filled with badly polluted air; dirty, litter-strewn streets; a mass of never-ending, horn-honking chaotic traffic congestion; unbelievable crowds; …
8 Surprising Facts about Cairo, Egypt I wasn’t especially planning to visit Egypt this year. But it was on my list of potential destinations since I was searching for countries to visit in the region of Turkey. Recently, however, I was offered a rather good assignment of luxury hotel reviews & a travel guide update …
Amazing Pamukkale One of Turkey’s Most Famous Sites Pamukkale is a rather grubby hillside village located about 17 km / 10 miles north of Denizli, a large inland city in southwestern Turkey. Pamukkale’s small uninspired country houses are ill-kept, cluttered and are set in small messy plots. Most residents keep a collection of farm animals: …
NEWS: I’m featured in an article about traveling during the Covid-19 pandemic Recently I was approached to be part of an article with tips, advice and perspectives on traveling during the global pandemic. In the article, a whopping 87 travel bloggers share their Covid-era travel stories, strategies and advice. It turns out I’m not the …
Introduction to Alanya – Turkey Alanya is a small coastal resort city on Turkey’s gorgeous Mediterranean coast. The 20-km-long city has a stunning location, wedged tightly between low coastal mountains and a brilliantly-turquoise-colored sea that’s lined by beige-sand beaches. Alanya is located about 2 hours / km drive east of Antalya city. Alanya’s three most …
Hi! I'm Lash, an American nomadic world traveler who's been traveling solo since 1998. I’m passionate about traveling the world nomadically and then sharing it all with you. I hope to inspire you to travel the world, to entertain you with tales from the road, and to help you reach your travel dreams. Welcome! 
