Life in Turkey during Covid-19 World This is the third article I’ve written about my experiences living & traveling during the global, life-altering Covid-19 pandemic. First I wrote about traveling around Turkey during the early stages of the corona virus spreading throughout the world. In February and early March, few people understood the vast scope …
All About Amazing Cappadocia – Turkey When I was researching for my 3-month travels around Turkey, Cappadocia quickly became one of my most-eagerly anticipated destinations. First of all, Cappadocia is one of the world’s premiere Hot Air Ballooning locations and I’ve been dying to go balloon-ing my whole life. In fact, I can’t believe it’s …
The Covid-19 Situation in Turkey I arrived in Istanbul, Turkey on Feb. 6th, from Cyprus, with a 90-day visa in hand. As it turns out, in hindsight, I arrived more than one month before Turkey discovered its first case of corona virus. Early February also dated before the disease hit Iran, Italy and then the …
10 Fantastic Free Things to do in Antalya – Turkey Antalya is one of Turkey’s premiere Mediterranean coastal cities, a claim it’s well deserving of. It boasts a truly spectacular setting, perched on top of high vertical cliffs as well as backing a sprawlingly-long pebble beach. An adorable historic boat harbor, set in a small …
All About Beautiful Antalya – Turkey When I was researching for my 3-month travels around Turkey, Antalya quickly became one of the places I was most excited to visit. It’s a large city on Turkey’s southern Mediterranean Coast, with stunning coastal scenery of vertical cliffs, long beaches, voluminous waterfalls, a cute historic boat harbor and …
What It’s Like doing International Travel during Covid-19 Pandemic I arrived in Istanbul, Turkey on February 6th on a flight from neighboring Cyprus Republic (a small Mediterranean island nation). I had a 90-day tourist e-visa, which meant I could stay in Turkey until May 5th. It was right about that time in early February that …
My First Hot Air Balloon Ride! OMG! I finally got to take a hot air balloon ride! Hot air ballooning has been one of my longest-standing, most passionately desired dreams. Finally last week, in mid-March, 2020, I got to glide in a hot air balloon high above the beautiful rocky canyons of Cappadocia in central …
12 Fantastic Things to Do in Istanbul for under $5 US Istanbul is an absolutely massive city with an incredibly extensive & regal history. The city is full of world-class museums, historic Sultan’s palaces, some of the world’s most famous mosques, intriguing ancient markets, interesting & quirky neighborhoods, castles, a plethora of architecture from various …
10 Free Things to do in Istanbul – Turkey Istanbul is a massive city. A city with an extremely extensive and important history. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of interesting sites for visitors to see and explore: dozens of museums, hundreds of mosques, several historic royal palaces, large plazas, massive covered markets, quirky neighborhoods, …
My First Impressions of Istanbul – Turkey Wow! What a fantastic city! Istanbul is massive, studded with impressive historic mosques, hefty stone castles, elaborate Turkish palaces, European-era shopping streets, historic Turkish bathhouses still in use, ancient towers, underground cisterns, churches & cathedrals, world-class museums, Byzantine wall ruins and many other historic structures. The sprawling mega-city …
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! 
