Introduction to Croatia Croatia is a small beautiful country in Eastern Europe, located on the Balkan Peninsula. It’s famed for its outstanding natural beauty and has become an extremely popular summer vacation destination, particularly for Europeans. In fact, Croatia is the world’s 23rd most visited country in the world. Croatia is a member of the […]
OMG – I’m Going to Croatia!
OMG – I’m Going to Croatia! Well, well, well… it looks like I’ll soon be flying to Croatia! After I’ve been quite happily ‘stuck’ in Turkey since early February of this year (that makes more than seven months to date), mostly due to the Covid-19 pandemic, I am actually finally going to leave amazing, beautiful […]
My 10 Best Experiences on Turkey’s Turquoise Coast
My 10 Best Experiences on Turkey’s Turquoise Coast To date I’ve spent nearly five months exploring and living at Turkey’s gorgeous Turquoise Coast. Initially I got ‘stuck’ in Antalya city for 10 weeks during Turkey’s loose Covid-19 lock-down. Eventually the lock-down measures were lifted so in early June I set out to explore more of […]
My 10 Best Experiences in Turkey
My 10 Best Experiences in Turkey At this point in late August, 2020, I have been in Turkey nearly seven months. That means I have severely over-stayed my 90-day tourist visa by almost four months. Yikes! The reason for that, of course, is the world’s Covid-19 pandemic. I got ‘stuck’ in Antalya for 10 weeks […]
NEWS: I’ve been interviewed on GAFFL
NEWS: I’ve been interviewed on GAFFL – Travelers’ Meeting Site Recently I was approached by GAFFL, asking to interview me about my travel life. Sure, thanks for the opportunity! GAFFL is a new website that was created to help travelers find other people who are going to the same destination so they can have a […]
Differences between US and European Cities
Differences between US and European Cities In 2019 I visited a whopping 13 countries, a first-time achievement for me since I travel so slowly and thoroughly (Generally, I explore only about four countries per year). All of my 2019 destinations were new countries for me, bar two, namely USA and Spain. Except for Morocco, all […]
Costs of Budget Travel in Turkey in 2020 – pt 2: High Season
Costs of Budget Travel in Turkey in 2020 – pt 2: High Season Back in May I wrote a very thorough & detailed article about the costs of budget travel in Turkey in 2020. At that point I’d been traveling around the country for over three months, so the article is a detailed summary of […]
Update on Staying Safe Traveling During Covid-19 Pandemic
Update on Staying Safe Traveling During Covid-19 Pandemic Landing in Turkey during the year of Covid-19 This year, to date, I’ve spent the entire Covid-19 Pandemic in the wonderful country of Turkey. I arrived in Istanbul in early February from Cyprus with a 90-day tourist visa. Long before my visa expired, the deadly Corona Virus […]
8 Fantastic Day Trips from Fetiye – Turkey
8 Fantastic Day Trips from Fetiye – Turkey Fetiye is a small, laid-back coastal city situated on Turkey’s stunning Mediterranean ‘Turquoise Coast’. With a look and feel much more like a large town than a city, Fetiye is beautifully set on a huge round natural bay with over 10 km / 6 miles of open […]
Introduction to Beautiful Fetiye – Turkey
Introduction to Beautiful Fetiye – Turkey Fetiye is a small coastal city on Turkey’s southern Mediterranean Seashore, in a stunning mountainous region known as the Turquoise Coast. Fetiye is situated about halfway between Antalya, to the east, and Bodrum to the west. This places Fetiye about right in the middle of the Turquoise Coast, also […]