All About Turkey’s Gorgeous Turquoise Coast Overview Turkey is a large country with incredibly long coastlines that total over 8300 km / 5000 miles. The country’s entire northern border lies along the Black Sea, running from the western border with Bulgaria, past Istanbul and then all the way eastward to Turkey’s eastern border with Georgia. […]
My Plan for Traveling Safely in Turkey during a Corona Virus world
My Plan for Traveling Safely in Turkey during a Corona Virus world The first week of June things began re-opening in Turkey. On June 1st the restaurants, cafes, parks, beaches, museums, national parks & cultural sites were given an official government go-ahead to re-open while adhering to Covid-safe practices like mask-wearing indoors and social distancing. […]
I’m Resuming my Travels in Turkey During the Covid-19 Re-opening Phase
I’m Resuming my Travels in Turkey During the Covid-19 Re-opening Yippie! I finally get to resume my travels through Turkey! To kick things off, I will be exploring the beautiful Mediterranean and Aegean Sea coastlines. Essentially I’ll be continuing my originally-planned travel route before I got ‘stuck’ in Antayla for two months+ during the Covid-19 […]
An Ideal Life in a Covid-19 World
An Ideal Life in a Covid-19 World I have been quite hesitant to write this article. I don’t want to appear callous towards the millions of people who are suffering during this crazy moment in history, either with illness or financial problems caused by this terrible virus pandemic. But recently I’ve heard several other people […]
Why Istanbul is a Very Easy Travel Destination
Why Istanbul is a Very Easy Travel Destination In early 2020 I spent more than one full month exploring the vast city of Istanbul before heading on to visit other regions of Turkey. I quickly fell in love with Istanbul and with Turkey, in general. I found Istanbul to be an extremely easy city to […]
Costs of Budget Travel in Turkey in 2020
Costs of Budget Travel in Turkey in 2020 I’ve been in Turkey for more than three months now. I arrived to Istanbul in early February with a 3-month e-visa. I intended to stay the entire 90 days in order to explore Istanbul for one month and then several other key places around the vast country. […]
Life in Turkey during Covid-19 World
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
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
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
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 […]