10 Surprising Facts about Aruba I am currently two weeks into my two-month stint on beautiful Aruba island. The beaches and sea here are truly gorgeous! I’ve been enjoying most mornings at one beach or other, doing my daily yoga, meditation and breathing exercises on the sand, followed by a tasty boxed breakfast then a […]
Introduction to Aruba
Introduction to Aruba Aruba is a small flat Caribbean island rimmed by powdery white sand beaches and clear aquamarine sea water. It’s located in the southern Caribbean, just 30 km / 18 miles north of Venezuela. The closest Caribbean island is Curacao, located 50 miles / 80 km east of Aruba. Aruba is a popular […]
How I Ended up Living in Aruba for Two Months
How I Ended up Living in Aruba for Two Months Woo-hoo! In September and October, 2021, I will be living on the beautiful white-powdery-sand island of Aruba. I wasn’t planning to visit Aruba this year. The opportunity just fell in my lap recently. So off I go… In case you’re wondering how I suddenly landed […]
10 Things I Love about the Country Georgia
10 Things I Love about the Country Georgia I have to confess that up until I arrived in Georgia’s capital city, Tbilisi (four weeks after my arrival in Georgia), I was more or less 50/50 on Georgia. Unfortunately, there were quite a few things I disliked about the country’s culture and lifestyle And arriving during […]
10 Surprising Facts about the country of Georgia
10 Surprising Facts about the country of Georgia 1. Georgia is one of the world’s oldest wine-making regions Wine-making is a deeply-ingrained aspect of Georgian culture. Archeaological digs have uncovered wine-making evidence dating back 8000 years. That means to about 6000 BC. Wine is produced in four main areas in Georgia and Georgian vineyards produce […]
Introduction to the country of Georgia
Introduction to the country of Georgia Georgia is a small mountainous European country located in far eastern Europe. It lies along the Black Sea’s eastern shores, wedged between Russia to the north and Turkey to the west (which lines all of the Black Sea’s long southern coast). Among those in the know, Georgia is probably […]
Guide to Taking the Ferry Between Hvar Island and Split – Croatia
Guide to Taking the Ferry Between Hvar Island and Split – Croatia In late 2020 I explored the beautiful Adriatic coastal nation of Croatia for three full months. One of my very favorite places in Croatia was the fabulous island of Hvar, located just off the coast from Split, which most people reach by the […]
Introduction to Tokat – Turkey
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
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
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 […]