Istanbul is the center of worlds, the relentless meeting of east and west, and the cuisine is no less complex. Influences from all over the world combine to…
Asia/ Day 0 trip/ Destinations/ Travel/ Turkey
Day 91 – Visiting the mosques, palaces, and antiquity of Istanbul, Turkey. (part 3 of 4)
Aside from the endless neighborhoods with their shops and food there are things to see in Istanbul. Big amazing things. Ancient things. The history of the city is…
Asia/ Day 0 trip/ Destinations/ Travel/ Turkey
Day 91 – From Taksim Square to the Hagia Sophia: Walking Istanbul’s city center neighborhoods (part 2 of 4)
Istanbul is enormous. It has over 15 million people. That’s almost double the largest city in the United States. And it would take a few lifetimes to actually…
Asia/ Day 0 trip/ Destinations/ Travel/ Turkey
Day 91 – Istanbul, Turkey – An introduction (part 1 of 4)
It’s New Year’s Eve and I’m sitting around a makeshift table in a hidden little fourth story bar on a backstreet in the Tarlabaşı neighborhood of Istanbul. I’ve…
Day 0 trip/ Destinations/ Eastern Europe/ Romania
Day 90 – Day trip to Brașov and the Castles of Transylvania
With time running short, we decided to book an experience off of AirBnb to see the central area of Romania and Transylvania. We chose a 14 hour tour…
Without knowing much at all about Bucharest or even Romania we decided to spend our first Christmas abroad there. What I discovered was that exactly thirty years earlier on…
We knew we were probably doomed while our previous hostel talked about the sick that everyone had. But it wasn’t until the train to Sofia that it really…
Day 0 trip/ Destinations/ Eastern Europe/ Serbia/ Travel
Day 78 – Niŝ, Serbia – Taking the train to Sofia from Belgrade in the off season.
If you haven’t noticed the recurring theme yet, travelling the Balkans in the off season is a little harder than the rest of the year. And heading into…
Day 0 trip/ Destinations/ Eastern Europe/ Serbia/ Travel
Day 74 – Belgrade, Serbia – An unexpected good time. (Beograd / Београд)
I had no idea what to expect in Belgrade. I’d heard no travel stories or experiences. So we came with an open mind. We’ve been travelling for over…
Sarajevo was a pleasant return to a metropolitan area. The bars were lively and the food was everywhere. Cheap and local food was plentiful and you got your…