Fairy Chimneys, Windy Days and Atatürk
Contrary to what many think, Cappadocia (Kapadokya in Turkish) is not a city or town. In fact, it is the name given to a region in central Turkey spanning across…
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Cotton Castles and Whirling Dervishes
Last time, we covered the ancient city of Ephesus and had started on our journey to Pamukkale and then Konya. If you haven’t read it yet, no worries - I’ve…
Troy, a giant horse and forgotten Greek cities in Turkey
(Image credits: most pics on this blog of Troy and the other Turkey ones were taken by my dad 🙂) After almost 2 days of exploring Istanbul on our own,…
Unfinished business in Istanbul and an Earthquake
We reached Istanbul late the previous night after travelling on the speed train from Ankara. Parth was still operating at India time and we were up at 3 am entertaining…
Lahmacun, Pide and Kunefe – Eating our way through Istanbul
Our trip began in Istanbul, the historic city which resides on the border between Europe and Asia and the perfect place to experience Turkish food! We reached our hotel in…