Turkey - a study in contrasts. From the incredibly diverse landscapes to the fact that it is the one country that straddles two continents - Europe and Asia, this is a place with neighbors like Bulgaria, Syria, Iraq, Greece;  a history of trade and relationship building, fortunate enough to be rich in resources and from all outward appearances a really thriving economy. It all seemed to be happening in Turkey.The people we met on our journeys were also the m...

Again.......this blog is being delivered by my ghost writer........so easy to have staff!!!!I have to take some time to reflect on our month in Turkey and what I learned...ok, maybe not learned - what I saw......a culture of incredible contrasts;  I want to make some notes to remember - it really was that interesting. Now that my buddy has moved on, I will have to do my own writing again........ahhh.And for any travellers thinking of Gazientep - don't belie...

Ahhhhh - I took some amazing pictures here - over a hundred, and then deleted them off my card by mistake....so it is easy to say they were amazing.It would be impossible to take bad pictures here in fairy land as the landscapes are stunning - the light incredible and the formations hard to describe, other than not of this world. And so this is not the place I would have chosen to lose all of these pics but..... I seem to have only 20 or so of mine and the rest ...

Hi Everybody! Seems I have been very tardy with the blog and thanks for your notes of concern.....I have many excuses, the latest one being I have just returned from cruising around the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas on a Turkish Gullet - a beautiful handmade wooden Sailboat.   My new Camino has turned out quite nicely thus far and I am endeavoring to get a load of pictures up tonight.Tonight Jan and I are staying in a tree house in Olympos Turkey - seems to ...

   Adem from Pamukkale, suggested to us that we do a 4 day cruise from Fedihiye to Olympos. Because we had no plans made. Por que no? Why not? The deal sounded great – 130 Euros for three nights, 4 full days, all in – all meals, everything. The weather was getting hotter and hotter – some days had already started hitting the high 30's, so we figured four days on a sailboat in the Mediterranean would be perfect. Again, our cynical natu...