A Hop, Skip, and an Ocean Away

Trip: Turkey

There are [8] stories from my trip: Turkey

Farewell to Turkey

TURKEY | Monday, 19 Aug 2013 | Views [416]

On our final day in Amasra, Zach and I woke up early to walk around the town in its post-dawn calm. It seems in Turkey everyone gets started a little later in the day – shops open later, people eat breakfast at home with their families, and things ... Read more >

Amasra: Our Beach Escape

TURKEY | Tuesday, 13 Aug 2013 | Views [1455]

By the time we left, showered, and made it to bed we all probably got only 4 hours of sleep before we had to be up on Sunday. We were up at 7 and out the door around 7:35. We walked down, down, down to the bus office where we were picked up by minibus ... Read more >

Photos: Amasra

TURKEY | Tuesday, 13 Aug 2013 | Photo Gallery

The remaining photos from Amasra are in this Flickr set: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjHyJZnV
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Our Final Day in Istanbul

TURKEY | Tuesday, 13 Aug 2013 | Views [1402]

Saturday was our last day in Istanbul and we decided to split up so that everyone could try to do the final things on their list. Zach, Jenny, and I got up to have breakfast on our street at a nice little café and then had coffee with our buddy, ... Read more >

Baths & Breakfasts

TURKEY | Saturday, 10 Aug 2013 | Views [480]

Yesterday morning Jenny, Rudy, Zach, and I had an appointment at the Ayasofya Hürrem Sultan Hamami. It’s in Sultanahmet Park between the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia. It was built in 1556 for the sultan’s wife and recently underwent ... Read more >

Introduction to Istanbul

TURKEY | Friday, 9 Aug 2013 | Views [1637]

Alright, time to catch all of y’all up on what we’ve been doing! On Wednesday, our first full day in Istanbul, we started off the morning with some fresh-squeezed orange juice on our way across the Galata Bridge. After crossing the Golden ... Read more >