AustraliaNew South WalesSydneyPymbleDonald Commons Reserve33°44’41” S 151°8’32” E December 7, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
TurkeyIstanbulTayakadınIstanbul Airport41°15’33” N 28°44’23” E
December 8, 2023 in Turkey ⋅ 🌧 7 °C
Ok. Here are 3 first world solutions to preventing jetlag:
1 - fly business class with your kids on other planes
2 - appropriately timed and dosed melatonin and caffeine
3 - pick an arrival hotel withRead more
TurkeyIstanbulFatihSultanahmetHagia Sofia41°0’30” N 28°58’48” E December 9, 2023 in Turkey ⋅ 🌧 6 °C
We eased into Istanbul with a tour of the mosques and cisterns, before taking on the psychological warfare of bargaining in the upmarket carpet stores and the bizarre. I prepared my backstory: I haveRead more
TurkeyIstanbulFatihSirkeciAcropolis41°0’48” N 28°59’7” E December 10, 2023 in Turkey ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Beautiful sunshine showed off the palace today: a multi building complex that housed over 4000 people in its heyday. This was a place of opulence, artistry, academia, but also much intrigue andRead more
TurkeyIstanbulKuzguncuk41°2’8” N 29°1’51” E
December 11, 2023 in Turkey ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
We were the only ones crazy enough to book a river cruise on the Bosphorus in December. We ended up with a private cruise along the river that divides Europe and Asia. Fortunately we turned aroundRead more
TurkeyNevşehirAvanosAk Tepe38°40’37” N 34°51’24” E TurkeyNevşehirKaymaklı Underground City38°27’41” N 34°45’2” E December 13, 2023 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
We sat in the van for an hour waiting for clearance, but the wind remained too high for our balloon trip. Boo! We still had fun exploring the underground Christian escape cities and the caveRead more
TurkeyAydınKusadasiAkburun37°52’29” N 27°15’54” E TurkeyİzmirSelçukFountain of Pollio, Domitian Square, Ephesus37°56’13” N 27°20’36” E December 15, 2023 in Turkey ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We spent the day exploring the Greco-Roman historical site of Ephesus before a very unusual shopping experience on the way home.
TurkeyDenizliPamukkalePamukkale White Terraces37°55’35” N 29°7’47” E December 16, 2023 in Turkey ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
It poured rain for the entire journey to Pamukkale, bathed us in sunshine while we were there, and poured rain for the entire journey back. Pamukkale is home to the ancient ruins of Hieropolis and isRead more
Bummer if there is a train strike now [Professor]
Traveler Yeah.. Or the second daily track work. So far so good.
Have fun xxx [Mum]