Gallipoli to Istanbul We caught a local ferry across the peninsula to the town of Canekkale, and after a short, yet interesting visit to the ruins of Troy, we continued our journey along the Mamara Sea, passing through the massive city of Bursa, and on to Istanbul. How can I describe Istanbul? An intensely sprawled Read More »
So I´m here at an internet cafe after three and a half days on a yacht on the Mediterraenean. It has been absolutely incredible! Blue. There is a reason that the Mediterraenean is called “The Wine-Dark Sea.” It is not an average blue; it is a deep, all encompassing blue. It seems endless, immortal. There Read More »
I had no idea what to expect from Turkey. Ümit Isin, our main tour guide, asked me what I thought it would be like, and how reality deferred; I answered truthfully, that I tried purposefully to keep my mind blank before the trip. Though I had made an effort to learn something of Turkey’s history, Read More »
