Turkish Delight
Turkish Delight is a confection. It’s also an apt description of my third day in Istanbul.
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Istanbul, Day 2: Historical, Hot, and Delicious
On yesterday’s walking tour I got to see many of Istanbul’s historical sites. It was also a very hot day. And in between the sites, the food was delicious. Despite the heat, it was a great day
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Intro to Istanbul: It’s mostly about food, of course
I’ve been hearing and reading about how wonderful the food in Istanbul is for months. Today I had my first chance to find out for myself. And now, after looking forward to this trip for months, my first day in Istanbul is now something to look back at. Based on today’s samplings, I can attest to…
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Turkey and the Caucasus: My final itinerary
With just nine days until I leave, I’ve settled on my final itinerary. An itinerary is a constantly moving target. Things can happen, change is often necessary, and flexibility is absolutely essential. Since I posted my original itinerary, things have happened, change has been necessary, and flexibility has come in handy. Some of the changes…
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My next adventure: (Turkey) Türkiye and the Caucasus
What do you do when you’ve been writing about your upcoming trip to Turkey, and now it turns out you’re going to Türkiye?
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My next adventure: Starting with Turkey
In my last post I shared my itinerary for my upcoming trip to Turkey and the Caucasus. Now here’s some detail about the Turkey portion.
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My next adventure: Turkey and the Caucasus
Seems I just got back from South America, and I’m already just a few months away from my next adventure to Turkey and the Caucasus. I settled on my plans sooner than normal, because I was concerned about rising airline prices. And now it’s just about 3 1/2 months until I leave. So here’s the plan:
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That feeling when plans keep changing
My plans keep changing. Remember when I was going to go to Israel and Jordan in the fall of 2020? We all know what happened next. I rescheduled for the fall of 2021. In late 2020, a vaccine was on the horizon, and once I was vaccinated, I was planning to be on the go…
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Out with Israel, in with [read on]
After almost two years of planning my trip to Israel, today I canceled.
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Planning: Like Juggling Live Fish
Planning my upcoming trip to Turkey, Ethiopia, Israel, and Jordan has become a huge challenge. And considering I’m going on a tour, that’s a pretty remarkable statement. I’ve planned complete two- and three-week adventures all by myself, and it hasn’t been this complicated. I’ve already postponed this trip twice due to Covid, and now it…
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Israel-Plus: Postponements and a new itinerary
In early January 2020 I booked a tour to Jordan, Israel, and Palestine for October and November of that year. I postponed the trip last summer, scheduling it instead for October and November 2021. Then, this week, I decided to postpone it again. I’ve rebooked for February and March of 2022.
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Plans for 2021: Here’s Hoping!
After a promising start, 2020 turned out to be a bust for travel. In January I took a three-day trip to see the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in eastern Michoacán, with two nights in Morelia and a stop in Pátzcuaro on the way home. And in February I had the chance to visit Cuba with…
