Eating and sleeping Istanbul
byThe Hotel Amira in the heart of Sultanahmet was a little larger and more ’city-chic’ than we normally go for, and I was a…
Destinations
Hiking Love Valley & Visiting the Open Air Museum in Goreme
byOne of the best things about Goreme is that you can walk out from your hotel and immediately be immersed in one unusual sight…
Getting high on mushrooms in Cappadocia
byDon’t you DARE go and balance on the mushrooms! It’s dangerous and fool-hardy, not to mention incredibly stupid. Did you leave your brain-cells in…
Rising with the sun – ballooning over Cappadocia
byWhy is it the best things in life often come hand in hand with sleep deprivation? I really don’t do mornings, yet when travelling I’m usually…
Discovering undiscovered Cappadocia
byFor some reason hubbie and I have an aversion to organised tours. Despite the potential benefits of local knowledge and insider information, the thought of…
Goreme or Uçhisar – where should you stay?
byWondering how to choose between Goreme and Uçhisar for your Cappadocia holiday? Then you’re in the right place! The first thing any visitor to…
Hot tubs and volcanoes at Taşkonaklar boutique hotel
byWe slouched luxuriating in bubbles, glasses of (rather dubious) wine in one hand and chunks of (rather delicious) chocolate in the other. Our toes poked daringly…
Troglodyte charm at Kelebek: cave sleeping Turkish style
byHubbie raised his eyebrows sceptically as I told him we were going to be staying in a cave. Two in fact. He was less…
Of Tsars and Troikas
by“I’ve finally worked out a half decent anti-freeze combination: 3 pairs of trousers, 1 pair of tights, 3 pairs of socks, 5 tops, 2…
Snobbery of the traveller – tourist divide
byShoulders aching and backs nearly broken, hubbie and I thankfully dumped our heavy backpacks and collapsed exhausted on the veranda of our tiny bungalow…
Top things to do in Fes
byThere can only be one place in the world where, in a tiny 20 metre stretch of alleyway, a shopper can tick the following…
The road to Telouet
byMorocco is a world-class place for road trips, with everything from precipitous mountain passes to dusty desert pistes, a journey in this magical land…