Flux capacitor set. Time circuits on. It was time to Marty McFly our way back to September 21, 2012. After weeks in the brown Tanzanian plains and bush, we were beyond enthralled to be greeted by nothing but shades of green as we touched down in Lalibela, Ethiopia where we immediately gained 7 years, 9 months and 10 days. Confused?!…
How did we afford a safari on our budget of $50/day? In short, we didn’t. We knew from the beginning of our travels that in Africa, we’d have to loosen our purse strings a little. Despite assumptions however, safaris can be a lot more affordable than people think. In our case budget friendly camping safaris can be planned in advance…
Touching down amidst towering coconut palm trees that seemed to carpet the landscape of this sapphire, cerulean, and cyan enveloped island which beckoned us to exclaim, wow! Yes, we’d reached the island of Zanzibar for our first stop in Africa. Zanzibar is one of those magical place names, that doesn’t quite seem like a real place until you’re there. It’s…
A four-night wild camping and road trip in Oman seemed like a worthwhile idea in theory when we planned it. Lots of backpackers and locals do it, it’s totally free (minus the $20 cheapie tent we purchased), and would allow us to get in touch with the beautiful nature, off-the-beaten-path villages and real culture of the country. And we knew…
Because we’ve been in Europe for most of the past year, Oman is the first place we’ve gone that has felt truly and totally exotic. We’d already dipped our toes into the Middle East when we visited Jordan, but Jordan, is not as off-the-beaten-path nor does it feel as ‘traditionally Arab’ as Oman... not even close. For westerners like us,…
After spending weeks in the Bulgarian countryside, arriving to Istanbul was an assault on all our senses...in the best way possible. The smells, the tastes, the sounds, the sights, even the lingering heat of the air and the sea breeze, the unbelievably inexpensive prices...all simply divine. We hadn’t been to a city of this size (14.5 million, biggest in Europe)…
We had three more days in the land of Türkiye, as the Turks prefer their country name pronounced, just enough time to squeeze in a couple more jaw-dropping wonders. Türkiye was about to add to its already significant wow factor for us at Pamukkale & Ephesus. Paumukkale, aka the Cotton Castle, is not made of salt, nor freshly fallen snow.…
Antalya...was love at first sight. We were enamored by the southern Turquoise Coast that glimmered before our eyes. It’s easy to see how this area explodes with Russian and European tourists during the summer months, but for us, being here in March, it was blissfully slow paced, and sweetly idyllic as it woke up from its winter, sleepily welcoming the…
