After 4+ years of nomadic life and a whole lot of experience, we finally feel like we’re figuring out our ideal pacing. The first two years (because we thought we only HAD two years) we whipped through 36 countries at practically breakneck speed. And since COVID, it’s often been…too fast…too slow…too fast…too slow… But now, we think we’ve cracked the…
Göreme Ridge Trail Although we loved the unique experiences like cave hotels and hot air balloons, the reason we loved Cappadocia the most was the buckets of hiking opportunities. To kick off our eight nights in this whimsical region, we stayed in the tourist hot spot of Göreme for two nights and almost immediately went on the ridge walk up…
Where we Lived In August 2022, we gratefully put down roots and unpacked our clothes for a month in a third story seaview apartment on the outskirts of Istanbul in a community called Dariča. The "c" is pronounced as a "j" by the way. Since we had already experienced staying in the city, we splurged on amenities and comfort over…