I have a number of travel posts to do–and I am behind. But after the devastating earthquakes of February 6th it felt inappropriate and insensitive to post about fun travel times. I can’t say that today it is “right” to do so, but life does go on and I know no better way to honor those who were lost in the disaster than to live my life fully, while I have it. We just don’t…
My last international travel, pre COVID, was to Ukraine in November of 2019. In hindsight I am beyond thankful I made that trip because we had no idea what the world had in store for Ukraine. I spent a week in Kiev including a two-day tour that took me north to Chernobyl which was the primary aim of the trip. Mid November brings, just as it did then, Fall Break (a week off from work/school)…
For the five day bayram (holiday) that we had at the start of May, I decided to take the famous GAP Tour–a traditional tour that many Türks take at some point in their lives to get to see and know parts of Southeast Anatolia. GAP stands for Güney-Doğu Anadolu Proje, or Southeast Anatolia Project. You can read a bit about its history on this website from the Ministry of Industry and Technology. I participated on…