by humoftheearth | Nov 8, 2020 | Places I've Been
Central (Anatolian) Turkey was snowy with a side of windy. It was a relief when I summited that final mountain that brought me into the country’s Black Sea Region. Things went from freezing to mid 20s (celsius). With the warmer weather came the greenery of this...
by humoftheearth | Oct 23, 2020 | Places I've Been
Anatolia, also known as Asia Minor, is the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. Anatolia takes up most of Turkey. Turkey’s Central Anatolia region is famous for Cappadocia, which we saw in the previous post. Today however, we explore some of the lesser...
by humoftheearth | Sep 27, 2020 | Places I've Been
The Cappadocia region is one of Turkey’s main tourist draws. Its fairy chimneys and cave homes resemble something from a different planet. But there is more to Central Turkey than Cappadocia Konya is one of Turkey’s most conservative cities....
by humoftheearth | Aug 29, 2020 | Places I've Been
I was excited for this. Not that I’m not always excited for a new country. The difference this time, was that this felt like I was going into a new region of the world. An ancient one with beautiful architecture, unique culture and people. Welcome to Turkey...
by humoftheearth | Aug 1, 2020 | Places I've Been
The former Roman Province of Thrace provided me cool nights, friendly folks, good food and a rich history Despite the lofty expectations that had been bestowed upon me from the words of other traveling folk, Greece had not disappointed. I was once again...
