In Central Anatolia lies a land that looks like it comes from The Lord of the Rings- Cappadocia. Even the name has the ring of a fairy tale Kingdom.
The Moonlight Cave in Goreme, Cappadocia
Before he would tell me the price, the owner insisted on showing me the room. We walked in and I knew it was beyond our range. A beautiful cave room suite with a large flat screen TV, leather sofa, deluxe king size bed, full size jacuzzi bathtub, mini bar, jet shower, white robes, white slippers, and incredible inset lighting. It was gorgeous.
KAYAKÖY- Not Completely Deserted Greek Ghost Town
I asked if we could see her house and she smiled and said yes. Inside we sat with her and her mother and she told us about how her grandfather had come from Greece and taken the house. Not many of the repatriated Turks had taken houses in Kadikoy, but some did. Now she lives there with her wizened old mother and her brother. She gave us fruit and water, offered to give me some coffee but I told her it was too hot for coffee. She was a very nice woman and told us about the herbs she grew, showed us her garden, and escorted us down to the path that would take us to the abandoned churches and buildings.
What Went Wrong in Morocco?
Essentially, this is the answer to the question “Why don’t you want to live in Morocco?” This is going to piss some people off. In fact, it already has.
12 Islands Cruise in Fetiye, Turkey
I can’t say that I recommend Kardesler for the 12 Islands Cruise. Instead, if you want to take a day cruise, I think the way to go is to take the time to walk down the docks and talk with each boat man. Kardasler is the biggest and most touted boat company, virtually every hostel or hotel has a booking deal with them, including Yildirim Pension. They aren’t hurting for business and I think that alone has caused their idea of what it means to show customers a good time to change for the worse.
Fethiye – Tourist Trap?
Our friend Darren had told us before we left Morocco that the one place we didn’t want to miss was Fethiye so despite having quite a few other recommendations from other friends, we decided we wouldn’t miss Fethiye. I’m not convinced that it was a terrible place, in fact, it seemed like a very nice place- I just think that maybe having great expectations and coming from our great time in Koycegiz sort of meant Fethiye was destined to be disappointing.
