One of my best friends and roommates from college (or “Uni,” as she now says), spent years after graduation living in Quito, Ecuador… where we never managed to visit her. Gina relocated to London to attend LSE long before we…
Backgammon & Brotherly Love in Selcuk & Ephesus
We couldn’t leave Turkey without visiting Ephesus, the former capital of Roman Asia Minor. Even more exciting than seeing the most complete classical metropolis in Europe, my brother, DJ, joined us on this leg of the trip before embarking on his tour of…
Six Month Roundup
It’s time for the six month roundup, which is a little bonkers. The last half-year has flown by, and according to our imprecise plans, this means we’ve made it about half way through this adventure (Henry is calling us home). During the…
Coasting: Patara Beach & Kas
On top of the normal decadent feeling evoked by this trip (and by not, say, going to work every day…) there’s an added layer of decadence when we go to the beach. After all, for the most part on this…
Lake Life: Egirdir, Turkey
After a busy 12 or so days in Istanbul, followed by an active few days of hiking, exploring, and tour-group-dodging in Cappadocia, it was time to get off the beaten path a bit. On June 5 we boarded a bus…
Cappadocia, sort of like Wyoming
On June 2nd we left Istanbul for Cappadocia, which is located roughly in central Turkey. The area is a must-see on the Turkey tourist circuit largely because of its landscape, particularly the “fairy chimneys,” so Rachel and I decided to check…
Istanbul pt. 2: Protests & Wandering
We had a few more days in Istanbul after Surabhi, Dylan and Safina abandoned us very early on May 30. We left our Beyoglu apartment, relocated to a guesthouse not far from Taksim square, and proceeded to search out another enormous…