Get Your Coffee Fix While Living Abroad
October 1st, 2015 is International Coffee Day ! I've heard it said that water is essential to life because it is used to make coffee. If...Read More
Our Family Vacation to Turkey
This last week was a great time to get out of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: the schools were out for Eid al-Adha, the government was shut down becau...Read More
Going Home (DNZ-JED)
It's going to be a long day: We fly from Denizli, Turkey to Istanbul on Turkish Airlines then transfer to Royal Jordanian for a connecti...Read More
Roman Ruins: Hierapolis and Cleopatra's Baths
After visiting Laodikeia and the Kaklik cavern , we drove up to the north gate of Hierapolis. Rather than walking up the travertines again,...Read More
Laodikeia and Kaklik Caverns
Having seen the travertines at Pamukkale yesterday, we decided to use today see more of the area surrounding Denizli. This included the rui...Read More
The Pamukkale Travertines
The travertine terraces of Pamukkale are the result of calcium carbonate (commonly found in the shells of marine organisms, snails, pearls, ...Read More
Istanbul - Golden Horn
Our last day in Istanbul was mostly spent riding around the Golden Horn. We started at the Egyptian (Spice) Market , then rode up a cable ca...Read More
Istanbul - Taksim Square
Our second day in Istanbul was spent along the Big Bus red line. We visited the Dolmabahçe Palace , crossed the Bosphorus Bridge into Asia...Read More
Istanbul - Sultan Ahmet
For our first full day in Istanbul, we stayed mainly in the Sultan Ahmet area. This included the Blue Mosque , Hagia Sofia , the Basilica Ci...Read More
Old Town Jeddah (Al-Balad)
One of my co-workers organized a walking tour of Jeddah's old town, also known as Al-Balad. There is a lot of history there, and it'...Read More
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