Gallipoli was our last destination in Turkey and appropriately a place that conjures up reflection of the past and looking towards the future. It was hard to believe we were standing on the ground were thousands of soldiers lost their lives. Walking amongst the hundreds of graves and lists of names of soldiers was a mixed feeling of pride and sadness, as many bodies were not found and have unknown places of burial. Standing at the top of Chunuk Bair there is a ...

Ephesus was once a great bustling city which was occupied by both Greeks and Romans. Today fallen columns and brick lie throughout the ruins. However despite this, you can still imagine the grandeur of what was one of the largest Mediterranean cities in the 1st century BC. Terraced housing, latrines and the great theatre are still fairly intact, and it is an amazing feeling to walk along the roads of where millions have gone before you. We stayed in Selçu...

After spending almost 3 months of our trip inland, we highly anticipated our trip to the small towns of Kaş and Fethiye located on the southern coast of Turkey. These towns are famous for the Lycian Way (a 510 km long footpath around part of the coast of ancient Lycia) and the crystal clear waters. As this destination was the most 'holiday' part of our overseas adventure so far, we took to sun bathing on boats while they island hopped to the next swimming dest...

Cappadocia is famous for its naturally formed cave dwellings and numerous underground cities. While staying in Goreme (city in Cappadocia) we took the chance to go on our first hot air balloon ride during sunrise to take advantage of the unique landscape. We wondered through the dark and dusty houses, churches and tunnels of the Kaymakli Underground City which with multiple floors housed a large population and livestock. It was amazing to comprehend the comi...

After a long commute we arrived in Istanbul some time after midnight and were treated to an unexpected tour of Sultanahmet as the shuttle driver weaved in and out of the narrow streets as he struggled to locate the hotels of the other passengers. After a much needed sleep we made our way to the roof top terrace where we ate a traditional Turkish breakfast of olives, tomatoes, cucumber, boiled egg, freshly baked bread and jam. In contrast to the food that we ha...