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Relaxing in Reyhanli

Relaxing in Reyhanli

Apr 26, 2020 | Asia, Cultural Experiences, Sightseeing, Unexpected/Unexplained

We are in Reyhanlı, Turkey, specifically to have dinner with the relatives of our San Diego next door neighbor (who grew up in Reyhanlı).  There are other fun places we will visit in the area, but we are starting with Reyhanlı. First of all, it’s Reyhanlı,...
Three Days in Turkey – Part 3 – İzmir and Smyrna

Three Days in Turkey – Part 3 – İzmir and Smyrna

Mar 1, 2020 | Asia, History, Unexpected/Unexplained

İzmir is the third most populated city in Turkey, the second largest metropolitan area on the Aegean Sea (Athens is the first), and has a dot over the capital i in its name, pronounced as EE in meet or EA in seat.  It is a short distance from where we are staying...
Three Days in Turkey – Part 2 – Ephesus

Three Days in Turkey – Part 2 – Ephesus

Feb 16, 2020 | Asia, History, Unexpected/Unexplained

About 3,000 years ago, a group of Attic and Ionian Greeks colonists displaced the native Carian and Lelegian inhabitants of an area near the Küçükmenderes River in western Turkey and founded Ephesus, a city famous for many monumental buildings including the Library of...
Three Days in Turkey – Part 1 – Kuşadası

Three Days in Turkey – Part 1 – Kuşadası

Feb 2, 2020 | Asia, Cultural Experiences, Romantic

The backstory: We were vacationing in Greece on the island of Samos to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary. We could see Turkey from our balcony and watched the sun rise over the beautiful country every morning. We wondered if it is possible for us as American...
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