Build me a road and pave it in marble…. Our adventures today took us to Ephesus, a ruined Greco-Roman city here in Western Turkey. These ruins are incredible – with its clearly identifiable marble-paved roads, agora, public bath, amphitheatre, library and temples, Ephesus is spectacular. We had a great […]
Exploring the ancient cities of Troy and Pergamon We love a good bit of history; throw in some mythology and a few ruins and we’re in touristy heaven. That’s one of the main reasons we wanted to come to Turkey (that and the food of course – who […]
A visit to Gallipoli Memorial Park We had the great fortune of being able to visit Gallipoli today and it was incredibly moving. Gallipoli holds a special place in the hearts of all Australians and New Zealanders; this is where thousands of ANZACs (i.e. Australian & New Zealand […]
The best of old Istanbul We immersed ourselves today in the old, imperial part of Istanbul. We had a full day exploring Topkapi Palace, the famous Sultan Ahmet Camii (better known in the Western world as the Blue Mosque), the incredible Ayasofya (translation = Hagia Sophia), and the ancient […]
Across to the other side of Istanbul We didn’t want to spend all our time in Istanbul over on the European side of things, so we took ourselves over the First Bosphorus Bridge today to see some of the Asian side of this amazing city. […]
Wandering Soles 