the big fat world

Antalya is a burgeoning Turkish city on the southern Mediterranean coast, an hour and change plane ride from Istanbul. Known for its terrific exchange rates and long warm summers, Antalya is a hot ex-pat site for UK’ers as well as a smattering of other vacationers from the US and Europe. Antalya is a terrific city [...]

Antalya is a city by the sea on the south coastline of Turkey. It is also Turkey’s fastest growing city and home to a ever growing ex-pat population. To it’s credit it  boasts several Starbucks. You definitely know when a city has arrived by the entrance of the almighty Starbucks, a slice of Americana for wayward travelers. [...]

Cappadocia is a mystery wrapped in a puzzle smothered with confusion. The region is so rich with wonder and amazing sites both man and mother nature created, you could easily spend a week here and not run out of awe. You can reach this magical paradise by bus from Istanbul (12-14 hrs) or simply fly [...]

A comfortable 4 hour bus ride south of Istanbul on the Turkish Mediterranean sits a very famous symbol of Modern Turkey,  the WWI battle site of Galipoli. If you don’t know much as WWI, you are not alone. During this time, the Ottoman Empire was essentially an enemy, siding with the Germans. The peninsula of Galipoli represented [...]

Turkey should definitely be on your bucket list, if not for the jewel of Istanbul then the crystal clear waters of the Aegean sea or the phallic shaped rocks of Cappadocia. Yes, Turkey is a Muslim country but one of the most progressive around, last I heard the president was trying to ban women from wearing head [...]

The Blue Mosque, or Sultan Ahmed Mosque is perhaps the most famous landmark in Istanbul. It’s 400th birthday will occur in and around 2016. It’s called the Blue Mosque, not because its partial to melancholy but for the thousands of blue hand painted tiles adorning it’s walls. The Blue Mosque is an actual working mosque [...]