Who needs Rick Steves when we’ve got our niece Danielle? Before heading back to the boat, we started making plans for our road trip into the heart of Türkiye. Normally this is a fastidious affair of tedious googling and planning. But just as we were doing our research my niece Danielle and her family …
Everyone should have a naked bucket list. Places around the world where you strip down and heartily join in the bathing and body care rituals of other cultures. These are often my favorite travel experiences. I was once folded into a pretzel in Thailand and had my back popped—which felt great at the …
Hidden below the city of Istanbul lies an underground forest of stone pillars that aren’t seen until you descend below the street and down some fifty steps beneath the ground. Back in the 6th century, a huge cistern was dug to provide water to the buildings around it, including Mehmed II’s Topkapi Palace. This …
Our road trip through Türkiye started on foot in Istanbul, walking the labyrinth of mosques that are clustered inside the city. Their colossal domes rise like hilltops hemmed in by minarets. First up, of course, was the Hagia Sophia. Standing under the scalloped lights of the Hagia was a thrill. The Blue Mosque …
The best road trips often start at the airport. So here we are with our friends Marcel and Karen headed to Istanbul. This summer we’ll be sailing the spectacular Turkish coast so we can accumulate our required out-of-Schengen days—the short version is that we can’t be in the EU for more than three months …
Earlier in the summer, when we first came through Montenegro, we hired a driver to take us out to see a nearby lake that everyone told us must be seen. When we reached the lookout point, our Oregonian eyes deceived us. It didn’t really look all that must-see. From high upon a hill at a …
📩Dear Croatia, I’m very afraid to get out of the car. Sincerely, Bedouin’s 1st Mate
Our oldest daughter and her husband gave us four reasons why we needed to make a stop and stay in Ston on our way home. ONE, because they’ve been producing salt for over 2,000 years …so we went there and bought some. TWO, because they produce the finest oysters …so we …
We stopped over in Ljubjana for the night and did a little exploring the next morning.
The Red Bull Circuit in Spielberg Austria is nestled in an unforgettable alpine valley which Mark says looks color-corrected. We’re not even sure photoshop could even generate the array of spectacular emeralds that seemed poured onto meadows in the surrounding hills. It’s verdant color was a stunning backdrop for the iconic Red Bull sculpture that we’ve …
