One of my favorite archaeological sites that we visited in Turkey was Ephesus, which is located just outside of Kuşadasi. The ancient city of Ephesus What surprised me most about the ancient city of Ephesus was how lively it feels, even today, thousands of years later. There are elegant mosaics painted on the walls of …
Ahhh, Pamukkale — a place filled with natural wonder and ancient history. A place that I go back to often in my mind. We arrived in Pamukkale on January 25th, 2024. Instantly, we were welcomed with stunning blue thermal rivers. We stayed at the Lycus River Hotel, which was packed with visitors, unlike most other …
Welcome back! It has already been TWO YEARS since my trip to Greece & Turkey. I was looking at my “two years ago today” photos and realized that I still haven’t finished my blog posts from this trip. *sigh* Anyway, let’s jump right back into it! Out of all the places we traveled to in …
It was January 18th, 2024. We had just crossed the border into Turkey, stopping briefly in Ancient Troy on our way to Assos. I was very excited to visit Ancient Troy since I had just read “Song of Achilles”. If you haven’t read that book, I highly recommend it! It was awe-inspiring to see the …
Welcome back to Cruisin’ Clara! This is the beginning of a series of blog posts about my J-term trip to Greece and Turkey in January of 2024. I meant to write these posts sooner, but time slipped away from me… again. Better late than never?! For those of you who don’t know, I was fortunate …