When we decided that we wanted to visit Cappadocia, Turkey, we knew that we wanted to stay in the town of Goreme for easy access to the Goreme Open-Air Museum. A one-mile walk from the center of town, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is a must-see if you’re in the region and is a great […]
Last night, I took a short flight from Istanbul to Kayseri, a conservative city in the middle of the country that's the gateway to Cappodocia. Because it was dark when I arrived, it wasn't until this morning that I got to observe my surreal surroundings. The topography here is actually similar to that of Southern […]
Two of Istanbul's greatest sights — the Blue Mosque (pictured above) and the Hagia Sofia (pictured below) — are so massive that it's tough to take them in at ground level. But the Sultanahmet area, where both are located, doesn't have much in the way of high rises. The best way to get a good […]
California‘s Highway One has lot of fantastic stretches — it’s hard to stop yourself from saying “oh wow, look at that” every two minutes. One of the most beautiful sections goes from Half Moon Bay to Santa Cruz, and I was lucky enough to get to drive it (or ride it, as I was the […]
Last Saturday, we were in Half Moon Bay, CA, and couldn't decide what to do before the wedding we were going to attend at 4 PM. We wanted to do some sort of sightseeing, but we didn't want to tire ourselves out before the big evening ahead. We had already explored the immediate area the […]
Ever since Jill wrote a guest blog post about the Georgia Aquarium, which happens to be the world's largest, I have had a hankering to go to a really good aquarium. Well, every time I mentioned to people that I was visiting the Monterey/Carmel area for a few days, they would always say "Don't miss […]
If you’re a golf enthusiast or you are traveling with one (as I am), then you have to do the 17 Mile Drive when you’re in the Monterey/Carmel area. The 17 Mile Drive is a scenic loop that takes you through four golf courses, including the world-famous Pebble Beach. You have to pay an admission […]
Yesterday, I wrote a post about how excited I was to see all of those seals in Santa Cruz. Little did I know that I would be seeing way more seals today on Carmel's famous 17 Mile Drive. Golf enthusiasts love this drive because you get to see three exquisite golf courses, including the world […]
Seals in Santa Cruz From my previous blog posts, you may have inferred that I love monkeys. But did you know that I also love seals? The seal obsession started the last time I was in California, which was two years ago. I was asking the hotel concierge what sights to see on the drive […]
We arrived in Half Moon Bay, CA, last night, but it was too dark to see anything. We had a good flight from JFK to SFO on Jet Blue — all those good Thursday night TV shows helped the flight go by quickly — and got our rental car without any problems. By the time […]
