• White Travertines and Blue Pools in Pamukkale, Turkey

    When we were scoping out cool stuff to do in Turkey, photos of Pamukkale really jumped out.  Pamukkale is a hillside of white travertine terraces created by hot springs depositing minerals that slowly accumulated over time. Pamukkale is about 3 hours from where we’re staying in Fethiye.  We are so…

  • Markets in Fethiye, Turkey: A Photo Tour

    One of our favorite things to do here in Fethiye is going to the weekly markets.  There is a Sunday market near Calis Beach which is more geared to tourists although you will see some locals there.  And then there is the Tuesday market in Fethiye which is almost all…

  • Medieval Times in Rhodes, Greece

    You ever walk around and expect Knights on horseback to storm out of a castle? Me neither, except in Rhodes! Rhodes Town (on the island of Rhodes) is dominated by walls and castles dating from the 1300s to 1500s, when the presence of Christian Knights was at its peak. The…

  • The Acropolis and Parthenon in Athens, Greece

    Visiting the the Acropolis and Parthenon was never that high on my priority list.  I always figured I’d get there and it’d be cool to see, but it wasn’t a place I just HAD to visit.  I definitely got more excited to see it this year as I taught the…