[The World in a Nutshell] WanderTales: Stories of adventures and misadventures
June 5, 2025
After nearly a week exploring other parts of Turkey, we finally made it to the bustling, historic heart of the country — Istanbul! A city that straddles both Europe and Asia, Istanbul is vibrant, chaotic, deeply storied, and surprisingly walkable Read more…
Can you believe it? We’d only been in Turkey for five days, and we were already arriving at the third city of our trip! It was a jam-packed itinerary — but that was the plan all along. After all, Turkey Read more…
Quick disclaimer: I’m a massive history nerd. So visiting Ephesus? A total dream come true. Add in the fact that I’m Christian, and this trip had an extra layer of meaning—it’s not every day you get to walk through places Read more…
May 18, 2025
Our first stop in our 10-day Turkey trip was Goreme. Famed for its otherworldly landscape and hot air balloon ride, we were psyched to see this place everyone has been raving about! How to get to Goreme from Istanbul? If Read more…