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April 10, 2012, 6 Comments

Turkey is known for many of its handcrafted items — rugs particularly. However, on this trip, I stopped at a factory that created ceramics. These intricately painted items are sold [...]

Kusadasi, Turkey

Daily Wanderlust: Kusadasi, Turkey

April 3, 2012, 6 Comments

Of all of the towns I have visited in my travels, there are very few I can say I did not enjoy. Sadly, Kusadasi, Turkey, is one of those towns. [...]

The view of Goreme from Shoe String Cave Pension.

Escape of the Week: Goreme, Turkey

January 24, 2012, 9 Comments

Welcome to the country where east meets west. A land entrenched in history, Whirling Dervishes, bazaars, spice-filled foods and a wide-range of landsc ...

Flying!

The A-Z of D Travels ‘Round

December 26, 2011, 35 Comments

Happy 2012! Well, Happy 2012 a few days early. While everyone is either dragging themselves into work for the short week, or spending time on a lil ...

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    Escape of the Week: Istanbul’s Spice Bazaar
    July 27, 2011, 8 Comments

    Istanbul’s Spice Bazaar, also known as Mısır Çarşısı, is one of those attractions visitors should put on their itineraries. Built in the 1660′s, the bazaar is one of those places which [...]

  • The Adventures of D — A Retrospect
    July 4, 2011, 9 Comments

    Oh, my little blog. It’s been around since before I decided to take my career break and travel. It’s been around since I one sleepless October night in Atlanta when, [...]

  • ‘Round the World Music (The List)
    March 11, 2011, 12 Comments

    Once traveling has been completed, there are few things more precious than the memories of the experience. I am always giddy when something unexpected triggers a magical moment of Delicious [...]

  • Some place with a view
    January 19, 2011, 10 Comments

    I sat in the back of Brock’s SUV, looking out into the nighttime desert landscape … flat and black, giving way to the Strip a few miles ahead of us. [...]

  • Downpours
    September 15, 2010, 3 Comments

    Chris had it all planned out. We would take the ferry to a little town, then a bus to another little town and then – BAM! – Black Sea. I [...]

  • A love affair with Air-Con
    September 14, 2010, 3 Comments

    I lived in the desert for four summers. The sweltering hot, Las Vegas desert. When people would tell me it was worse on the East Coast, that at least it [...]

  • Fairytale land
    September 13, 2010, 5 Comments

    Napping is a beautiful thing. When I wake-up from a nap I feel refreshed. Revived. Renewed. I woke up mid-afternoon in Goreme and quickly emerged from the damp cave to [...]