From the monthly archives:

October 2009

Pictures from Our Hot Air Balloon Ride

October 25, 2009

Below is a slide show of select pictures from the hot air balloon ride that Amy and I took on our recent 1 year wedding anniversary.  Cappadocia has very unique flight conditions for hot air ballooning.  With the still air in the mornings (you take off at 7am) and the amazing canyons the extremely skilled [...]

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Selçuk and a Mediterranean Blue Cruise

October 23, 2009

After the urban sophistication of Istanbul Amy and I decided we needed to see some very old ruins and to maybe relax a bit.  The town of Selçuk, which is near the ruins of Ephesus and other ancient cities did not disappoint with amazing ruins.  The Mediterranean cruise we took with V-Go from Fethiye to [...]

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Welcome to Istanbul

October 21, 2009

After a long but uneventful and rather comfortable flight (thank you Phyl at the United Airlines check-in counter for the free upgrade to economy plus – Keith’s legs are still thanking you for the extra 5 inches of legroom!) we arrived at the Side Hotel in Istanbul. It was a beautiful afternoon, so after settling [...]

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