Category Archives: Traveling

Playing tourist in İzmir

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Bryan Keith

I’ve been to İzmir quite a few times since that’s where Ferda grew up and where her parents still live.  However, until my visit last month, the only sort of touristy thing I’d done in İzmir was climbing in Kaynaklar, … Continue reading →

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Tulip Festival in Kırşehir?

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Bryan Keith

İstanbul makes a big deal out of their Tulip Festival each April.  I’ve never been so I can’t comment on that.  Howerver, I was pretty impressed by the flowers on our recent visit to Kırşehir.

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Bozcaada, Assos, Adatepe, Bergama: a three-day bus tour

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Bryan Keith

I’ve been putting off writing this blog because I felt like it’d end up being pretty negative.  Ferda’s friend, Şebnem, does lots of these weekend bus tours.  She convinced Ferda to come on this tour last spring, and Ferda, in … Continue reading →

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Camel wrestling in Yenipazar

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Bryan Keith

I stumbled across these photos the other day, and I realized I never wrote about a blog about camel wrestling.  Camel wrestling??!!, you ask.  Talk about click bait!  PETA will like this post about as much as the one about … Continue reading →

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Coast to coast: Guerrero to Veracruz

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Bryan Keith

My family first took a Troncones vacation together in 2000.  I bet we’ve been eight times in 18 years.  We’ve always stayed at the same place, Casa Escondida, and every time we return, we’re always excited to see Inéz and … Continue reading →

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