Category Archives: Traveling

Another quick taste of İstanbul

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Bryan Keith

I’ve lost track of how times I’ve visited İstanbul, but there’s definitely still more to see.  The goal of this quick weekend trip was to visit Ferda’s brother and his wife, Bektaş and Seda, before they moved to İzmir.  I … Continue reading →

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Kocain Mağarası, a small cave

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Bryan Keith

Kocain Cave is a nice, short excursion from Antalya — a short day trip if you do it by car like I did, but a bit ambitious to do in a day by bike.  The route is pleasant with little … Continue reading →

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Climbing friends in Bursa

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Bryan Keith

We had an early flight from Esfahan to Istanbul, and there I had to say goodbye to my parents and Megan.  Megan and I had spent almost every day together for six weeks so it was a big change to … Continue reading →

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Our last stop in Iran: Esfahan

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Bryan Keith

Over 20 years ago I visited India for the first time.  Agra was on our itinerary because, well, it was nearby and our guidebook probably recommended a good place to stay.  Of course we visited the Taj Mahal.  We also … Continue reading →

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Nowruz with thousands of Iranian tourists

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Bryan Keith

For our Iran tour my parents chose to go with Stanford Travel who they had traveled with before.  Stanford leads heaps of tours, usually accompanied by a Stanford professor, who gives lectures during the tour.  In our case Ed taught … Continue reading →

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