Wake up, stretch, yawn, rub eyes, is that Darth Vader outside? Look out the window, What the!?
Is this the normal view out your windows in the morning?
We have grown accustomed to the hot air balloons but we still watch, mouths agape, as they float by our house each morning.
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Gerdiş Evi: A Cappadocia hotel that will feel like your home in Göreme
If you could design a hotel room, what would you include in it? What kind of “feel” would you give the space? How would you make it communicate, “I’m glad you are here. Come. Rest and enjoy!”
You might think it is simple. “Bed, bath, shower, desk and chair! What else?”
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Music
What is your favorite genre?
Why do you listen to it, and
Why do you love it so much?
Here is one man’s reason why he loves music:
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This is a guest post by Paul Easton. Paul is the owner of puretourism.co.uk. They offer windsurfing and sailing holidays in Bodrum on the southwest coast of Turkey.
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Cappadocia is one of my favorite destinations in Turkey even though the last time I visited was in 2000. After recently watching a program about Cappadocia on the BBC I was inspired to re-visit this beautiful destination in the snow!
All 3 photos courtesy of Paul Easton of Pure Tourism
The first time I visited Cappadocia I was broke, so my friends and I had to do it on a tight budget. We still had an amazing time, but this time around I wanted to fill our 3 days in Cappadocia with a bit more of the tours …
I booked my flights to Cappadocia Airport (Nevsehir) with Turkish airlines via Istanbul, and the rest was just a rough plan! What I wanted to do was;
1. Horseback riding in the snow
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Discover Erciyes Mountain
That is what we did on a beautifully sunny March morning.
After a year-and-a-half living in Cappadocia, gazing at the mountain 60 km away, we considered it time to explore this amazing mountain.
We were afforded the opportunity to visit when our children’s school arranged a day-trip to the mountain. Not only did we make the beautiful trip up the mountain, but we were also privileged to partake in the culture experience of a school field trip. (Track the day from 8am to 8pm by watching the video).
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