II.II.III ISTANBUL DAY ONE And just like that, we were on the last leg of our journey – one that took us right to Turkey’s largest city and formal capital. Often referred to as the crossroads of the world, Istanbul is a city straddling two continents, where Europe and Asia meet across the Bosphorus. Shaped by Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman […]
Cappadocia: Day Three
II.II.III CAPPADOCIA DAY THREE Despite having to wake up at an unruly hour, what awaited us was worth the suffering. Spoiler alert: Akash had delivered on his promise. We’d be doing the most touristic, perhaps most cliché thing anyone could ever do in Cappadocia – a friggin’ hot air balloon ride! Needless to say, this was a first for me, as […]
Cappadocia: Day Two
II.II.III CAPPADOCIA DAY TWO The following day, we set off to explore some of Göreme’s streets – a maze of narrow, dusty lanes winding between honey-coloured stone houses and cave hotels carved into the hills. Being out and about again had me feeling more alive than ever – especially with the icy cold weather snapping us out of our grogginess. […]
Cappadocia: Day One
II.II.III CAPPADOCIA DAY ONE The day of our long-awaited trip finally arrived. Once at the airport, I felt lighter than ever. I couldn’t quite believe I had managed to take time off. At the same time, I dreaded thinking about what Jacqueline was going through back at the hospital. But I tried to shake it off and forget it all. […]