II.II.III ISTANBUL DAY FOUR One last day. One last day, and Akash, Zara, Manish, and Kamal decided to spend it shopping – again. I could never understand them. Meanwhile, Priya, Rohan, and I would be visiting one final highlight before our departure that evening: Topkapi Palace. Once the administrative and residential heart of the Ottoman Empire for nearly 400 years, […]
Istanbul: Day Three
II.II.III ISTANBUL DAY THREE Needless to say, everyone woke up hungover. I, for one, woke up hungover and full of regret over the kiss that never happened. And what better to shake it off is there than exploring more of what the city has to offer? Together with Rohan, I’d be visiting the most popular landmark in Istanbul – the Hagia […]
Fethiye
II.II.III FETHIYE Bright and early, we woke up to catch yet another flight. Our next destination would be Fethiye – a laid-back coastal town on Turkey’s Turquoise Coast, aptly named after the colour of its waters. Perhaps what struck me the most was how reminiscent the town felt of certain villages I’d encountered during my travels in Latin America and […]
Turkey
II.II.III TURKEY Having reached an all-time record of burnout, I just had to get away from it all. Jacqueline and I agreed we’d both take a week off – and while that week at work without the other would probably drive us insane, we figured a reset was in both our best interests. It was right around this time that […]