This was our first big trip together - we would be exploring 4 countries in Eastern Europe over 14 days.
You can read all about how we planned this trip in full detail
Contrary to what many think, Cappadocia (Kapadokya in Turkish) is not a city or town. In fact, it is the name given to a region in central Turkey spanning across five major provinces.
Last time, we covered the ancient city of
Ephesus
and had started on our journey to Pamukkale and then Konya. If you haven’t read it yet, no worries - I’ve provided
After exploring Istanbul for two days, we joined a group for the rest of our Turkey trip, which included my parents. We started in Çanakkale, and visited the ancient city of Troy. We continued on our Greek adventure in Turkey with Asklepion and Ephesus.
We woke up to the sound of knocking at around 4 in the morning. We also realised that our bed and the entire building was swinging like a pendulum. It was an earthquake!