“Oh Cappadocia! You are even better than I ever expected.” This is what I thought after I left this beautiful region that lays in Central Anatolia. To be honest I only knew about Cappadocia because of Instagram – and was mainly interested in the famous sunrise Hot-Air-Balloon rides (more about that later!) that just look insane. Once I started to do some …
I have to admit: I didn’t know about Sao Luis before I planned my trip to Brazil. Thanks to my friend that lives there that I didn’t miss it! On the internet, you will read many bad things about Sao Luis, which is the capital of Maranhao. It is even listed as one of the most dangerous cities around the …
Sarasota is a magical place, a seaside city on the Gulf of Mexico tucked into the southwest corner of FL between its better-known neighbors, Tampa and Ft. Myers. I moved here 6 years ago after enduring 45 years of Mongolian winters in the Northeast and Midwest, mainly just to enjoy year-round sunshine, salty warm breezes, palm trees, and exotic birds. …
When I tell my friends or other travelers about my trip to Sofia I always hear the same things: “How was it there”, “Why did you go to Bulgaria?”, “I never thought about visiting Sofia!” And I can really understand that because I never thought about visiting Sofia or even Bulgaria before I booked my own trip. So why did …