Where on earth have I been travelling to in July?!! I’ve been busy. I’ve covered as much ground in terms of miles in this one month as I travelled in the previous 3 months all mashed together! Almost 3000 kilometres! The distances I’ve had to cross...
I went in search of the town of Batman during my travels in Turkey, because you know, the name. “Don’t go to Batman!” My guest house owner in Cappadocia was telling me. “There’s a war going on!” This was the same advice I heard...
So, you want to travel to a country which doesn’t exist? A barely recognised, war torn state somewhere on the black sea? Well then you are reading the right article! Here’s how to travel to the Breakaway Republic of Abkhazia! The breakaway Republic of...
The Svaneti Mountains in the high reaches of Georgia are an incredible sight to behold! Svaneti is the highest region in Georgia. You can find four of the ten highest peaks in the Caucasus here. It’s a land of towering mountain tops and snow capped peaks. Much...
This Survival Guide will explain how to travel from Cappadocia to Mount Nemrut by bus! Cappadocia is one of the most surreal, stunning and visited parts of Turkey. The landscapes and cave cities are unique, and worth the particularly long effort it can take to travel...
Akdamar Island lies in the middle of Lake Van. On the island I found one of the few remaining Armenian churches left in Turkey, and a dark reminder of the events that violently shaped the landscape of a modern nation, in a strangely spectacular setting. It might...
Moving, and emotional. This is my personal experience of marching with the Armenians on Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. Each year, on 24 April, the people of Yerevan make their way stoically to the top of the Tsitsernakaberd hill outside of the city, to...
These Photos Will Inspire You To Travel To Montenegro! I travelled to Montenegro, one of Europe’s newest members. Now I want to inspire you to do the same! A country which only split from its bigger neighbour Serbia in 2006, Montenegro is young and looking for a...
In search of giant heads. My Mount Nemrut travel expedition. I had travelled deep into central Turkey in search of the fabled, legendary giant heads of Nemrut Dagi- Mount Nemrut. Mount Nemrut is far from anything. I had travelled to the small, provincial town of...
I travelled to the ancient town of Hasankeyf in southern Turkey, an ancient Mesopotamian settlement in the cradle of civilization that may soon be completely flooded. “Hasankeyf is old”, Arjan tells me over a cup of steaming hot Chai on the banks of the...
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