On Tuesday morning, we had breakfast on the fifth floor of our hotel. We were barely awake but when we saw the view from the restaurant, our minds were blown. It was beautiful. It looked like a scene out of a movie. It had multi-coloured houses on the one side and the beautiful blue ocean … Continue reading Tuesday – 24/12/2019 | Kuşadası & Pamukkale

Today, our plan was to do the remaining sites of Şanlıurfa which was Harran (a town 43km away), Eyyüp Peygamber Makamı, the Fortress and the Urfa Castle. It didn’t take us long to discover that public transport was the way to get to places. We caught a bus outside the hotel and set out on … Continue reading Sunday – 22/12/2019 | Şanlıurfa

After barely making our 7:30am flight and watching the sunrise in the Turkish sky, I slept for the full duration of our two hour flight. Just before we landed we flew over mountains that were covered in snow. It was absolutely breathtaking. Şanlıurfa’s airport is really small so we walked from the plane to the … Continue reading Saturday – 21/12/2019 | Istanbul to Şanlıurfa

The transit in Jeddah was exhausting. There was no comfortable place to sleep so when I decided I would like go sleep, I spent three hours tossing and turning trying to get comfortable. Me during the transit: This too shall pass. This too shall pass. This too shall pass. This too shall pass. This too … Continue reading Friday – 20/12/2019 | Jeddah to Istanbul