It was a nice ride from Selcuk to Istanbul. The city had its share of tourists, but it was a far cry from the usual numbers that come in due to the recent blasts at the Taksim square and later in the capital.
Tourism is a key industry for Turkey and the recent attacks have created

Turkey is a cultural potpourri that you need to take in as you travel from the East to West. In fact this was the exact route I took entering from Iran. I experienced the Kurdish influence in the East to the European in the West. It’s evident why Turkey was a critical point in the

The land of surprises…
When I announced that my next port of entry would be Iran, I received a lot of opinions and concerns regarding the same. I had done my preliminary research and found that here was a country with beautiful and dynamic landscapes ranging from dense rain forests to snow capped mountains to desert