Istanbul, Turkey I vaguely remembered Kitti from Hungary told me about a Turkish friend she had. Browsing the friends of friends’ list on CS website […]
Day 425: Turkish Delight(ed)
Istanbul, Turkey Being in Sultanahmet allowed me to hit up a few major sites of Istanbul in a short period of times. By 1 in […]
Day 424: The Future is Now!
Amman, Jordan – Istanbul, Turkey I had been quite eager to get to Turkey. I heard all the good things about Istanbul and Cappadocia (middle […]
Day 423: Islam, India and Chocolate Fondue
Amman, Jordan I was caught in a lengthy but insightful conversation over tea about Islam with the owner of my hostel in Amman. I surprised […]
Day 422: Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!
Amman – Mt. Nebo – Madaba – Karak – Amman, Jordan Hi everyone! I am Elys’ guest-writer for today and travelling friend, Chris, and will […]
Day 421: The Sea of Death
Amman – Wadi Mujib – Dead Sea – Amman, Jordan Lifeguard at the Dead Sea… seriously? Unless the person had just eaten 10-kilo worth of […]
Day 420: It Dawned On Me
Wadi Musa – Petra – Amman, Jordan With Laura gone back to Amman, I went back to Petra on my own. Since I had done […]
Day 419: Rose-Red City Half As Old As Time
Wadi Musa – Petra – Wadi Musa, Jordan Petra’s entrance fee is costly. For a two-day pass, I paid JOD55 (USD78). The ISIC card didn’t […]
Day 418: Loomer
Wadi Rum – Wadi Musa, Jordan Strange day today… The plan was to: Commute from Wadi Rum to Petra with the five Americans Meet up […]
Day 417: Mr. Sandman, Bring Us A Dream
Aqaba – Wadi Rum, Jordan I never heard and had no intention on visiting Wadi Rum. By chance, I met Carolyn during my dive yesterday. […]
Day 416: Sunshower
Aqaba, Jordan I’d never actually done proper wreck diving before. There’s a “wreck” dive site in Vela Luka, Croatia when I was doing my dive […]
Day 427: Turkish Summer House
Istanbul, Turkey I learnt about an event called iKedi from a CouchSurfing meet-up. I couldn’t make head or tail of it. But “Kedi” mean “Cat” […]