After three remarkable days in Turkmenistan we have arrived in Uzbekistan. Our Internet conection is inconsistent here while in most areas of Turkmenistan there was little or none at all. We had flown to Ashgabat Turkmenistan from Istanbul and spent the day there visiting the ancient Parthian Capital Nisa, National Museum and Sunday market. The…
Tag: Silk Road
Etrim Village
Turkish Traditional Carpet Making
Bodrum Underwater Archaeology Museum
Back in Istanbul
We spent two incredible days on the western shore of Turkey and I finally made it to Ephesus. What a beautiful city. As a book lover, the facade of the ancient library was wonderful to see but I was completely surprised by the Roman terrace houses with their intricate mosaic floors and so very human…
Seeing the Sites
Today we did a lot of walking. Topkapi Palace, Byzantine Cistern, Byzantine Hippodrome and the Blue Mosque. The high point for me was seeing the treasure rooms and holy relics in Topkapi Palace. Each treasure was more exquisite than the one before and encrusted with massive diamonds, emeralds and rubys. The sacred relics were astonishing…
Packing Lite
How does one pack for five weeks of travel through some of the most remote locations on earth? Excellent question. Alas the days of traveling with large steamer trunks belongs to a bygone era. Therefore, like many experienced travelers we have opted for durable lightweight clothing that is easy to wash. We’ve chosen to pack…
Round the world
This morning we are on our way to travel around the world by way of the Silk Road. Toady we fly to Instanbul where we’ll stay for a bit before continuing on to Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and China. From a historical perspective, we will be traveling through the regions that saw the first contact between…