Category Archives: Middle East This adventure happened almost a year ago, and I wanted to share it at the time with you on Wandering Footsteps, but I was trying to get a story about it published. It finally happened: my story about searching for sea turtles in Oman was published by Global Green Travel! Here’s a link to that story as well as an photo-filled alternate version.  I love experiencing a country through its food, but as a vegetarian, I arrived to Turkey worried about its meat-heavy reputation. This is a story about overcoming expectations while searching for vegetarian food in Turkey. In the process of discovering more and more veggie foods, I learn a lot more about Turkey than just the things I could eat.  This is a story about my visit to Ephesus, one of the most famous and popular ancient ruins on the entire Mediterranean. It’s a story about how I planned my visit, what I thought, how it compares to the multitude of other ruins I saw in Turkey, and how you can make the most of your own visit to Ephesus and beyond.  I’d never traveled by camping car with another couple before. I would do so now, with overlander friends Phil and Angie. We would traverse Turkey’s Lycian Way, a 500km long-distance trail that follows in the footsteps of the mysterious, ancient Lycian people.  I’ve known about Phil and Angie, fellow long-term overland travelers, as long as I’ve known Bruno. Finally, on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, I got to meet them. What follows is the story of them, their previous and future travels, our three-day reunion, and a budding travel plan to drive a chunk of the road together. |
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