When it comes to places to visit in Barcelona, Park Guell is a must. It was my first stop when I came to Barcelona. So, this was my first morning here. I took a long glance through the window, went down
Here are a few of my first impressions when arriving in Barcelona. Just like when traveling to other European countries, I often go as I would if strolling the streets of my hometown since nothing is far, flights are not long,
Sit back and enjoy reading about my Barcelona Lisbon travel adventure, since we will be visiting two of the most beautiful cities of the Old Continent. One is the capital of the northern region of Spain (Catalonia) and the other
One of the top tourist attractions in Cappadocia Turkey is by far a hot air balloon ride over this magical place. It gives an unforgettable view of the whole region of Cappadocia. As you take off for sunrise, you will
The area of Pasabag or Pasabaglari, popularly known as the Love Valley, hosts the most beautiful chimneys which can reach up to 15 to 20 meters in height. They often come multi-coned and you can see two or three of
The town of Avanos had another craft it was famous for and it’s well worth a visit. We were told it was possible to tour around one of the carpet weaving stores, the so-called carpet factory. Every time you travel
Cappadocia is truly hard to describe. Luckily, there are cameras, because every attempt to describe those small houses – which they actually are not, and which are build by hewing much-needed premises into the mountain – would be a certain
The town of Avanos is located 15 kilometers from Nevsehir. In antiquity, the place was called Vanessa, which is „the town on the river“ in Latin. People here made ceramic objects, pitchers, plates, large jars, and other household utensils. Today,
Coming towards Goreme signs of tourism are to be seen more often. Stalls with postcards, small souvenir statues, scarves, frippery of all kinds, and among all this – Turkish ice cream. We went up the hill from which the fairy
Even though in the valley of those charming fairy chimneys Cappadocia is well known for, the village of Uchisar seems like any other small town in Turkey. It is famous for its castle. It’s actually one of the most popular tourist
The territory of Cappadocia is divided into several areas that differ by color and composition, different in shapes of “fairy chimneys” that sprout from the earth. More than 1,000 years ago active volcanoes made this strange landscape erupting frequently and depositing
Cappadocia was the birthplace of several saints, but the most famous among them is Saint George from the second half of the 3rd century. He was the son of wealthy Christians and when he was 20 he served in the
The first glimpse of those incredible nature creations overwhelmed us after some 40 kilometers from the caravanserai. Never the less, that coffee break sure came at the right time since now we have the strength to goggle at this amazing
Surprisingly it didn’t take too long to get to Cappadocia from that last stop of ours – the huge caravanserai, but nevertheless, we were driving for too long. After all, the bus jounced along for hours through the Taurus Mountains
We went for another 110 kilometers from Konya and there is still a lot of bus-jouncing to do before we reach those chimneys in Cappadocia. There is no way to remember how far it is since all of our focus