TURKEY!!

I’ve been thinking for awhile about what to write about Turkey but my words could never do this country justice! I was blessed with the opportunity to go to Turkey for a month and traveled around first with a tour group for two weeks, and then alone for two weeks. I have done a lot of traveling and Turkey was definitely one of my favorite places! I love how there’s so much history, you feel like you’re at the cradle of where civilization. I visited the birthplace of Abraham, the ruins at Troy and Ephesus that were thousands of years old, and mosques and churches that were old as old as time.

I also adored how all these cultures came together, Christians, Muslims, Jews, everyone was working together and had different traditions and outfits, it just all seemed to work. Especially in Istanbul there was a very open feeling, on one side of the city there was old mosques and churches. Then you go to the other side and you feel like you’re in a completely different place, crowded streets full of eager shoppers, so much more westernized it made you feel at home! The people were incredibly nice there as well, everyone inviting you in for tea or dinner or to stay at their houses. And if you’re lost all you have to do is say where you’re going and a local will guide you to your destination, there’s a reason why they call it ‘Turkish Hospitality’. 🙂

Some of my favourite places in Turkey definitely include the South West coast, turquoise water and rusty coloured rocks, snow peaked mountains, and sunshine as far as the eye could see! I also really loved the South East as well close to the Syrian border. It’s full of sand coloured mountains, lots of small towns that live right in the mountains, it truly is breathtaking! And who can forget the Cappadocia region where fairy chimneys dominate the sky, so haunting! I’m truly grateful that I got the chance to go to Turkey and I will cherish the memories for a lifetime.