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Lake Lugano

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Things to Do in Lugano, Switzerland (Where Switzerland Meets Italy)

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Chapel Bridge in Lucerne Switzerland

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Things to do in Lucerne, Switzerland (including a special recommendation you won’t see elsewhere!)

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Hiking Monte San Salvatore in Lugano, Switzerland

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How to Spend One Day in Liechtenstein

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I would say that it wasn’t until Eskisehir in Türkiye that we started to really grasp the warmth and vivacity of the Turkish culture. This was a smaller town, more bohemian and artisan in some ways, but it was bustling with people who were so kind. We had generous offers of food - and lots of tea.

Eskisehir has a row of old homes that have been restored and painted vibrant colors; there are art galleries; people sit outside at the tea house for hours and great each other happily; the open air markets are a feast for the senses.

Eskisehir was a great place to explore.

#turkey #turkiye #travel #travelphotography #travelblogger #travelgram #travelwriter #traveler #travel #seetheworld

The thing about taking this @intrepidtravel basic

The thing about taking this @intrepidtravel basic tour was that it led me to visit places of Türkiye I probably wouldn’t have picked on my own- like Ankara.

Ankara is the capital of Türkiye and a busy, bustling city. It isn’t designed for the tourist, it is designed for the citizen. And we learned a lot by being here.

After a morning of museums and mausoleums, @lifewith2superheroes and I walked (like - A LOT) and saw all parts of Ankara.

… the city’s active mosque (where the women pray upstairs behind privacy screens), street stalls where you buy your washer/dryer unit and a couch to match, the old castle on a hill with extraordinary cobbled streets twisting underneath…

And, of course, we had to end with the nation’s beer.

I am glad this tour itinerary got me outside the typical tourist locations (ie, Cappadocia, Istanbul). Ankara was a completely different insight into what Türkiye is today, its identity as the modern republic it shaped into 100 years ago.

#turkey #türkiye #travel #travelblogger #travelgram #travelwriter #travelling #traveler #adventures #urbanjungle #urbanexplorer #adventure #parentswhowander

Deep underground near Cappadocia there are entire $Deep underground near Cappadocia there are entire “cities” carved into and through the rock. These labyrinths weave and twist. You get from space to space through tunnels too small to stand up in. As you go deeper into the earth, it gets warmer. The people who made these made vents so that fresh air circulates, but it can feel suffocating. We were at least 4 stories underground, but experts guess that they’ve only uncovered a fraction of what is there. Also wild: there are dozens of these cities! The people didn’t live here full time, but escaped enemies here. The tunnels were made small so that shields couldn’t be used by any invading, storming enemy soldiers. But they were prepared to stay there for awhile if necessary. There is no record of how long people actually lived down here. What do you think? Could you walk around these tunnels deep underground??! #tunnel #tunnels #undergroundcity #cappadocia #turkey #türkiye #travel #travelblogger #travelwriter #travelgram #travelling #seetheworld #explore$

After our immensely beautiful experience in Cappad

After our immensely beautiful experience in Cappadocia, we met up with our @intrepidtravel group. We didn’t know that we’d be joining a group that had already been traveling Türkiye together for 2 weeks, but as we stood next to the Lions Gate at Hattusa (an ancient Hittite site that started sometime in the 6th millennium BC!), I knew we’d be in good hands.

Honestly, I was a bit scared of a tour. And also honestly, I am not sure I would have picked Hattusa and/or Ankara (the capital where we ended our day toasting in a bar with raki, the nationally popular liquor called Lions Milk 🦁—> lions all around this day!) without this tour.

But both of these stops were phenomenal.

And while traveling with a tour group is a different kind of travel for me, and requires a delicate balance, I have been so appreciative of our awesome guide and wonderful tour mates this trip.

I was worried I’d be too old for everyone else on the trip but there is much diversity amongst our group.

Have you been on a travel tour? Would you do it or would you hate it? What do you look for when you book a travel tour? (Asking for a newbie 🙋🏼‍♀️)

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Walking into ancient abandoned churches carved int

Walking into ancient abandoned churches carved into rocks, hiking through pink stones, drinking hot Turkish wine at sunset - this was an experience that was accessible and so memorable.

We paid $15 for a guide, who brought his puppy, and there was no stress, just pure joy.

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Hot air ballooning in Cappadocia. There are 150

Hot air ballooning in Cappadocia.

There are 150 balloons that go up on good mornings in Cappadocia to watch the sun rise.

It’s not cheap to do but it really is a bucket list item.

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Cappadocia, Türkiye - a place that really can’t

Cappadocia, Türkiye - a place that really can’t be captured in photos and videos (but won’t stop me from trying!). This is a place where persecuted Christians built a life inside caves, where Muslim prayers echo over the speakers, and Mother Earth has outdone herself. It is spiritual here. An experience.

I am excited to be here in Türkiye for the first time and am already enamored with this country.

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By the time we made it to Lucerne, Switzerland thi

By the time we made it to Lucerne, Switzerland this summer we were mid-trip and needed a little rest. So we did something in Lucerne that very few tourists do : we found a beach in a public park!

Vacationing is different than traveling, we’ve realized. And after some intense travel, we took a day to vacation. Do we regret not doing THE top tourist thing in the city? Nope.

First, you can’t do all the things everywhere anyhow. Second, I do travel web articles for fun based on what we’ve learned and experienced. Third, we followed our bodies and needs so we could reenergize. And fourth, it allowed us to do something that residents do, to see what Lucerne is really like.

➡️ on the website today I shared our unique recommendation, why we skipped the Golden Circle, and more about why people flock to Lucerne.

#lucerne #switzerland #europe #travel #familytravel #travelblogger #travelwriter #parentswhowander

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