Tag: Gimpy

Our last few days in Istanbul

ByTravelling Minion November 11, 2018 0 Comments
After the day(s) we had yesterday Gimpy and I decided to sleep in before even considering heading out into Istanbul. It was much needed rest and we both ended up sleeping until the late morning. Our Airbnb had facilities for laundry, so that was the first productive task we did. Admira Cafe Once clothes were in the dryer, we headed out into the city. We had scoped out a breakfast place to eat,...

Hot Air Balloons…FINALLY

ByTravelling Minion November 8, 2018 3 Comments
Hot Air Balloon Redemption With our GAdventures tour through Turkey over, we still had one big regret: We didn't hot air balloon in Cappadocia. If you've been following the trip, you'll know that we had two opportunities to fly when we were in Goreme. Unfortunately, both were cancelled due to weather and we were hugely disappointed. Ballooning in this region was at the very top of our list for...

Konya & Antalya

ByTravelling Minion October 18, 2018 0 Comments
To add insult to injury, when we woke up this morning, we were treated to a view of hot air balloons in the air. It was a bit of salt in the wound for some of us who really wanted to take a flight but it was still a sight to see. While it was a tough pill to swallow, we soldiered on, and after some breakfast made our way out of Cappadocia and onward to Konya. Sultanhani Caravanserai Our first...

Walking around Cappadocia

ByTravelling Minion October 15, 2018 0 Comments
Sunrise As a consolation for not having a hot air balloon ride, a few of us decided to wake up for sunset and take some photos of the sunrise in Cappadocia. We got up early and hung out at the top of our hotel terrace to wait for the sun to come up. The light started to appear and we started taking photos. It got a bit chilly and some of us retreated back to our rooms to catch a few more hours of...

Cappadocia

ByTravelling Minion October 14, 2018 0 Comments
Our day started with a Turkish breakfast in the beautiful courtyard of our hotel. It was a great way to wake up in the fresh air, and beautiful surroundings. Goreme Open Air Museum From there we visited the Goreme Open Air Museum. This was a large set of structures that were carved into the rock forming a community of sorts. Many of these buildings were churches and we got to explore a few of...

Turkey and Croatia

ByMinion-Chris September 21, 2018 0 Comments
Its September and I'm travelling again! This time I'll be travelling to Turkey and Croatia! This trip was an idea all the way back when Gimpy, Muscles and I were travelling through Africa in 2016. On one of the long bus rides we had in Egypt. Gimpy had mentioned one of her travel bucket lists was to ride in a hot air balloon in Turkey. One of my own travel goals had been to do an Aeroplan...