by Sarah Duff | Jun 26, 2013 | Turkey
I didn’t know what to expect Cappadocia. All I knew before visiting this famous region of Turkey (pronounced cappa-doe-kiya, as I subsequently discovered) was that there were caves that you could stay in, the hot air ballooning was pretty good and there were...
by Sarah Duff | Jun 26, 2013 | Favourite places to stay, Turkey
Hezen Cave Hotel made me want to become a troglodyte if it meant that I could live in one of their cave suites (rather than the damp, dark, musty, cold algae-covered hovels I’d always associated with the word ‘cave’). With a massive lounge area,...
by Sarah Duff | Jun 20, 2013 | Favourite places to stay, Turkey
What most excited me about visiting Cappadocia, in central Turkey, other than hot air ballooning over fairy chimneys with a hundred other balloons littering the sky, was the prospect of staying in a cave hotel. Cappadocia’s landscape is covered in surreal...
by Sarah Duff | Jun 19, 2013 | Turkey
I’ve floated above the gemsbok on the dunes of the Namib Desert and over majestic forts in Rajasthan (which I thought were pretty amazing experiences), and I thought I’d ticked hot air ballooning off my list of cool things to do. Then I went hot air...
by Sarah Duff | Jun 17, 2013 | Turkey
I was really excited to visit Turkey for the first time recently, and imagined having a pretty good trip. It blew me away. From the moment I arrived in Istanbul, I loved every moment of being in this amazing country. I had no idea how beautiful, diverse, culturally...
