“Roughing it” with a simple, rustic lunch during our Turkish Riviera cruise.
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A Mediterranean Cruise along the Turkish Riviera
We work a lazy day into most of our tour itineraries. On the Turkey tour, our “vacation from our vacation” is a day spent lazily sailing the Turkish Riviera. Midway through our busy itinerary, we dedicate a day to just lounging on a beautiful wooden boat called a gulet ‘ swimming, sunning, eating, drinking, and playing backgammon with dramatic views of the coastline.
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A Typical Turkish Meal
Turkish food is fun, and our guide Mine makes sure every meal on our tour is a delight.
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Caravanserai Rest Stop
These days, Turkish caravanserai pit stops serve tour buses rather than camels. They try to attract as many tour operators as possible by slathering their windows with logo stickers.
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Ballooning Majestically over the Valleys of Cappadocia
With a dozen people in our basket and the capable captain Mustafa at the helm, we enjoy a dreamy glide over Turkey. Halfway through, our captain tosses Super Ted from the balloon. Mustafa learned to fly a balloon in 2002 in Albuquerque. A single Muslim man learning to fly in the USA just after 9/11, he attracted all sorts of attention from our government. I felt perfectly safe in the balloon of Mustafa.
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