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•  Awe-inspiring Red Valley and Rose Valley in the heart of Cappadocia, Turkey
  Our final adventure in Cappadocia was probably the most satisfying for the eye and the most awe-inspiring. I admit, sometimes I did get despondent for the hardship of the routes, but the views were amazing. We went through dark tunnels, rickety ladders, slippery slopes, narrow passageways and muddy ...
  Tue, 21 May 2013 10:28:05
•  In Cappadocia, from Göreme open-air museum to Uçhisar Castle and the Pigeon Valley
  Literally “Land of Beautiful Horses”, wherever you turn your gaze in Cappadocia you are confronted with overwhelming natural beauty. While we stayed in Göreme for the night, we have also gone on tours around the region, the Ilhara Valley first, then Göreme open-air museum, Uçhisar for it...
  Tue, 14 May 2013 10:03:05
•  A trip, a photo ? Göreme traditional pottery shop
  So pottery is one of Cappadocia’s traditional handicraft, could you think of a more authentic shop than this one? And let’s face it, are you not envious of its owner working place, staring at such a view in open-air every day instead of the walls of an office or a computer desk? Yeah, I&...
  Sat, 11 May 2013 14:06:19
•  Making Gözleme traditional style in Cappadocia, Turkey
  Towards the end of our tour along the Ilhara Valley, my friends and I started feeling hungry and, although we were approaching lunchtime and restaurant, when we stopped for a short break we couldn’t resist the temptation of sampling some traditional food. Now, in Turkey this time something str...
  Thu, 09 May 2013 13:00:25
•  Fairytale-like Selime monastery in Cappadocia, a photo essay
  As anticipated in my previous post on Cappadocia’s Ilhara Valley, during the tour we have also visited the Selime monastery, at the edge of the valley. Since it was very beautiful and an experience in itself, I decided to devote a short photo essay to Selime alone, so you can better appreciate...
  Tue, 07 May 2013 16:00:18