A mosque that’s been standing for almost 1,500 years. Marble columns rising out of dark underground water. A ferry that carries you to another continent in half an hour. Istanbul is anything but an ordinary city break! The tricky part is knowing where to start, because ancient
Fall asleep inside a cave, wake up to hot air balloons drifting past your window and eat breakfast on a roof terrace overlooking the fairy chimneys. In Cappadocia, your hotel is half the adventure! But which village do you pick as your base? Busy Göreme, Uçhisar with
Five in the morning. It’s pitch black, it’s freezing, and you’re standing on the edge of a valley full of giant stone ‘asparagus’. Then the first hot air balloon rises. Then another. Then ten more. Welcome to Cappadocia! We spent a week exploring this extraordinary corner of
In Istanbul you can wake up to views of centuries-old mosques, start your day between trendy coffee bars, or hop on a ferry to a completely different continent. All in the same city! Istanbul is huge, and the neighbourhood you stay in shapes much of how you
Rocks shaped like giant mushrooms, churches hidden in cliff faces and tunnels you have to crawl through on hands and knees. Cappadocia is basically one enormous adventure playground! We spent just over a week here in our campervan with our kids, aged 3 and 5. And we
From cuddling street cats to sailing between two continents, the best moments for kids in Istanbul often turn up where you least expect them! We explored the city with our children, aged 3 and 5, and quickly found out that you don’t need special kids’ attractions to
Your 21st birthday should be one to remember. The perfect way to celebrate this milestone is by treating yourself with a 21st birthday trip. Now your teenager years are far behind you and you’re starting to have a budget for your travels, this is the moment to
Europe might be the most diverse continent of all, filled with rich culture, unique nature, charming cities and famous highlights. As we live in the Netherlands ourselves, we’ve already seen a lot of Europe, though each country and city keeps surprising us with new hidden gems. If
Covered in jungle, hidden on a remote island or in plain sight taken over by modern life. The world has ancient lost cities on every continent. History buffs like us love how the ancient city ruins give an insight in ancient life and adventurous travelers are drawn