Following our visit to Konya, I have been obsessing over Rumi. Visiting the home of Rumi was an important part of my spiritual journey. Since that Konya trip, I have been reading more about Shams, Rumi’s own spiritual guru. Because it has been weighing on my mind, I wanted to […]
Humpty
2 When we embarked on this trip, we wanted it to be a journey – the journey as a physical journey around the world and a spiritual journey to study and meditate to further our spiritual development. But sometimes, one also needs a break from one’s journey and so we came […]
Fethiye: Full Tourist
We hopped on the morning bus from Cappadocia and arrived four-hours later in Konya, Rumi’s final resting place, to witness the whirling dervishes ceremony and to visit his tomb. It has been the most spiritual experience so far on our trip. Konya is a mix of historical significance by […]
Konya: Turkey’s Bible Belt
2 The private tour we took on third day of the southern valleys of Cappadocia was the highlight of our trip. Well, let me say it this way – we had seen lots of pictures of Cappadocia, especially of the hot air balloons, from our friends and other visitors. So when […]
Kaymakli Underground City & Caves Churches: Eat, Pray, Die
1 We found ourselves in a (almost) deserted town. We had just arrived in Göreme at 7 a.m. and our hotel was another 10 km away in a small town called Ürgüp. Not exactly walking distance after a sleepless nine-hour bus ride from Antalya with backpacks. Hmmm, what to do? Cappadocia, […]
Cappadocia: The Land of the Beautiful Horses (or ATVs)
1 I am in love with Geyikbayiri, a small town high up in the mountains about 30 km west of Antalya. Unless you’re an avid climber or you know a local, the typical tourist like us would have never heard of this town of natural springs and killer views of the […]