GLOBETROTTING GRANDPARENTS

Drenthe Trail 160 KM of hiking. Ten days. Fifteen kilo packs. Two blisters. We did it. And it was fun.  Mostly it was fun because...

The famous hunnebeds, 5000 year old graves. If you are planning a hiking or bicycling trip in the Netherlands, and there’s n...

I like alliteration, which is why I used 'hiking' and 'Holland'. But, technically, we are not in Holland right now. We are i...

    Tulips came originally from Turkey in the late1500’s to the Netherlands. So it seems only fitting that we, newly arrived from Turkey...

Patterned walkways of little pebbles at Topkapi Palace   We set our alarm for a 7 AM airport pick up. But when we got to the hotel lobby...

Sultanahmet or old Istanbul is a medieval city centre, a mixture of Asia and Europe. And it is full of shops. The best place for shopping: t...

Gourds are used as lovely, colorful lights on patios. Today I decided to be brave and experience something unique. Did you ever laid na...