On our last night in Istanbul, Abram and I switched to the Four Seasons Istanbul, built in what was formerly the Sultanahmet jail. After a $40 million renovation, the hotel was filled with rich-looking people and more staff-than-guests. Needless...

After Ephesus, our next stop, like the sunset in Kusadasi, was another unanticipated surprise. With only one hour left until needing to be at the Izmir airport, we loaded up our silver chariot and gave it and Yildez (our...

Abram and I were lucky again today. Or, as we like to say, "Blessed!" The sky was a vibrantblue and the air held a crisp 65-farenheit as we strode out of our hotel. Yes, we had survived. Both of...

My hair was standing up on end like I had stuck my hand in a wall socket. My body was pinned to the captain's windshield by the brute force of the wind. I kept my eyes half open, sometimes...

As far as we could tell, the Aegean island of Chios was all ours, to be shared only with the untrusting shadows of the island's stray dogs and mangy cats. Abram and I were walking through the back streets...

I can count on one hand those places in the world where the history is so vivid, I can close my eyes and hear the victorious cheers of the masses, the clomping of the horses' feet on the cobblestone,...

In just eight days John and I will be heading into the wild of the unknown (to us) world. Flying to Greece and Turkey (via Munich and Zurich, to maximize miles!), we will be engaging on a whirlwind Mediterranean tour...