Marvelous Sparkling Istanbul

I still can’t believe we’re in Turkey! It was so nice to spend a week in Istanbul, especially after hopping around recently. Slow travel is now our mantra and when we pick things up a bit, we tend to get a little lathered up. But then again…it was entirely cloudless and unrelentingly hot in Istanbul.…

Palace Heaven in Istanbul

Who doesn’t love looking into the homes of others? Especially when said homes are the lavish residences of Ottoman Sultans? We treated ourselves to two of Istanbul’s Palaces. The first was Topkapi Palace – the Palace the most people see in a visit to the city. But we also checked out Dolmabahce Palace to see…