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Top 10 Must-Do Activities During Your Turkey Holiday
1. Explore the Ancient City of Ephesus The ancient city of Ephesus is one of the best-preserved in the world. Walk through its marble streets, visit the grand Library of Celsus, and marvel at the impressive amphitheater. An insight into the Roman Empire's rich history is provided by this historical gem.
Smash Tours and TravelsPublished 3 days ago in Wander A Day In Preston: Revisiting My Past Part Two
Introduction The first part of this story was published last week and you can visit it here: I have written a few pieces on the place I was born and grew up and you can check them out here:
Mike Singleton - MikeydredPublished 8 days ago in WanderWhere Gods Have Stood
A little background music for the journey: "No, in the USA, people still get the call, or some of them, and they feel themselves being called to from the transcendent void, and they respond to it by building a model out of beer bottles of somewhere they've never visited, or by erecting a gigantic bat house in some part of the country that bats have traditionally declined to visit. Roadside attractions: people feel themselves pulled to places where, in other parts of the world, they would recognize that part of themselves that is truly transcendent, and buy a hot dog, and walk around, feeling satisfied on a level they cannot truly describe, and profoundly dissatisfied on a level beneath that.”
What Napoleon Would Have Wanted
It was December 2015. It was to be the winter for the trip of a lifetime. My wanderlust began at a young age. With my first visit to South Africa at the fourteen, the spark was ignited and only grew with age. Now in my mid-thirties, I have traveled to 17 countries and over 20 states. To describe this trip, I first need to explain how I arrived there. Having studied French most of my life, studying abroad in Tours, France in high school and in Angers, France in college, you could say that my Francophilia only ripened deeper with age, like a fine Beaujolais. After college, I took it a step further and taught English abroad in French Guiana (in South America). That year, despite many hardships, was one of the best of my life. In Kourou, French Guiana I was known as “l’américaine” (the American woman), recognized pedaling around town on my bike and to many, the first and only American they had met. During that seminal time, I fostered a sense of community around me that I had heretofore not experienced. I made friends with other teaching assistants from around the world, friends from my tango class and friends from the theatre class at the French foreign legion.
Kate KastelbergPublished 9 days ago in WanderBeyond Words
It was about halfway into my seven-week study abroad in rural Kenya that I realized I had not journaled a single time throughout the experience thus far. But even as I sat down that very evening, determined to commit some vital memories and reflections to my journal, I knew I wouldn't make much headway; there was a part of me that was opposed to trying to record this particular journey there. I wanted it to remain separate, unique, untouched by my 'ordinary' life back in upstate New York. In the end, I came away with not even one whole pageful of words.
Gabriel HuizengaPublished 9 days ago in WanderJust 105 Miles South of Key West
A short window of time opened during the Obama administration allowing Americans to visit Cuba for family or educational reasons. To celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary in 2017, my husband and I booked a cruise and tour in Havana. My father's side of the family came from Cuba, and I have always been curious about his homeland. Although I don't speak the language, just being there would rekindle interest in my heritage.
Barb DukemanPublished 9 days ago in WanderFlatlander on the Hill
* Editor's Notes: Anything italicized is part of a series of notes I wrote during the trip that I found recently. Some pictures have been edited to preserve the privacy of everyone who went on the trip. That said they were edited by an unprofessional (me) so don't judge me too harshly for my lack of skills.
Alexandria StanwyckPublished 9 days ago in WanderA Reunion with Greek, German, and Albanian Friends in Istanbul as a Turk
Growing up in a small place, speaking very late, having difficulty making friends in elementary school, I never thought that in my twenties, I would make my closest friends and get along so well with foreigners. Doing Erasmus in Lithuania led me to meet Konstantina, someone who became very valuable in my life. I met one of my closest friends there. Years later, I moved to Germany, and the thought of having a foreign boyfriend never crossed my mind. And there I met Tim.
A Journey Of Joy With The Children of Tanzania
My feet ache and my energy is severely depleted by the time we arrive at the mountain village of Mtae in Tanzania. We’ve just walked eight hours, ascending about 1,000 meters in one day. It’s five in the afternoon as I attempt to wash my sweaty body with cold water from a bucket. For the first time in my life, I have to use a hole in the ground as a toilet and clean myself up afterwards with water and my hands.
Yvette BrandPublished 9 days ago in WanderFeeling Normal Again
Smoking weed and banging drums with long-haired hippies in the forest. Jumping through waterfalls and plunging into deep blue water. Finding my spirituality after being adopted by a monkey family and running with them through the wilderness… are the kinds of stories you’d think you’d hear when someone says they had a life-changing trip but my most memorable trip simply allowed me to feel like a normal person.
A Step Beyond Heaven
I realize the title of this article may feel bold and even brazen to say, but in a way I do feel it’s justified and I will do my best to show and explain why.
Nagoh Creative (Greg)Published 9 days ago in WanderLeaving Corfu With Stories To Tell
The family holidays my sister and I experienced together are some of our most treasured shared memories. After years of changes that neither of us could have foreseen, we decided that it was time for us to get away.
Katerina PetrouPublished 9 days ago in Wander