A morning bus ride from Ankara to one of the most visited historic areas in Turkey. Pamukkale, translated into “Cotton Castel,” carries significant historical stories with its breathtaking views, unusual white rocks, and the…
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On a seven hours bus ride from Ankara to Istanbul, I arrived around 7 pm at the Istanbul bus station, waiting for the ride that will pick up the other girls to the airport,…
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I flew from Moscow to Istanbul and arrived around 10 pm until my ride picked me up at 11 pm and we headed straight to the bus station for a one-way ticket to Ankara…
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A morning flight from Tokyo to Beijing when we landed, security was tough.. especially on me! Remember when I said that my passport picture got washed out from the juice drink in Japan! I…
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On our way to Tokyo, we stopped in Kamakura, a small town that’s home to the Great Image of Buddha. This is the second-largest statue of its kind, topping out at more than 37…
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Mount Koya is a sacred mountain to the Japanese who practice Buddhism and is a picture-perfect Zen landscape- complete with tall Cedar trees shrouded in mist, ancient rock temples, and towering waterfalls. Buddhist monks…