Holy moly, crosses and garlic. Loving trippy Transylvania. Dracula, creepy castles and foggy forests as far as the eye could see. Horrible tales of evil deeds and gruesome medieval torture. Now spending the day with the Count himself. Well it would be rude not to stop by. We took an early bus from Brasov to […]
Picture postcard, pretty Brasov. Pastel walls and terracotta tiles, cobbled streets and medieval towers. Emerald misted forests, saxon forts, and a massive thunder and lightening show making our first experience of Transylvania Hollywood perfect. InterRegio trains not known for being luxurious (hehe) super hot, super dirty, but super cheap only about $10 each and only
Hilly, green, restful place. Stormy skies and medieval forts. Slow pace strolls, cobbled streets and too much ice cream. We had a nice rest here after non-stop travel for eight weeks ahhhhhhh and did I mention ice creeaam We took a bus from Sofia (the newish capital of Bulgaria) to Veliko Turnovo (the old capital
We said a sad goodbye to Azize at the famous Serkeci Railway Station (aka Istanbul Orient Express station) and boarded our sleeper train (just like Hercule Poirot did in “Murder on the Orient Express”) for the ten hour over night trip from Istanbul to Sofia. We booked a private cabin on the train (but folks,
Bleak Anatolian plains, extinct volcanos, and whismsical rock formations. Subterranean cities, rock churches, and fairy chimneys. A super glamorous cave room and a magical balloon ride at sunrise. Disney? Universal? Fantasy Island? Where are we? Cappodocia… way, way the most surreal and magical place we have been. We took a flight to Kayseri in the