I got the “I’m having such a good time smiles and laughter spontaneously erupt as I’m walking down the streets” feeling that I felt in Vietnam and Japan. A place with wonderful food, jaw dropping sights and an overall unbothered energy. What’s not to love?

Your flight lands at 9:30am. You have 10 hours until your next flight. It’s time to find water. Only Turkey’s airport doesn’t have any water fountains. So to McDonalds you go. $1.23 for lukewarm water, highway robbery. Cristin their location with a sandwich from home and a kiwi; it’s nap time. After drifting in and…

It’s rained almost every day I’ve been in Cappadocia (Kapadokya if you’re a local). And although I’m in the desert, the rain takes on a tropical attitude—aggressive bursts for 20 minutes, lulls, and then, depending on its appetite, another downpour. Rain calls for a cup of hot chocolate. Only, you’re in Cappadocia, so you’ve got…

You haven’t been sitting at a bus station long enough until you too smell like second hand smoke. Talking aggressively on the phone is a birthright Tea tea tea.

Straight to the point and delightfully punchy, I’ve so enjoyed Michael Pollan’s book “Food Rules”. Here are three of my three favorite rules so far. Avoid food products containing ingredients that a third-grader cannot pronounce. Eat only foods that will eventually rot. Eat animals that have themselves eaten well.