Eastern Turkey is a lot of things. What it’s not is a beer lover’s paradise. Licensed restaurants are far in between, and not all towns have a store that sells it. In the name of reader service we did however sample the local brews that we could find. They were all of the same brand: [...]
We all know that traveling isn’t what it used to be five, ten or fifty years ago. A lot of things have changed, some for the better, and some things are perhaps not the great improvements we once thought they’d be. Good things such as Skype (no more hyper expensive collect calls) and internet research [...]
This is what qualifies as a light meal in Georgia: ten thousand calories of carbs, fat and pure deliciousness. The crust is actually a rich cheese pie that has been molded into a boat. Then, an egg is left to set gently inside the boat. A generous helping of real butter is then added to [...]
This ruin is unique in the way that it’s not really a ruin: it is a 2,000 year old intact Roman fortress. Gonio, as it is called today, was never destroyed or damaged by warfare, nor was it ever used as a quarry. Instead, it has been left alone to slowly decompose into today’s green [...]
We’re in Georgia – the country, not the US state. It wasn’t really a part of the original plan, but seatofourpants style of travel dictates that when an opportunity to travel to an interesting place presents itself, we hop on the next bus. The border between Turkey and Georgia was a pretty interesting place [...]
It took us only a few minutes to realize that Georgia has a VERY different alphabet. This above message is often found on doors to various establishments. It transcribes to something like ‘liaa’, whatever that may mean. Possibly ‘enter’. Probably not ‘free beer’.
This insanely beautiful expanse of water is Lake Van – Turkey’s biggest lake. There are a few settlements around the lake, but most of its shores are untouched by civilization. You hardly see any boats out there, just the impossibly blue water, surrounded by snow-capped mountains. Pure magic. Instead of taking the bus around [...]
I had some serious plans for Dogubayazit. I wanted to chase down Noah’s Ark and see what it really looks like. See, a Hong Kong expedition claims to have found the remnants of the Ark, embedded in a glacier on the mountain. It sounded like a great little adventure. Failing that, at least I’d get [...]
Turkey is great. In fact, it is our new favorite destination. The one thing that hasn’t worked out for us is the trekking. We’re here way too early. In just two months from now, the weather will be much warmer and drier, the skies will be fair and all the interesting destinations open for [...]
Most of the countries we’ve traveled through on this one-year trip have one thing in common: sad excuses for wine. While they certainly can be forgiven for this, the fact remains that we’ve missed wine on our diet. Beer is nice (as I’ve reported about in a number of posts), but good wine can really [...]
The other day we found this duck, quacking agitatedly at a row of caged chickens. It was as if the duck wanted to convince the chickens about the outside: the big world out there, about seeing new horizons and about the freedom of travel. Sorry to say, the chickens remained unimpressed. As we walked [...]
I’d heard about the existence of Hasankeyf before. I’d told myself that it was one of those places we’d just have to miss because there’s so much else to see in Turkey. Thankfully, we listened to advice from a nice Canadian family we encountered and spent a few days there. We loved it. There are [...]
At first, we were shocked that someone would put a giant licorice and vanilla ice-cream cheesecake in a window display, but then we realized it was just a bed. Nice frills though! Disclaimer: Here at Seatofourpants.com we strongly believe in the indelible rights of each of our destinations to be as quirky as they want. [...]
When looking at the map, it is pretty evident that we’re a stone’s throw away from Syria, Iraq and Iran, place names that have a dangerous ring to western ears. Indeed, friends and family have expressed a bit of concern over our current whereabouts. Well, we can all relax! Any misgivings we may have had [...]
Göbekli Tepe is a world sensation. The site has been called the Garden of Eden, an archeological miracle and the missing link between hunter gatherer societies and agricultural societies. It is a mind-boggling twelve thousand years old – the oldest temple ever found. I suspect that in twenty years, the site will no longer need [...]
You know the saying, “to fly by the seat of your pants?” Well, that's been our philosophy for most of our adult lives – before and after meeting, falling in love and marrying. We're now taking that idea on an extended round-the-world trip. Follow us as we share the good, the bad and the downright nasty of life on the road.
