As I’ve written in my previous posts about running, I love exploring the place I’m visiting through Strava suggested course. So, following the suggested 10K course from Strava, I ran around Istanbul this morning. In the month of October, Istanbul has the best weather in my opinion. It’s rarely raining, and the temperature is between…
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How Nature and Humanity Evolves in Cappadocia
Cappadocia has such a unique landscape. The region was formed 60 million years ago by erosion of soft layers of lava and ash from surrounding mountains composing with wind and rain over millions of years. These geographical events created fairy chimneys – the people then carved houses and churches inside these chimneys. One of the…
Terpesona Karpet Turki
Sudah menjadi pengakuan umum di seluruh dunia, kalau karpet Turki adalah karpet terbaik. “Permadani Turki”, demikian mungkin istilah yang kerap kita dengar mengenai salah satu produk unggulan negara ini. Saat mengikuti tur di daerah Cappodacia, saya dan Elok dijadwalkan untuk mengunjungi salah satu produsen karpet Turki di daerah ini. Kebetulan selama ini saya selalu penasaran,…
Silver Anniversary Balloon Ride
It’s not her dreams, nor mine to take this balloon ride. We didn’t even intend to when we planned our holiday to Cappadocia. But today it’s our #SilverWedding #Anniversary. So we thought of marking it with something special. Something memorable (as if being in Cappadocia is not enough 😅) Yes, it’s rather expensive. But watching…
Back to Istanbul
Alhamdulillah, I’m back here in Istanbul, after my first visit in 2019. This time I bring along my wife Elok, reinstating our annual anniversary trip, which had been halted due to Covid. On first day we visited Topkapi Palace, which I didn’t get chance to visit on my previous visit. Such a beautiful palace, which…