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I LOVE AIRBNB! The first time I used it was with my friends in Istanbul in 2013 and haven’t gone back! I use it exclusively when I travel alone, before and after my Travel Experiences. I have even become friends with the one couple I stay with in Istanbul now. Their place...

The beautiful town of Safranbolu, in North Central Turkey, is so very quaint and it’s as though you have walked back in history. There is the more modern city not far from it, but Safranbolu has been claimed as a UNESCO World Heritage City. Its Ottoman homes are in amazing...

Preeti was invited to our Follow Your Heart Travel Experience to Turkey by our mutual friend Sherin. She also came the farthest – Australia! 🙂 Her quiet demeanour, gentle smile and relaxed yet fun personality made her an absolute treat to have on our trip! “Got back...

  Doors.  Since I started my travel photography in 2008, doors have been something that are a personal project to photograph. Some like windows, some like pilars, some like doors. I’m a doors girl. 😉 WHEREVER I go, I look for doors to add to my “collection”. (Yes a coffee...

Add the charge cords that come with the above, plus my iPhone that shot this photo and that’s it. 🙂 Unless I’m shooting an assignment, This is my go-to gear I always take: Macbook pro with WD Elements HD Canon 5DM2 with 24-70L 2.8 lens (although I”m currently saving for a...

Istanbul. What an INCREDIBLE city. I have spent a considerable amount of time there, although it’s never enough. With 4 trips there in the last 4 years, I have many places still on my list to discover in Istanbul. But one place that never disappoints is the Galata District....

I had first met Shyamala via email, her inquiring about an upcoming Turkey Travel Experience I had planned. We then met at a Starbucks with a number of others interested, but it was evident she was the spear head of this meeting. Being a firstborn myself, I already liked her. 🙂...

We all want to know the tried and true secrets when it comes to booking tickets. The best deal, the best airlines, the best connections. You know. The works! There are a ton – I don’t profess to know them all, just the ones that have worked for me. So I’m gonna s...

I remember when I first wandered this quaint village. It was autumn and we had scarves on and the fallen leaves from the trees crunched as we walked down the rugged paths that led through the village homes. “This place would be ADORABLE to visit, or stay, in the summer!!...

The perfect travel experience. We all want it. And there are endless ways to get it. A backpacking trip. A luxury cruise. A well planned out itinerary. Seeing highlights and sights of your destination. The list is endless. But when we think of small group travel, some of us think...