We took a night train from Istanbul to Sofia, Bulgaria – our first proper night train complete with beds and everything.  But no one prepared us for the rude wake up calls for customs.  And Im not just talking about a tap on the shoulder and show me your passport.  NO. We had to wake […]

On our last day in Instanbul we went to the Grand Bazaar.  After reading about all the fun things you could find, especially antique jewelry, and seeing friends’ purchases, I was super excited to go. I expected it to be a lot like the spice market we went to the day before, just on a […]

From Santorini, we took a ferry to Crete.  We got in late, ate a yummy dinner at a hip restaurant and stayed at a little dinky hotel in a really sketchy area for the night.  The next morning we got up and picked up our rental car and headed west.  We were supposed to have […]

We decided to save the northern part of Santorini for our last day, and so on our third day we drove around similar areas as on our second day. We visited this little church where I had to wear a blanket over my legs to enter. Right beside this church is a beautiful beach with […]