Goreme Open Air Museum has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985. This rocky settlement area has been home to a flourishing monastery life from the 4th to the 13th centuries. This is one of the most popular tourist spots in all of Cappadocia. Tourists get to enjoy seeing gorgeous rock-cut churches, paintings and [...]
Pamukkale is a natural site in southwestern Turkey, in the Denizli Province. Pamukkale means "cotton castle" in Turkish, named for the famous carbonate mineral left by the thermal spring that flows in the area. This remarkable site in the River Menderes Valley, enjoys a temperate climate most of the year. This is where the ancient [...]
Ever since I was a little girl, I've loved history, the past, other cultures, the unknown, far off places, and mystery! I went from wanting to be an archaeologist to an FBI agent to a Sports Medicine Physician and back to an Archaeologist by the time I started Rollins College for a BA in [...]
I have been teaching Yoga Workshops both nationally and internationally since 2011. Of all the ways I am able to share yoga with the world, workshops are one of my absolute favorites because I gets to spend an immersive weekend with yoga students who are curious enough about deepening their yoga practice to carve out [...]
Turkey is a majestic country with a vibrant culture and incredible history. Civilizations and empires such as the Hitit, Phrygia, Persian, Greek, Roman, Selcuklu, Ottoman Empire and more occupied Turkey at different times in history and have left amazing archaeological evidence behind for seekers to explore. I promise this trip will be unlike any other [...]
