Piako visited the incredible Giant’s Causeway at the tip of Northern Ireland. He loved it!
Author: Karen
Bathing in Bath
From Bristol we did a day trip to the City of Bath. The whole city is a World Heritage Site and it is famous both for its ancient Roman Baths and for its stunning Georgian architecture. We arrived in the pouring rain, but we were grateful to get there at all as a lot of…
The torrential rains of Bristol
We flew back from Turkey into the rain and cold of England…upon arriving in Bristol we realised we had touched down in the middle of flooding! However, that didn’t stop us from having a great time with Reuben’s friends Ally and Paul and their daughter Charis. We spent a day exploring Bristol, and in amongst…
Istanbul
At the end of our time in Turkey we had three amazing days in Istanbul. After being in much less populated areas, Istanbul felt very crowded and bustling! We arrived at 5.45 am on a night bus from Bergama. As we were about to get onto the free shuttle from the bus station to Taksim…
Piako in Scotland
Piako visited the chilly Scotland and watched a beautiful sunset in Glasgow!
An Acropolis, an Asclepion and a Red Basilica
Bergama is right next to the ancient city of Pergamon or Pergamum which is famous for its Acropolis set on top of a big hill. We set off from our hostel with the instructions that we could walk to take a cable car up the hill, and the walk would take us about 10 minutes….
In the footsteps of Paul
We had been looking forward to visiting Ephesus since we arrived in Turkey, so we were delighted that the weather was sunny and warm in the morning when we set out. We had planned to take a bus from the modern city of Selcuk (where we were staying) to Ephesus as it is about 3km…
Swimming in the ruins
After another all night bus, we arrived in Pamukkale before 7am – luckily we found somewhere to store our bags and wait until things opened up! Pamukkale is famous for its hot pools, terraces and the ruins of Hierapolis. After a picnic breakfast of bread and cheese we wandered over to the travertines – round terraces…
Piako in Wales
Piako took a quick trip to Wales to visit a castle. It was windy and rainy, so Piako’s adventures in Wales were limited!
An underground city
We arrived in Goreme about 5.45am, into a clear, cold morning. As we got off the bus we watched the sunrise and dozens of balloons rise with it – it was simply stunning. After ascertaining that our hostel was only a few minutes walk away, we refused a ride there for 10 lira…
Meandering Kiwis 