Can luxury and dung beetles really be bed buddies?
byWe just had to stay at the Addo Dung Beetle Guest Farm. With a name like that and being a stone’s throw away from…
Destinations
Wild camping in the Lake District – how to do it!
byUpdated Summer 2025 In England wild camping it is illegal. But also lots of fun if you do it sensibly and respectfully! There’s nothing…
Lions before breakfast – Hluhluwe Imfolozi
byI stared at the storm of flies buzzing frenziedly around the steaming entrails. Trickles of blood were slowly creeping along the furrows of the dried mud track and I couldn’t rid…
Top things to do in Istanbul
byMaybe it was because it was grey and raining. Maybe it was because I couldn’t help but compare it to my beloved cities in…
Eating and sleeping Istanbul
byThe Hotel Amira in the heart of Sultanahmet was a little larger and more ’city-chic’ than we normally go for, and I was a…
Hiking Love Valley & Visiting the Open Air Museum in Goreme
byOne of the best things about Goreme is that you can walk out from your hotel and immediately be immersed in one unusual sight…
Getting high on mushrooms in Cappadocia
byDon’t you DARE go and balance on the mushrooms! It’s dangerous and fool-hardy, not to mention incredibly stupid. Did you leave your brain-cells in…
Rising with the sun – ballooning over Cappadocia
byWhy is it the best things in life often come hand in hand with sleep deprivation? I really don’t do mornings, yet when travelling I’m usually…
Discovering undiscovered Cappadocia
byFor some reason hubbie and I have an aversion to organised tours. Despite the potential benefits of local knowledge and insider information, the thought of…
Goreme or Uçhisar – where should you stay?
byWondering how to choose between Goreme and Uçhisar for your Cappadocia holiday? Then you’re in the right place! The first thing any visitor to…
Hot tubs and volcanoes at Taşkonaklar boutique hotel
byWe slouched luxuriating in bubbles, glasses of (rather dubious) wine in one hand and chunks of (rather delicious) chocolate in the other. Our toes poked daringly…
Troglodyte charm at Kelebek: cave sleeping Turkish style
byHubbie raised his eyebrows sceptically as I told him we were going to be staying in a cave. Two in fact. He was less…