So glad that fellow PCV Elaine is a great traveler and planner. She's taken charge of making air, bus and hotel arrangements as we leave for Istanbul, Konya, and Cappadocia before we end our Peace Corps service in December. There's a 90 day window before the Close of Service when we cannot be out of Azerbaijan, so we're traveling during the hot and quiet summer before we need to stay at site.
First I'll take an 7 hour bus trip to Ganja to meet up with her, then we'll fly together to Istanbul and begin out trek. Thanks to Trip Advisor, Elaine has identified a hotel in the heart of old Istanbul and walking distance to Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, and the spice bazar. My contribution was to find a local English-speaking guide via Vayama to give us a 4-hour history tour of Istanbul. We'll also travel via bus to Konya to see the Sufi "whirling dervishes", stay in a cave hotel in Cappadocia, and take a hot air balloon ride! So many things to do, and great to have a travel friend.
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