Craving for the Wild
We are in the first wildlife reserve are we have visited in Asia part of our trip. Its name is Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. The reserve area, on the way between Ooty and Mysore, with a busy road passing through it, is not fenced and a natural living area of wild elephants, gazelles, monkeys, tigers and […]
Kerala
Coming back to India after Sri Lanka, first we stepped into the capital of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram (or Trivandrum), and our first thought was like: “Hello again the smell of urine, hello crazy sound of horns”… But interestingly, we felt ourselves back home again. Kerala, is the western of two states sharing the south part of […]
Sri Lanka
Our adventure in the small island country called Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka started in Colombo on 11th of December. We realized, just when we were in the airport, Sri Lanka is far different from its neighbor India. Streets are clean, there is no odor, asphalt is nice, and pedestrians have priority… People are […]
Pondicherry-Madurai
After leaving Sadhana, we have visited Pondicherry and Madurai in India before going to Sri Lanka for the second month of our journey in Asia. Pondicherry (Puducherry) is a small settlement, which was a colony of France before. It’s tidy, clean and calm streets still has the French spirit. We feel like we are travelling […]
Auroville
After Chennai and Mahabalipuram, we have been to Auroville. Auroville, a couple of kms away from Pondicherry (Puducherry –most of the cities have two names as before and after independence-), is an alternative living project, open to everybody all around the world, which is founded by The Mother (Mirra Alfassa) and following her principles. Like […]
İndia; More Spice?
In Chennai, where we took out first step to India, we had the chance of meeting one of the most important part of this culture; Indian Cuisine. India is a vegetarian friendly country due to the necessities of Hindu culture. On the package of every product, there is either a red or a green dot. […]
Introduction to India 101 (Chennai)
“Incredible India” was only a slogan we saw in the consulate. After 3 days we spent in Chennai, we realized that maybe this is the most appropriate slogan to define India. We arrive Chennai before the sunrise after a 1,5 days of journey with 17 hours of waiting in Shrjah Airport. When we step outside, […]
The Travellers Who Sold Their Caravan
Up to now, we made more than 10.000 kilometers on our journey we started 6 months ago. We have been in 20 different cities, visited 10 farms and eco-villages, and camped in more than 40 different places. We met many nice people… Sometimes we stuck on the road, had some trouble. But we didn’t regret […]
Refikler
We move towards the west, taking two of our friends from Flora. With Edwin and Gökçe, we make camp next to the ancient theatre in Kaş. We spend the night on the rocks, while we were still under the effect of Flora. The following day, we reach the river between Letoon and Xanthos in Kumluova. […]
A Garden in Mediterranean: Flora
After the cold climate of Konya, warmth of Mediterranean covers us again. We met with our friends again, who we were together frequently before our trip. In Adrasan, Çıralı and Phaselis… Close to full moon… We were together around the fire and under the sky again… Then we followed the road into the forest from […]
Konya: A Mystic Journey
After the valleys shaped by the wind and water, we have passed through a geography completely different while we were going towards Konya. For a long while, we have driven without seeing any height until the horizon around Salt Lake. A close but infinite horizon… While we were struggling against the wind and trying to […]
Fairy Land
We found ourselves in the land of a fairy tale since the time we step in Cappadocia. An odyssey of 10 days started in Avanos and ended in Ihlara Valley. While travelling towards Avanos, the view around us is different than everything we saw before… The only similarity I can describe is the […]
