You can follow along on my tour by clicking the on the links at the bottom of the page. (There's a new page for each day.) You can also skip to any particular part by clicking on the links at the left. Below these links, there is a summary of the events and experiences of the day.

Traveler's Tip:
Check this box for special tips, tricks, or insights.

One of the most fun parts of visiting a new place is to try to pick up a few words of the language. I've also added a "word of the day" section. Unfortunately, I didn't do too well in learning Turkish. I never learned more than a few simple words, and most of these were types of food. (Note that there is no "word of the day" for the post-tour visit to Greece. I settled for becoming familiar with the alphabet and trying to sound out words.)

Something to look for

There are also a few fun things to look for when you're looking at this site. Odd fact:
This same tile was used as the cover image for the Rough Guide to Istanbul. Take a look at the background (blue tile) image for the page. I created this image from one of my pictures. See if you can find it. There's also a border pattern separating that image from the text portion. That's created from one of my pictures, too. It's probably harder to find. Have fun looking for them. (I'll tell you where to find them on the "P.S." page[*].)

What I learned:
I learned some interesting facts on this trip. Look for them in this box.
I've added some links along the way (look for this symbol: [*]) to websites where you can find more information on some of the places I visited. Oh, and most of the pictures (including the map in the upper left) are clickable. Clicking on them will open a larger version of the picture. Then click again to return to the original page. Sometimes I had several similar pictures, but I didn't want to overwhelm you with them. I put them in slideshows. You can either let them play automatically (by clicking on "Slideshow") or go through them one at a time. I've tried to put the most interesting or most typical picture first, so if you aren't interested, you can just skip the others.
Note:
"JavaScript" must be enabled in order to view the slideshows. Otherwise, you'll just see miniature images - but you can still click on them to enlarge.

Oh, and in case you're wondering, the font I used for the headers is called "Herculanum". Somehow that seemed appropriate.