Remember that time there was a worldwide pandemic that put a halt on all travel?   I do.

Sigh.

I spent a lot of the pandemic traveling to Las Vegas.  But then I got sick of that.  So I booked a month long trip on Amtrak.  Guess what?  That was an insanely expensive reminder that the world is so much cheaper when you are outside America.  So I booked a flight to leave America.  For ten weeks.  And then sat back and waited to leave.

I had great plans for this trip.  I was going to be working remotely, but still had time to see things during the day and on weekends.  I purposely picked countries that were not too overwhelming with things to do and see.  Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia and then ending in Turkey.  I want to see all of Turkey but also thought this would be a great time to cross just Mount Nemrut off the list.

I was going to blog nonstop.  Every day.  Okay not every day.  But weekly. Multiple times a week!  I was going to be very conscious of the things I post on my personal Facebook page.  Should I be posting this here, or on my blog, where people follow it because they want to read about your travels?   Blog it is! Continue reading →