asiatravel85 views9 minute read Turkey’s Antalya Province still has tons of Roman ruins, because return shipping would’ve cost a fortune.Peter Crosby05/15/2023 If you like Ancient Roman architecture, then you’ll love Perge, Aspendos, Myra, and Hierapolis. View Post
asiatravel132 views5 minute read Turkey’s ancient city of Ephesus is so intact, the locals probably don’t know the Roman Empire fell yet.Peter Crosby05/14/2023 This ancient Greco-Roman city is the oldest and most complete site ever excavated while people probably still lived there. View Post
asiatravel19 views9 minute read Is Kekova, Turkey’s “Underwater City,” actually Plato’s famed city of Atlantis? Sure, let’s go with that.Peter Crosby05/13/2023 There’s no evidence that Kekova WASN’T the embodiment of a civilization corrupted by wealth, technology, and might. View Post
asiatravel80 views11 minute read Antalya has the same weather as other Mediterranean beach towns, just not their exchange rates.Peter Crosby05/12/2023 Turkey’s city of Antalya is proof that the Mediterranean climate doesn’t end just because Europe does. View Post
asiatravel150 views10 minute read Turkey’s Cappadocia region would be the perfect place to trip on ’shrooms.Peter Crosby05/06/2023 Do you like deserts and phalli, but can’t afford to attend Burning Man? View Post
asiatravel238 views13 minute read The megacity of Istanbul borders on Europe, Asia, and the inexplicable.Peter Crosby05/03/2023 There’s no way to explain the scale of Istanbul, Turkey without making the city feel bad about its weight. View Post
asiatravel25 views6 minute read The Holy Land inspired three bestselling books that have more devoted fans than Harry Potter.Peter Crosby11/08/2022 Visit the only place that’s a more popular backdrop for blockbuster books than Hogwarts. View Post
asiatravel68 views6 minute read The visions people had in Jaffa were inspired by either religious fervor or a ton of opiates.Peter Crosby11/07/2022 St. Peter had a vision in Jaffa that changed Christianity forever. Or was he just high? View Post
asiatravel41 views6 minute read Tel Aviv is located in the Holy Land yet, weirdly, it’s never once mentioned in the Bible.Peter Crosby11/07/2022 Find out why ancient religious authors entirely passed on writing about Tel Aviv, Israel. View Post
europetravel75 views6 minute read Positano Italy is so superficially attractive, I can’t believe it hasn’t leaked a sex tape.Peter Crosby05/12/2022 Positano is the Paris Hilton or Kim Kardashian of Italy’s Amalfi Coast. Good-looking, but light on substance. View Post
europetravel62 views6 minute read Amalfi Italy was once a major port, so some lazy Italians named the entire coast after it.Peter Crosby05/11/2022 At the mouth of a deep ravine, Amalfi Italy looks like it got vomited out of the surrounding mountains. View Post
europetravel57 views5 minute read The towns along Italy’s Amalfi Coast were clearly built by human/mountain goat hybrids.Peter Crosby05/11/2022 This part of central Italy is an unbelievably beautiful and incredibly stupid place to live. View Post