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
asiatravel131 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
asiatravel79 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
asiatravel149 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
asiatravel236 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
asiatravel778 views11 minute read It’s hard to believe Petra still exists, considering that the place is basically water-soluble.Peter Crosby11/13/2022 The sandstone city of Petra would’ve washed away if it had rained for any length of time in the last two millennia. View Post
asiatravel110 views6 minute read Jordan’s Wadi Rum is like visiting Mars without being the billionaire CEO of a rocket company.Peter Crosby11/12/2022 Why visit the Red Planet when you can experience all its inhospitality and desolation right here on Earth? View Post
asiatravel97 views6 minute read Israel’s Masada would make an amazing Airbnb if its last occupants hadn’t trashed the place.Peter Crosby11/11/2022 If there’s one thing I know for certain, the Ancient Romans aren’t getting their security deposit back. View Post
asiatravel83 views7 minute read Everything you were told about Bethlehem as a kid was a lie.Peter Crosby11/10/2022 Bethlehem is nothing like the place they told you about in the Bible. View Post
asiatravel67 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
blog88 views4 minute read My ongoing, obsessive search for the world’s best alarm clock radio of 2022.Peter Crosby07/13/2022 It’s now five years later, and a lot has changed in the world of alarm clockery. View Post