Last Updated: August 18, 2019 This is my 50 before 50 bucket list. This post was originally written just over five years ago. It’s not one of those l can’t die without doing this list. It’s more like things l would like to do. It all started during my high school years in Boston. I …
Malta Carnival: This past weekend was the Malta Carnival, our first one on the island. Though not as big as the Venice or Rio ones, a good time was had by all. This celebration has been ongoing since the 15th century. It was supposedly started by the Knights of St. John (guess they had to …
Among the many places we visited in Istanbul, we also made sure to go back and revisit some of them, including visiting the Dolmabahce Palace and the basilica Cistern especially. These were stops of our days on the Hop On-Hop Off bus and we decided to dive in a bit deeper and revisit them on our own. The palace has been home to a bunch of past Sultans and is quite impressive, lots of Instagram spots around the palace if you’re into that.