Off to Turkey!

This weekend I’m heading off to scratch my annual get-out-of-the-country itch in exotic Turkey! It’s been on my list for quite a while now, and I was already planning a trip when one of my best friends decided to get married there in November. Francesca (the BF) and Erkut (the new hubby) are getting hitched again (state-side wedding was in August) in his hometown of Izmir and I couldn’t be more excited. All the wedding hoopla will be during the last week of my three week trip. I’m starting out in Istanbul, then to Cappadocia, flying to Antalya where I’ll rent a car and drive up the coast to Izmir. Now I won’t be doing all this alone - my mom is coming along for the ride. ‘Your mom?’ you might ask, but for those of you who know her, she’s a lot more adventurous than most moms. I already know we travel well together as we spent 2.5 months driving around the US together (we didn’t speak for almost a week after we got back, but this trip is much shorter by comparison so I think we’ll be fine). Plus, she can chip in for a dinner or two! We fly out on Sunday from SFO and after a quick layover in Munich, we arrive late Monday nite in Istanbul. The hotel has Wi-Fi so I’ll try to keep you all updated on the amazing sights and even better shopping!