From bustling Istanbul to laid-back Antalya, here’s what we spent over three months living in Turkey—accommodation, food, transport and all. Plus, how we stuck to our budget and what surprised us along the way.
Curious about what really happens inside a traditional Turkish Bath? On Mother’s Day in Antalya, I finally experienced a Hammam—and it was raw, real, a little uncomfortable, and incredibly healing. From full-body scrubs to foam massages and cultural surprises, here’s what it was like to be bathed by a stranger and why I’d do it again in a heartbeat.
We’re about to head somewhere new and exciting — Turkey! It’s the furthest we’ve taken the baby from Australia so far, and next week we’ll be there. It got me thinking about how we find our long term accommodation. It’s nerve racking! I think we have been pretty lucky so far in finding good affordable…
We landed in Istanbul yesterday. It was a lot! A big change for us in all the things, temp, culture, time zone, all of it. Add in a baby and x the impact by 100. One of the biggest questions we get is: how much does it cost to land and settle somewhere new as…
