Travel Blog

An update for those that have been following and supporting us as we’ve worked to bring aid to those in Elbistan (Kahramanmaraş Province) effected by the Feb 6th earthquake.

A few days in the fascinating city of Diyarbakır to meet the characters that live and work between the sights.

A look back at the year that was 2022 through photos plus some travel plans for 2023

Leaving behind the waterfalls and alpine pastures of Rize, we set out to visit three of Trabzon Province’s Greek monasteries, each in a different stage disappearing into ruin.

Making our way to the lush mountains of Rize, where the locals live perched on steep slopes, dance to bagpipes, cultivate tea, and accuse us of being spies.

A camping trip with the family in the midst of fairy chimneys with hot air balloons sailing overhead, underground cities to explore, and cave churches just around the corner.

A long overdue trip to Turkey’s mountainous Black Sea region to take in the natural beauty, Ottoman cities, rice paddies, and a brick factory?

From boats to candy, shoes to sickles. A look into the people, stories, and processes that are hidden behind the everyday and extraordinary objects alike.

Part three of our trip around Lake Van where we set out to look for, and even find, the remote churches of the Armenians who once called this land home.

Part two of our hunt for the remaining Armenian churches and monasteries scattered throughout the ancient kingdom of Vaspurakan and Lake Van.