Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Before 2023, I had yet to travel anywhere in eastern Europe, so I changed that fact by visiting Turkey for a week. Over the years ...

A rich palette of shimmering caramel swirls, ochers, creams and pinks unfolds across the landscape like an enormous handwoven carpet. Stands of poplars line paths carved by ancient lava flows from ...

Did you know that up to 20,000 people lived underground in Cappadocia for safety? This area, located in central Turkey, is full of marvels. It’s famous for its unusual rock formations, shaped like ...

Where are you going this year? As journeys for a yearly sojourn start taking shape, consider Asia Minor. The climate mirrors our own Southern California weather, with mild winters and hotter summers, ...

Ancient volcanic eruptions and centuries of erosion have given the Cappadocia region of central Turkey one of the most distinctive landscapes in the country, if not the world. Its undulating, ...

It’s a landscape that looks almost alien. Soft tufa rock – spewed from volcanoes millennia ago to create a series of ethereal “fairy chimneys” that have been shaped and sculpted by nature. This is ...

Few places can conjure up as much wonder as the incredible cave village of Cappadocia in Turkey. Imagine stepping back in time and walking through a town of rock carved fairy chimneys and cave houses.

The best view of Cappadocia’s distinctive landscape, formed by ancient volcanic eruptions and centuries of erosion, is found up in one of the region’s famous hot air balloons. Picture yourself ...