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, ...

NEVSEHIR, TURKEY - FEBRUARY 17 : A hot air balloon glides over the historical Cappadocia region, located in Central Anatolia's Nevsehir province, Turkey on February 17, 2020. Cappadocia is preserved ...

Looking at photos, Cappadocia, Turkey appears to be a fantasy world of colorful hot air balloons floating above vast canyons and clusters of rock formations millions of years old, nicknamed “fairy ...

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 ...

Sitting at the meeting point of Asia and Europe, Turkey is a unique blend of east-meets-west culture, where up-to-date cities sit side-by-side with ancient landmarks and world-class beach resorts. The ...

Night descends on this desolate valley as the yatsi - the final Muslim prayer call from the muezzin - ricochets across the gorge. A donkey brays, its hooves giving off a staccato clop-clop as it heads ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Cappadocia, Turkey is famous for its ...

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 ...

Hot air balloons are seen during a balloon festival in Cappadocia, Turkey, on July 4, 2019. (Xinhua/Qin Yanyang) ANKARA, July 4 (Xinhua) -- With dozens of colorful hot air balloons decorating the sky, ...