TeamTurner - Michael & Kelley Turner

For all of you who don't know us, we are a relatively normal married couple from Richmond, VA. We have been married for 5 years and have been friends since we met at Capital One on our first day of work. We have decided to make a "nontraditional move" with our lives. On November 7th, 2006 Kel and I left everything behind and started traveling beginning with Lisbon, Portugal. The plan was to start in Europe, hit Asia, Australia and New Zealand and then return to Europe to finish our year. Before it was all said and done we added destinations in the Middle East and Africa. The trip was amazing and completely changed our lives.

Now that we're back in the states we have started our lives again. Kel works for a local law firm doing finance stuff and I am living the dream of being a professional photographer. Check out our photography website at www.TeamTurnerPhotography.com

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By TeamTurner
July 24th 2009

Let's Go....Let's Show....Let's Rodeo North America » United States » Wyoming » Cheyenne

Lasso

Been Awhile… You know, it’s been a while since we’ve showed up here on TravelBlog.org and for that, Kel and I both, feel pretty guilty. 2009 has been an incredibly busy year for us. I was accepted to grad school and we subsequently moved half way across the United States to our present location in Boulder, Colorado. With this move came new housing, a new job for Kel and the start of a new educational program for me, the first time I’ve been asked to study in almost ten years. Needless to say, with all the upheaval we haven’t been [View Full Entry]

By TeamTurner
December 1st 2008

Sure, It Might Be A Journey But Its Really A Party Central America Caribbean » US Virgin Islands » Saint Croix

The Storm that Rocked Their Boat

How We Roll… I’m hip…I’m cool…I’m down with the lingo! HA!! Some of you will remember that Kel and I returned from our grand viaje back at the end of 2007. We came back to the United States as the same people but had also changed at the same time. We were a walking contradiction; seemingly the same but somehow fundamentally different. But, we were really, really lucky because when we got back there were new friends and old friends who welcomed us with open arms. Almost as soon as we returned we found a group of people who accepted [View Full Entry]

By TeamTurner
September 1st 2008

Crime, Crabs and Karma in Harbor Town North America » United States » Maryland » Baltimore

Baltimore Nights

“You’re Off To Baltimore…WHY?” You get that sometimes. There are people who just can’t see the world around them as anything other than a normal, every day place. What’s interesting is that it's all a state of mind. Any place can be a destination, it’s just up to you to see it that way. When traveling for long periods of time, people start seeing everything around them as an interesting cultural experiment of sorts, a chance to see the world around them with fresh eyes. Unfortunately it seems that the moment we get home and absorb ourselves back into some [View Full Entry]

By TeamTurner
March 21st 2008

If Underwear Were Food, Then Long Underwear Would Be Manna From Heaven North America » Canada » Quebec » Québec City

Night Skyline

If Underwear Were Food, Then Long Underwear Would Be Manna From Heaven Yep, there’s something to be said for a catchy title. Seems that the catchy titles are the ones that get people reading, and frankly, that’s why I write these blogs - so that you will read. So read on world, read on!! Restlessness had finally set in. It was only a matter of time before Kel could no longer handle the day to day grind. I sat back watching the travel itch grow in her knowing that, at some point, she would either plan a trip for us [View Full Entry]

By TeamTurner
January 5th 2008

Borat’s Rodeo, Appomattox Courthouse and Foamhenge: An Odyssey Through Western Virginia North America » United States » Virginia » Roanoke

Star in the Sky

Borat’s Rodeo, Appomattox Courthouse and Foamhenge: An Odyssey Through Western Virginia It can be sad ending a big trip. A year abroad brings huge changes to your world-view and makes home seem so much smaller and, in many ways, just plain odd. But there are good things about home too as long as you are willing to spend a minute to stop and look around you. Being thankful is not something I’ve traditionally been very good at for various reasons. But, despite my background un-thankful-ness, I have learned over the last few years to step back an be thankful. Kel, [View Full Entry]

By TeamTurner
November 24th 2007

It Seems That Some Stereotypes Do Contain Truth North America » United States » Massachusetts » Cape Cod

What's Left Of Plymouth Rock

It Seems That Some Stereotypes Do Contain Truth Arriving back in the US was as exciting as it was scary. Coming home meant a chance to reconnect with friends, see family and enjoy foods that we had really missed over the last year, but it also meant coming to grips with the United States. After a year long, eye opening view of the rest of the world, the United States had become a big, loud, scary place in a lot of ways. Thankfully US immigration has a setup in Dublin which allowed us to go through immigration prior to even [View Full Entry]

By TeamTurner
November 18th 2007

A Bittersweet Trip To The Land of The Leprechaun Europe » Ireland

Rock of Cashel

A Bittersweet Trip To The Land of The Leprechaun How do you plan the end of an extravaganza? Where do you go? What do you do? Do you end on an adventurous note? Do you end with some relaxation? Who knows? Certainly not me and certainly not Kel, but ending the trip was our final step and it was a step that had to be taken. By time we reached Istanbul we were tired. We weren’t tired of traveling or being in each other’s company, but we were just tired. The sort of bone weariness that comes from having been [View Full Entry]

By TeamTurner
November 12th 2007

Three Mosques, Two Markets, and One Boat Cruise: Istanbul in a Nutshell Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

Hagia Sophia

Three Mosques, Two Markets, and One Boat Cruise: Istanbul in a Nutshell To begin our trek westward we decided to start with Istanbul, gateway to the west (or east depending on which way you’re heading). Located at the natural divide between Europe and Asia, Istanbul straddles the Bosphorus Straight. One side of this huge shipping lane is Europe, the other side is Asia. Istanbul contains many sights that are well worth any traveler’s time. Given the history of Istanbul as the center of the Roman Empire during its later years, the heart of Orthodox Christianity, the sight of one of [View Full Entry]

By TeamTurner
November 9th 2007

Floating In Salt After A Day Of Petrafication Middle East » Jordan » South » Petra

The Treasury

Floating In Salt After A Day Of Petrafication After spending a couple of days seeing Roman ruins, Byzantine churches, and Biblical lands you’d think we’d be tired of the old stuff. In most cases I would agree with you. I have a longer shelf life when it comes to ruins than Kel does, but even I have my limits. After a couple of days of solid ruins rumination, it’s usually time for a break for this traveler. But (there it is, the big but you knew was coming) Petra is a place that overcomes tourist fatigue. Petra is a place [View Full Entry]

By TeamTurner
November 7th 2007

The Heart of The Holy Land Middle East » Jordan » North » Amman

Chariot Race

The Heart of The Holy Land Sure, if you’re going to go to the Middle East you might as well find yourself a safe corner, right? That’s what we figured when we were planning the end of our trip. Much like our recent (read as too late) infatuation with Africa, we also have a serious infatuation with the Middle East. How can you not have an interest in the cradle of civilization? Sure this area is dangerous, at least more dangerous than some places, but it is also the heart of history. Here you have the founding of three of [View Full Entry]

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