Ready for launch!

"Why Turkey?" is the question I hear most. I've come up with a wide variety of plausible answers and they are all, in part, true. The complete answer to the question, however, we will probably only discover over the course of the trip itself. One thing is certain: this summer-long odyssey will be pretty unforgettable. My personal goal is to have each of the "beans" write a little every day about what they saw, heard, did, ate, thought, learned...whatever. I want to do some writing too and suplement with pictures and some video. Our plan of action has us visiting New York, Munich, Ankara, Cappadocia, Istanbul, Bodrum, Gundogan and back home. Nine weeks with 3 children--what will happen? Better than reality TV!

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Trip Length: 9 weeks
Blog Entries: 75
Photos: 363
Words: 44394

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Blog Entries

Date	Blog Title	Location
July 1st 2007	Tomorrow is the big day	North America » United States » Vermont » West Dover
July 1st 2007	At the airport	North America » United States » New York
July 2nd 2007	Through Ismir	Middle East » Turkey
July 2nd 2007	Missed the connection	Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Munich
July 3rd 2007	Made it to Ankara	Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Ankara
July 3rd 2007	Ankara Day 1	Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Ankara
July 4th 2007	Kids' entries	Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Ankara
July 4th 2007	Ankara Day 2	Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Ankara
July 5th 2007	Kids' entries	Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Urgup
July 5th 2007	Off to Cappadocia	Middle East » Turkey
July 6th 2007	Making/buying a carpet	Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Urgup
July 6th 2007	Kids' entries Cappadocia	Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Cappadocia » Göreme
July 6th 2007	Goodbye Cappadocia	Middle East » Turkey
July 6th 2007	Making and buying pottery in Avanos	Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Avanos
July 7th 2007	Bus then train	Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Ankara
July 8th 2007	Istanbul arrival	Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul
July 9th 2007	Istanbul Day 1.5	Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul
July 9th 2007	Alex, Live from Istanbul	Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul
July 9th 2007	And now a few words from Kate and Josh	Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul
July 10th 2007	2nd full day Istanbul	Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul
July 10th 2007	Kid blogs	Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul
July 11th 2007	Kid-speak	Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul
July 12th 2007	More Istanbul! More pide!	Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul
July 12th 2007	Joshasaurus, Princess Kate and Mr. Mouse	Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul
July 13th 2007	Oooooooh, Turkish Bath	Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul
July 13th 2007	Second-to-last day. The countdown begins	Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul
July 14th 2007	Last full day in Istanbul	Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul
July 15th 2007	Bean-speak	Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul
July 15th 2007	Heading to the villa	Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Ankara » Gündoğan
July 17th 2007	Settling in	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
July 17th 2007	For the diehard blog reader: Kandil	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
July 18th 2007	From the internet cafe downtown Gundogan	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
July 19th 2007	Thursday in Gundogan	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
July 20th 2007	Last full day for Dad	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Yalikavak
July 21st 2007	No internet is crampin' my style	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
July 22nd 2007	At home, at the villa	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
July 22nd 2007	Guest blog!	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
July 22nd 2007	Driving Miss Lucy	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
July 23rd 2007	Luggage and puppies found	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
July 24th 2007	Tuesday	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
July 26th 2007	Boat trip around Gundogan bay	Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Ankara » Gündoğan
July 27th 2007	Down day and Bodrum Castle	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
July 28th 2007	Happy 12th birthday to Kate!	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
July 30th 2007	Life with no car	Middle East » Turkey
July 30th 2007	Unhappy nose (Josh)	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
July 30th 2007	Bonk goes the Alex	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
July 31st 2007	Turkey Botanical	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
August 2nd 2007	Our first invitation to a Turkish home	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
August 2nd 2007	Things we like in Turkey	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
August 2nd 2007	Alex has learned to dive	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
August 3rd 2007	Big waves	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
August 4th 2007	Itchy feet	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
August 5th 2007	One more day 'til Harry Potter (and Grandparents)	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
August 6th 2007	A little taste of nightlife	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
August 9th 2007	No internet at home-- blog update	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
August 10th 2007	Quiet day	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
August 10th 2007	Ephesus	Middle East » Turkey
August 12th 2007	Ephesus- day two	Middle East » Turkey
August 12th 2007	Bye, bye, Grandpa	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
August 13th 2007	Josh entry	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
August 14th 2007	Just a quick note	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
August 16th 2007	Batting cleanup	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
August 18th 2007	Pamukkale	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Pamukkale
August 19th 2007	Day trip to Greece	Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Kos
August 21st 2007	Hamam and impromptu birthday party	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
August 22nd 2007	Nanny's last day with us	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Yalikavak
August 24th 2007	Hangin' in Gundogan	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
August 26th 2007	Socializing	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
August 27th 2007	"Baby day" at the beach	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
August 28th 2007	Another late night	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
August 30th 2007	Last full day in Gundogan	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
August 31st 2007	"Oz-lay-meck" means I'll miss you	Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum
August 31st 2007	Last night in Turkey- Wedding in Ankara	Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Ankara
September 1st 2007	En Route	Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Munich
September 1st 2007	The Final Entry	North America » United States » Virginia » Dulles