TT&W TeamMar 5, 20218 minFrom Turkey to Tanzania - Off to AfricaWe loved Turkey. We may have ended up there largely due to COVID restrictions, but what an awesome time. Stir crazy is stir crazy,...
TT&W TeamFeb 26, 20217 minWine Tasting (Drinking) in DatcaAfter our time in Urla, we wanted to stay on the Turkish wine train. Fortunately, we’d have an opportunity just outside Marmaris. The...
TT&W TeamFeb 19, 20217 minAfternoon Swims in Marmaris - A Mediterranean (Ghost) TownWe had a blast in Izmir - but we kept moving the whole time. With an African safari on the horizon, we wanted a couple weeks of more,...
TT&W TeamFeb 5, 20216 minWine Tasting in Urla - and a Celebrity CameoTurns out Turkey makes wine - really good wine. But, for a variety of reasons, people outside of Turkey don’t know much about it. We...
TT&W TeamJan 29, 20215 minExploring Izmir - Life on the AegeanSimilar to our time in Istanbul, Izmir just offered too many cool experiences to not include a catch-all post about life there. So,...
TT&W TeamJan 22, 20216 minThe Izmir Asansor – A City’s Elevator Personal elevators are cool. Personal elevators up the side of a cliff are cooler. Formerly personal elevators up the side of a cliff...
TT&W TeamJan 15, 20217 minTouring Ancient Ephesus - Our "Letter to the Ephesians" Whether you go for religious, historical, or just aesthetic reasons, if you find yourself in western Turkey, make the trip to Ephesus....
TT&W TeamJan 8, 20215 minEating (Adventurously) in IzmirAnytime you visit a new town – especially a seaside one in another country – trying the local food is always a highlight of the first few...
TT&W TeamJan 1, 20214 minOut of Ukraine - 20 Pounds Later...As with all family reunions, eventually our time in Ukraine had to come to an end. While certainly better than five-year gaps between...
TT&W TeamDec 25, 20206 minKhortitsa Sich - A Day with the CossacksCossacks - somewhat like dachas - have made plenty of appearances in Western popular culture, but most Americans (Chipp certainly...
TT&W TeamDec 18, 20206 minA Day at the DachaTo many Westerners, Soviet dachas maintain a near mythical aura following a Cold War’s worth of media and pop culture references. From...
TT&W TeamDec 11, 20206 minA (Georgian Food) Walk Down Memory Lane - Plus Some TequilaAfter spending three months with the Marines living outside Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia (plus another seven months deployed to...
TT&W TeamDec 4, 20205 minA Ukrainian Feast… and “Shout!” If it’s not clear already, our lives largely revolved around food during our time in Zap. Family, sure. Booze, you bet. But food...
TT&W TeamNov 20, 20203 minAn Army-Navy Rivalry, Soviet StyleAs a Marine Corps officer commissioned out of the Naval Academy, Chipp basically kicked off his service in the deep end: What semester do...
TT&W TeamNov 13, 20205 minA Ukrainian Family Reunion - and Food!After exploring Istanbul - and learning a little about the travel/work balance on the road - we headed off to Zaporizhzhia (a.k.a....
TT&W TeamNov 6, 20206 minEating and Strolling through Istanbul, Part TwoAs promised, here’s Part Two, wrapping up our time in Istanbul. And, in a shameless plug for the city, most Turkish Airways flights fly...
TT&W TeamOct 30, 20205 minEating and Strolling through Istanbul, Part OneFrom the delicious meals - formal, streetside, and everything in between - to the aimless strolls through new neighborhoods, we couldn’t...
TT&W TeamOct 23, 20204 minChai with a Local and the Beauty of a Go-To SpotWith a heyday from the 80s to early 90s, Cheers may have been before our time, but that’s not to say it didn’t in some strange cosmic...
TT&W TeamOct 16, 20204 minEmbracing the "Murse" - a Lesson in Functionality (and Humility...)Okay, so it’s time to address some social media comments / mocking… Yes, Chipp has embraced the “murse” (a.k.a. man purse, man bag,...
TT&W TeamOct 9, 20205 minJust "Happy Little Accidents" - Travel, Bob Ross StyleTurns out that Bob Ross, in addition to being a great art teacher with some outstanding hair, had quite a zen philosophy for travel,...