New City | New Country | New Continent!?

Bosphorus, Asia, Europe
Landing in Istanbul, Türkiye at Sunset

As I try and try to get my blog caught up to current times, I figured I'd post a current update. We just landed in a new country! I'm hoping to get caught up in the next month so I can post things as they happen. The world of blogging is completely foreign to me so you'll probably see a lot of subtle changes as I learn. For instance, I just discovered how to add links, so you'll be able to get to our YouTube channel as well as our Instagram and Facebook pages. 

We left Kraków Poland last night and landed in Istanbul Türkiye! We're beyond excited to explore this amazing city with so much history. And of course, eat the amazing food it has to offer. 
Asia, Europe
Istanbul is massive! Roughly 15 million people!

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