Back from Greece and Turkey…a trip overview of pictures!

Wednesday, June 4




Hello friends! We have made it safely back to California filled with a pocket full of stories and a heart full of adventure. As you know we spent the last 2 weeks in Turkey, and halfway through our trip made a surprise decision to head to the Greek isles for a few days {when is Greece never a good idea??!}.

I feel so grateful for this special trip. It meant a full two weeks of never leaving my husbands side {which was delightful}, of trying new foods, drinking in new cities and natural wonders, and meeting some of the most delightful and inspiring new friends. 
No matter how much we travel, I never take it for granted. Each trip is a special gift, and I feel blessed for every opportunity afforded to us. God has truly given us the desires of our heart in travel, and we are thankful. 
I'm a wee bit intimidated by all the pictures I took {i'm not even telling you the number!! don't judge}, so I thought i'd start out my blog roll on this trip with a bit of a picture overview!

In case you were wondering, here was our itinerary:
Turkey: Istanbul - Cappadocia - Pamukkale - Ephesus - Bodrum
Greece: Santorini - Rhodes
Back to Turkey: Marmaris - Izmir- Istanbul

If you are going to any of these places in the future, feel free to drop me a line!! Thank you for all the sweet support you gave us by being so excited for our trip on the blog and instagram!! I love you special people!!

Enjoy the pictures:)

Happy Wednesday!






52 comments :

  1. *happy happy sigh* oh my word friend! LOVED looking at EVERY single one of these pictures and can't wait to hear more about your trip!! Thanks so much for showing us all of your enthralling pictures via instagram and can't wait to live vicariously through these pictures! So glad that y'all had an amazing time and are back safely!! Sweet hugs!
    :) Rebecca
    p.s.- that picture of you with the hat in the dress by the blue waters... umm SERIOUSLY hello model!! :) and your travel outfits are adorable... you are just adorable! :)

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  2. Wow what?!?!?!?! Amazing pictures! I love them! So vibrant, colorful, calm, and just beautiful! Love all your outfits especially the white dress!

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  3. I am loving all of these pictures! You are making my heart long for some travel!

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  4. This is so fun!!! I'm glad you had a wonderful trip. OK! So, I just finished reading the Mark of the Lion Series and I had no idea Ephesus was in Turkey until you posted this =). I think that is really neat that you got to see a lot of those places in person.

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  5. These pictures are unbelievable! It looks like you guys had the best time! So glad you got to experience it all!!

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  6. Oh my goodness, these are amazing! Just enchanting. I was so excited to see this post when it popped up! Reminds me of my brief trip to Turkey and Greece in April. Looks like you had an amazing adventure--both relaxing and fun! So happy for you all!

    xo, gina

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  7. Amazing photos! Love following your travels!

    www.wanderlustchronicles.com.au

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  8. Your photos are amazing! I did Turkey recently and I loved it. I'm curious - which did you prefer, Cappadocia or Pamukkale?

    belle + compass

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  9. Beautiful pictures! Greece is always a great idea.

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  10. I don't know which pics I love most… they're ALL so beautiful!!!!! I can hardly wait for you to post more! I want to visit Santorini one day, so I'll let you know when I do!! What a blessing to travel with your husband to so many corners of the world, drinking in the culture and adventures! I can hardly wait to do that one day :-)

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  11. Your photos. Your face. Your adventures. I love it all!

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  12. Wow, those are breathtaking!!!

    ~Kelly
    www.leafynotbeefy.com

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  13. These pictures (and YOU my dear) are absolutely stunning! These belong in a travel magazine. WOW! Love every one! So glad you two had such a special trip and got to go to GREECE...ahhhh! Dream!

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  14. Seems like you guys went to so many places! Your photos are beautiful. Glad you're back now to blog about it! :)

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  15. beautiful pictures!! visiting Turkey and Greece is a dream of mine, can't wait to go one day!

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  16. My oh my what wonderful photos! How do you end up using them? Are you a slideshow person, print them out person, etc?
    http://alyssajfreitas.blogspot.com

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  17. Incredible Photos! (and wardrobe!!)

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  18. Your photos are breathtaking! Turkey and Greece look so stunning, I'm glad that you had a wonderful vacation :)

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  19. Hi Katie! I found your blog a few months ago and wanted to let you know that have been following it ever since! love your travels, photos, philosophy on life, faith in God and lol, your style! You guys are both very inspiring--keep up the good work!!

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  20. Could you be any cuter?! Love love love. So glad you had so much fun!!

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  21. What an incredible trip that must have been Katie! Greece and Turkey are up high on my list of places I'd like to see someday =)

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  22. I love all the photos!! Can't wait to see more and hear more detailed posts! I have always wanted to go to Santorini since seeing the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants! Haha and my husband and I hopefully can make that happen in the next couple of years.. and after following your trip on insta..may have to bundle Turkey in there too!! Love your blog as always!

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  23. also-- all your outfits are so cute!

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  24. Those pictures are incredible! I love all the colors. And great idea on the little Greece detour!

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  25. Gorgeous photos, I want those bowls!!!

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  26. Great photos! Your trip looks amazing!

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  27. Wow your pictures makes me long for travel :) So beautiful

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  28. ...SPECTACULAR!!...That hot spring in particular looks so inviting!!

    Betty J. Ogburn

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  29. Breathtaking! I can't wait to hear more about your trip-- glad you're back to posting :)

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  30. Wow, stunning photos! Thanks for sharing. I think I'm going to have to put Turkey on my bucket list!

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  31. Amazing photos! Everything looks so beautiful! Sounds like you had a perfect holiday, I would love to visit Turkey and Greece.

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  32. Katie, these photos are gorgeous as always! I can't wait to see more and hear your city by city descriptions. I had seen the hot springs location in a magazine before and thought it looked so fascinating and stunning. I'm so glad you made it to Greece! We honeymooned in Greece and loved every minute of it. We spent most of our time in Santorini just drinking in the view. I remember that every night everyone would watch the sunset over the caldera and when it was over everyone would clap. God's creation totally deserves a regular round of applause!

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  33. Oh my word these photos are all amazing! Thank you for letting us live vicariously through you these past couple weeks!

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  34. Oh my goodness- everything looks so vibrant and beautiful. Of course, that's also because you're such a fabulous photographer. Seriously, what a gift you have! So glad your time was such a blessing to you.

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  35. Katie, your pictures, as always, are beautiful! Turkey and Greece are two of my top ideal travel destinations. I can't wait to see more photos from your trip!

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  36. absolutely beautiful pictures!! I love how you capture the beauty in every single place you go :)

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  37. Simply breathtaking friend! Beautiful as always :) And that white dress is to die for! SO glad y'all had a wonderful time - enjoyed "exploring" with you on Instagram!

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  38. These pictures are gorgeous! Looks like such and amazing trip...I loved watching it happen on Instagram too! I've always wanted to go to Greece, but I've never considered Turkey. This makes me think I should ;-)

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  39. Ah, I lived in Istanbul for two years and your photos are making me homesick. I would really love a simit right about now!

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  40. Your photos are stunning! Now I definitely want to visit Turkey and Greece. Thank you for sharing your trip with your readers :)

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  41. I absolutely love your photography! So happy you guys had a great trip, excited to see more!

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  42. girlfriend...you are just as breath taking as the beautiful places you went!!!!!!!!!! You look stunning and so joyful in all of these! Goodness, what a gift that y'all got to experience this together, and an even bigger gift that you know it! :) Love ya!!!!!

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  43. katie! this whole trip looked like it was so magical. so glad y'all had such a great time!

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  44. Aaaand now I officially have the travel bug again, haha! Oh friend, I have loved seeing your pictures on Instagram/FB and showing them to Christopher. The ones of you guys in Santorini really just about did us in, haha!

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  45. absolutely gorgeous photos! really makes me want to go there!

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  46. oh hey gorgeous ; ) it looks like you guys had such an amazing trip! a much needed break from school and USA hecticness i bet ; )

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  47. these are sooo lovely! so good you got to enjoy all these beauty created by God! 'life is beautiful' by the afters must be part of your soundtrack. ;)

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  48. Looks like an amazing time! We were in Istanbul last year at the end of Ramadan and it was not nearly as colorful because of that, but we still enjoyed the Bosphorus cruise and seeing some sites. Did you get to go to the Aya Sofia? It was amazing!

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  49. Sounds and looks, like an amazing time! Those photos are amazing!

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  50. I adore and would love to see more of Turkey and Greece. Such amazing shots.

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