EPHESUS (Oct. 26) — We journeyed back to ancient Roman and Greek times by visiting Ephesus. Our guide for this excursion, Berkan, started by taking us to the House of The Virgin Mary, the site where it is believed John took Mary to live after Jesus’ death. After a tour of the house, a drink [...]
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EPHESUS (Oct. 25) — We arose early to catch a flight to Izmir – the closest airport to Ephesus. After a 45 minute flight, we drove to the Ephesus Boutique hotel owned by Mustafa (less than an hour drive). It is located high in the hills, allowing beautiful panoramic views of the area, and has [...]
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Welcome to Epicurean Travel Dot Com. If you’ve been there and tried that, it wasn’t like this. We are, as our “About Us” page will tell you, a woman-owned company specializing in providing exquisite travel experiences based on the cultural and culinary heritages of unique and exclusive international destinations. We officially became a company in [...]
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Our core team at Epicurean Travel cannot do it all, though we will thank you not to remind us of this obvious fact too very often. But for those things we do not do ourselves, we partner with only the best. We’ve teamed up with some great people from all around the world. If you [...]
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We are pleased to announce the inaugural voyage for Epicurean Travel. We’ll be heading to Turkey on April 20, 2013, for 11 days, and we hope you’ll join us for an extraordinary cultural and culinary experience. We’ll be accepting no more than a dozen fellow travelers. Samantha and Ariel will be taking the same trip [...]
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The best line, perhaps, from our April-May trip to Turkey: "How do we know when we're done?" Answer: Mostly, we don't! We will be adding posts and photos from this wonderful tour as we sort and savor the moments. 
Samantha and Ariel blog live from Turkey, Oct. 2012 