What a year it’s been! As 2011 draws to a close, the travel tally stands at: Four countries: Mexico, Belize, Honduras, and Turkey Two continents: Europe and Asia (Three if you count flying over Greenland, which I’m inclined to do because (a) the pilot flew low enough for us toContinue Reading
One of Istanbul’s architectural crown jewels is the Ayasofya, or Hagia Sophia as it’s also known. Upon its dedication in 360, it was used as the Greek Patriarchal cathedral of Constantinople until 1453. For a short time, from 1402-1461, it served as a Roman Catholic cathedral. From 1453 until 1931Continue Reading
Before we left for Turkey, I knew carpets and Turkish Delight would be popular commodities we’d find in Istanbul. We definitely saw lokum shops everywhere, and by the end of our trip we were expert at dodging the carpet salesmen. But we also found dark blue glass circles with lighterContinue Reading
Taner, one of the front desk staff at our hotel, was loaded with great tips. The one I liked best was when he suggested we check out the Basilica Cistern and look for Medusa. I’m a huge Greek and Roman mythology fan. Medusa immediately piqued my interest. We got directionsContinue Reading
I will be taking a brief hiatus from posting blogs on Haunt Jaunts during December. The year is drawing to a close and I still have yet to finish Shadyside, my horror novel, as well as Haunt Jaunts first book. Both have sort of been stuck in limbo the pastContinue Reading
Researching the paranormal in Istanbul via the Internet for our trip has proven to be no easy task. There is most definitely a shortage of links about haunted places there. However, I’ve found a few. 1. Two extraterrestrials were caught on tape in Istanbul The first thing I found wasContinue Reading
I never expected that I’d be saying I was headed to Turkey, but that is where our latest adventure is leading us. I’m very excited because this will be my first time abroad. Europe has been on my list of places to travel to since I was able to keepContinue Reading
Last year I saw a Facebook event for a Santa Rampage here in Nashville. We had other plans the night of so we didn’t get to go. I was reminded of it a month or so back when we went to a University of Arizona Nashville Chapter alumni event atContinue Reading
Well, my first radio appearance as one of the Paranormal Panelists on Soul Chat with Sandiee’s Thanksgiving Special didn’t go as smoothly as I hoped. I didn’t know if I should Skype in or wait to be Skyped in to start. Thankfully Phil cleared me up, moments before Sandiee dialedContinue Reading
For Jaunters who signed up for (and read) our newsletter, they received their first one this past Monday. What was in it? Lots of neat information. If you didn’t sign up for it, no worries. I’ll share the biggest news here, too. You’re just not first in the know…but atContinue Reading
The following is a guest post by my long-time friend Christine Verstraete, whose blog is the Candid Canine. I’ve been trying to get her to share a guest post here for a while now. (We met over 10 years ago through our fiction writing and quickly discovered we gravitated towardsContinue Reading
I asked Michelle from Guy N Girl Travels if she’d be interested in contributing a guest blog when I learned she was headed to Savannah a couple of months back. To my delight, she obliged. Michelle is a super talented writer and I never fail to LOL when I readContinue Reading
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