Wanderlust: Bucket List: Yunak Evleri

Taking Ms. V’s advice, I started putting things together and made myself a vision board. It serves as reminder for me to get motivated as well as a means for me to tell the universe, “Here! These are my heart’s desire. Conspire to make it happen!”

I have always known that I want to get as much as possible out of this life. I just never realized there would be too many cut outs for just one vision board. So, I decided to come up with at least three: one for life in general, one for my travel bucket list and one for the things I wish for Captain Awesome and Little HRH. (Although, the kids will probably want to get their creative juices flowing and come up with their own vision boards.)

Working on the travel vision board is the tricky one. As I have previously quoted, the world is not small and, I want to see every corner of it. I have cut out pictures of Bali, Santorini, Santiago De Compostela, Rio De Janeiro and I came across some heavenly options for Turkey holidays. And my, oh, my!!! Look what I found!

photo credit: Cappadocia-Hotels.com

That, my friends, is Yunak Evleri, a five-star hotel within the limestone cave in the village of Urgup in Cappadocia, Turkey.  This jewel is carved into a mountain cliff and offers six unique cave houses, including a Greek mansion that dates back to the 1800s.  It is so exclusive, it only has 30 rooms! It looks like the kind of quiet couples would want to have for a romantic escapade — away from all the hustle-and-bustle and the [organized] chaos of married-with-children life. Translation: A place perfect for me and Um!

P. S.

For those that cannot live without the Internet, do not worry. While the word “cave” might give an impression of peace, quiet and some primitive way of life, Yunak Evleri is fully equipped with the finest facilities, including WiFi to keep you connected with the outside world (if you must stay connected, that is).