This video is long overdue but I just figured out how I can easily compress video files with windows movie maker.  I shot this video on a ferry while crossing the Sea of Marmara in Turkey.  In this video I interview my tour guide who explains what the technology, social media, and VC world looks like in Turkey.  There’s actually some interesting information that he goes over, check it out.

I think the most important thing that Atik said was that Turkey has a bad rap in the States, I was there and it’s a beautiful country, our perception is altered and that is unfortunate.  If any of you get a chance to visit Turkey I highly recommend it!

I’d love to hear your thoughts on the video.

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I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for your patience.  As you know I have been in Turkey for the last few weeks and it has been hard to maintain a regular posting schedule.  That being said, I have seen some amazing things and have really been blown away by Turkey.  It’s great to see that so many of you have stuck with me and have continued to comment and interact with me.  Sure, I am getting a little bit less traffic but that is to be expected and it’s not something I am too worried about.

I will be returning home on October 6th and plan on rocking this blog when I get back.  There are a lot of issues to cover and address and I am looking forward to being able to communicate and interact with all of you again on a regular basis.

You guys all rock and thank you all so much for reading and interacting with me, it means a lot.

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This was probably one the most amazing experiences of my life.  I woke up around 5:45 am to get picked up by the Kapadokya (or Cappadocia) balloon company.  We drove out to a field where it started to rain so the flight was almost canceled.  A few minutes later the rain stopped and the weather was perfect.  Cappadocia is known for having some of the best hot air balloon pilots in the world and after this trip I can see why.  We came inches away from jagged rocks and cliffs.  For our final landing the pilot landed the 20 person hot air balloon on a 5X10 foot plank attached to the back of a jeep.  He did this without touching the ground first, we came from thousands of feet in the sky to land on a wooden plank on the back of a jeep, it was amazing.

Here are my pics from the hot air balloon ride.  I have tons more, and I also have videos.  If you every visit Turkey this is an absolute must.  Apart from Kenya, Cappadocia is known for being the best place to take a hot air balloon ride.

Enjoy the pics and let me know what you think!

This is the goal post pic, we flew right between these two rocks

Lonely hot air balloon flying in the clouds above Rose Canyon

The Rose Canyon

The balloons are coming!

…and more balloons

the engines that power the balloon and shoot flames into it

Inflating the hot air balloon

Hot air balloons up in the clouds

I love this pic, hot air balloons just about to pass a cliff in the Rose Canyon

A shot straight down, thousands of feet in the air

A balloon flying over the Rose Canyon, another favorite pic of mine

The hot air balloon being inflated, first it starts with 2 giant fans, then the flame/hot air

Cave houses we flew over in the hot air balloon

A little bit of champagne after our flight

The trip was amazing and breathtaking, I hope you enjoyed the pics!

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Hope you enjoy these:

hundreds of silk merchants at the silk market

Mosque of Ortakoy as seen from the Maramar Sea

University of Galatasaray, imagine going to school here

On the ferry from Istanbul

My grandfather with a pipe

head of king midas

King Midas burial ground

Old engravings from the museum of Anatolian civilization

700 year old village

I literally almost have 1000 pics so far and I will post more don’t worry

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