Surprise! We are starting season two of our podcast – now called “Following The Funks”. Listen to us discuss why we started the podcast in the first place and why we are restarting it now ..read more

Episode050 is our LAST (regular) episode! We have LOVED being a part of your lives and appreciate all of our listeners. THANK YOU for supporting us and following our journey! Don’t worry though, our website will still be around sharing travel and expat articles. This episode wraps up a few life updates about language and our experience with buying a bed here. It also covers our 4th year anniversary weekend getaway to the Greek island of Chios just off the coast of Turkey. Questions for the listeners: Have you ever bought a brand new bed? What is your anniversary tradition? Have you been to Ch ..read more

Episode049 talks all about our favorite podcasts, and not just our top 3. Since we will be ending out show at Episode050, we share lots of our past and present podcast favs to fill in the void. Questions for the listeners: What podcast are you loving right now? Do you listen to any podcasts we mentioned? Any final questions for our final Episode050? Listen to Episode049 and let us know what you think! Links are below! https://funktravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Episode049.mp3   Mentioned links: 3rd Anniversary Travels to Cyprus – Episode030 Upcoming Anniversary Travels: Chios ..read more

Episode048 covers 3 things we are liking right now. Short, sweet, and to the point. Questions for the listeners: What are you loving right now? Do you use anything we talked about? Would you want to have an episode about what podcasts we enjoy and why? Listen to Episode048 and let us know what you think! Links are below!   https://funktravels.com/wp-content/uploads/Episode048.mp3   Mentioned links: Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie- Book and Movie Hercule Poirot Series by Agatha Christie Flatlander by Larry Niven  The Stories of Your Life by Ted Chiang  If ..read more

Episode047 covers our recent travels to the UAE. Our purpose to visit was twofold: one, to visit our good friends, and two, run Jason’s first race ever! Since the weather is much cooler in the ‘winter’ months, a desert safari was also in order! We also took a little 2 day side trip to Abu Dhabi which is the first time both Jason and I have explored the UAE outside of Dubai. Did you know there was a second Louvre??? Dive into Episode047 and let us know what you think! Links and questions for you are below! https://funktravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Episode047.mp3   Mentioned links ..read more

Happy February! In Episode046 we wrap up with our January happenings. Our travels took us to the biggest city in Turkey, Istanbul. We went not for touristy stuff, but to help our friends, the Butterworths(co-founders of The Coffee Compass). The chat also includes some random happenings like people being scammed by shoeshiner tricks, trends in Istanbul, and where we are headed to this month – *hint* it’s warmmmm there!   https://funktravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Episode046.mp3   Mentioned links: In case you are wondering – Jason’s Monthly Questions: What went well last mon ..read more

Welcome back to the FunkTravels Podcast! Episode045 is a review of 2017. We chat about the best, worst, and unexpected things that happened to us this last year. There is also mention of future 2018 goals towards the end. If you stick around after we wrap up of this episode you are in for a treat. The last few minutes gives you a little bit of insight into our continued Turkish via a surprise visit from a friend! While we still have a long ways to go, we are thankful we can at least chat with friends in Turkish.   https://funktravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Episode045.mp3   ..read more

New Year, same show! First of all, thank you so much for following along on our journey of expat living and travel adventures. We are so thankful for you! Second, Happy New Year!  If you missed it here is our Christmas/New Year Card for you! Our first episode of the year recaps our Christmas holidays spent in Germany! If you are wondering why we like to jet out for a Christmasy trip around the holidays, definitely listen to our last Episode043. Also, there are a few references to our last Christmas in Germany. If you want to catch up before listening to this one, check out Episode023  ..read more

Merry start to your Christmas season! In this episode, we are talking about how we celebrate Christmas in a predominately Islamic county, a.k.a. a country where the majority do not celebrate Christmas. We chat about how to be intentional during this time or Christmas would just pass you by! That being said, we are also popping out to Germany again for a couple of weeks and will be celebrating Christmas day there. We are so thankful to be housesitting/pet sitting like we did last year and are looking forward to all the great Christmas markets around the area!   https://funktravels.com ..read more

Welcome back and Happy Thanksgiving to all the Americans and Canadians out there! In Episode042, we chat about our experience hosting our first Thanksgiving Party in Turkey. The 30 plus friends from 7 different countries that gathered in our home for this celebration made for a lively and enjoyable evening! But most of this episode is about our weekend trip to the white hills of Pammukale, also known as ‘Cotton Castle.’ Along with our German friends, we made a loop drive covering the ancient cities of Sardis and Philidelphia along the 3.5-hour drive to Pammukale and Hieropolis. On our ret ..read more