Hey all, For those interested, I thought I’d throw up a quick update of our latest travel plans (sure to change again). We’re reconsidering going to Iran given the current escalation of anti-government sentiment in the past couple of weeks. We’ll see how stable things are when we get closer to the Turkey/Iran border, as well as see what other travelers are saying, but it doesn’t look too likely. As such, we’re thinking we will explore Turkey as much as possible before heading west across the Aegean to Greece. From the Peloponnese, we will be taking a ferry to Italy and making our way up the Adriatic coast to Lanciano, where Laura went to high school. She still has connections there with her good friend Cris, and we may stay for a bit, as well as do some short trips into Rome and/or Florence. From there, barring any unforeseen plans (Eastern Europe…Continue Reading