Month: September 2019

S&Y Adventures

The Adventures of Shawn & Yagmur – Moscow, Russia

Moscow Map

Another 4 Day Visa Yes, you read right. The Schengen visa wasn’t the only 4 day visa Yagmur received. Russia decided to jump on the bandwagon and only gave her a visa for the days requested. For those who need a Russian visa, you’ll most likely need an invitation letter. Normally, the hotel you can …

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The Adventures of Shawn & Yagmur – Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire

Yamoussoukro

Travel Prep It was time to travel somewhere different than the usually places people go to. Having Morocco being the only country in Africa we have ever visited, I decided to look a bit south for our next move. At first, I had Cameroon on my mind but their visa process was very inconvenient. You …

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The Adventures of Shawn & Yagmur – Reykjavik, Iceland

Iceland Map

Plan B Our trip was a few weeks away. I remember thinking about how happy I was with our cheap tickets. Round trip was only $240 pp! It was probably one of the cheapest international flights from the U.S. I have ever purchased at full price in my life. Suddenly, I look towards my left …

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The Adventures of Shawn & Yagmur – Rabat, Morocco

Rabat

An Early Morning Another sleepless night. Another overnight flight. We arrived to Casablanca at 3AM, exhausted. After blinking my eyes several times, I took a deep breathe as we exited the plane. It was time to wake up and figure out where the train station was so we could get to Rabat. Following the signs, …