About me

Hi my name is Lilliy K. ( aka Fun Lilliy as known to some other bloggers or on the web social media community)

I lived in several places in my life, and at the moment I am living in the Middle East at a city called Jeddah. I have a restless soul that doesn't seem to have found the place to call home yet. I am still searching where I will finally place my suitcase for a long time in the mean time I feed my restlessness with my love for traveling with the excitement of experiencing a new place. I believe it enriches the persons life and broadens their prospective regarding different cultures. Every trip adds to who I am in some way. I have been lucky to been able to see many cities and countries and would love to share all that with others that have the same passion.

Every traveler has something useful to share because when your traveling to a new place you have so many questions that come to mind and that’s when travel blogs come in handy. I spend myself a lot of time looking up blogs dedicated for travel and travel information. I am always searching information regarding certain destinations and peoples experiences in traveling the world in general. I usually want to get right to it! get the info, see the photos, and videos then get to the next travel site. That’s how the idea of a travel blog began to come together in my mind. I want to contribute my two cents in it and maybe by doing so some one might benefit from some parts of it like I did from so many blogs. In this blog I will post my travel journey from when the idea came to birth till the moment I unpack my suit case when I come back home. Times when there are no words there will be photos and videos to talk for them selves.

Along with my journeys I am trying to learn The Turkish Language. The reason behind choosing to do that is in this post. My sharing nature lead me to Turkish Phrase of The Day which in my previous blog was welcomed by some readers and that encouraged me to continue those posts in this site.

I enjoy great conversations and be more than happy to answer questions when I can regarding a place I visited. I will be looking forward to your comments and your own experiences as well. I always love to hear a good travel story..

This is my contact information

I can be reached via:

e-mail: travelwithlilliy(at) gmail (dot) com

twitter: @funlilliy

or you can just leave me a comment below and I will gladly answer any comment or question

My Photos and Videos:

Fun Lilliy YouTube Channel where you will find all my travel videos

Flickr account with all my travel photo sets

My social media profile pages:

Stumble Upon

Technorati

Digg

Visit Travel Blog Exchange

This was on my favorite links page on my previous site

This page will always be updated with new links as I find them along the way.

If you have any interesting or useful travel link that you would like to share as well, that is always welcome. Just post it in the comment box below for all to see..

Favorite Travel Websites:

Trip Advisor

Lonely Planet Shop

The New york Times Travel

National Geographic Traveler

Budget Travel

Matador Network

Journey Woman

GoNOMAD

Literary Traveler

Inside Flyer

Love Tripper

POLOGY

Road Junky Travel

ROMAR TRAVELER

So Go Now

The Pass

Travel + Leisure

Travel Classics

Travel to Wellness

Favorite Destination Links:

NYC.com The New York City Experts

The Islands of The Bahamas

Only Vegas

Walt Disney World Resort

Atlantic City

Montauk

Stowe

Cirali

Favorite Dream Destination:

Lanzarote Guidebook

Micronesia

Favorite Travel Blogs:

A Travel Around The World

Ben's Backpacking Travel Blog

Canada's Adventure Couple

foXnoMad

Istanbul Trails

Lives of Wander

My Kugelhopf

My Several Worlds

Nomadic Matt's Travel Site

One Man's Travels

Otts World

soultravelers3

Wild Junket

Women on The Road

4 Suitcases

Favorite Travel Videos on The Web:

two guys around the world

Trip films

Favorite & Memorable Hotels B&B:

Manoir Des Sables Magog Quebec

Bellagio Las Vegas

A beachfront Hotel in Mantauk that I can't remember the name...Found it! with help...

Sun 'N' Sound Waterfront Resort

Timberholm Inn Stowe Vermont

Highland Lodge Greensboro on Caspian Lake Vermont

Mina A'Salam Hotel Madinat Jumirah Dubai

Vasari Resort Puerto Banus Merbella

Favorite & Memorable Transportation:

Swiss Railway SBB CFF FFS

Hampton Jitney

Hop On Hop Off Bus Loop Tours ( London, Florance, Istanbul)

Favorite & Memorable Travel Sweets:

Salt Water Taffy James & Fralingers Atlantic City

Magnolia Bakery cupcakes New York

Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream Factory Vermont

Turkish Delights Istanbul Turkey

Favorite Entertainment:

The Phantom of The Opera in London

The Bill Cosby Stand Up Comedy Show At The Apollo Theater New York

LE REVE Wynn Las Vegas

"O" show at Bellagio Las Vegas Cirque du Soleil

MAMMA MIA! Musical Show in Edinburgh Scotland

Favorite Turkish Language Learning Sites:

TURKISH LANGUAGE CLASS

Totally Turkish

Travel Booking Search Sites:

Brilliant Trips

Hostel Bookers.com

Travel Phone:

Skype

Work and Travel:

GeoVisions

Blogging and Microblogging Resources:

ProBlogger

TwiTip

Photography Resources:

Digital Photography School

My original Website Created Using:

Web Hosting just host.com

Publishing Platform by Wordpress

Free Wordpress theme from Vladimir Prelovac /Amazing Grace

Tutorials and posts of 2 Creat a Website

And Me Lilliy with my long hours of trying to learn how it's done.

Turkish Phrase Of The Day...Meeting someone

iyi gunler / ee goonler = Good afternoon.

Twitter Update Back From The Road… Day 8 Aug 10 09 Sedona & The Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon Aug 2009

- Well it has been a while that I have been away from my sites, and also from twitter. I had a lot of work on my hand to take care of away from web8:55 PM Oct 16th from web

- Especially over the past month it was very busy. I just came back from Berlin. I had a conference there it was a very busy 6 days. I’m home again.

- But took as usual loads a photos and learnt a lot about the city which hopefully I will be sharing on my site and here soon #Berlin #Germany

- I have to say that the history of the city #Berlin is full of wounds and scars.

- But getting back to my travel story telling. I think I’m going to pick up where I had left off which is the last couple of days of my trip to AZ

- I am at my twitter update on Day 8 of my trip to #Arizona which was the day I got to see for the first time The Grand Canyon. Magnificent!

- Well it was an early start that day I had to be ready at 6:30 AM for pick up by the bus tour guide operated by www.OpenRoadTours.com

- I didn’t book directly through them though. I did it through @ViatorTravel which is a company I trust their tour choice whenever I’m booking tours.

- It was an early start for a long day ahead. It was a whole day tour. Lots of stops which was great that our tour guide had lots of information.

- Luckily the lovely lady working at @ChaparralSuites serving breakfast made me an egg burrito to go when she saw me with my backpack. I was all ready to go.

- That gave me a good head start especially with the coffee and the loads of water that was provided by the tour for the long hot day ahead.

- http://twitpic.com/lro4v - And we were on the road and on our way to #Sedona, The Cameron trading Post, & The Grand Canyon.

- http://twitpic.com/lrpcg - First look at the red rock country. Just amazing scenery. #Arizona #Desert

- http://twitpic.com/lrqku - 1st stop tranquil #Sedona the weather was cooler here. #Arizona

- http://twitpic.com/lrrrb - I wouldn't be a woman if a mall won’t catch my eye. Up Town Mall in #Sedona #Arizona

- http://twitpic.com/lrsnj - I just really loved this statue in the middle of the mall. #Sedona #Arizona

- http://twitpic.com/lrtpk - I wouldn’t be in Cowboys and Indian land unless I checked out some cowboy boots. #Sedona #AZ

- http://twitpic.com/lrvjk - Back on the road again. Just more amazing sights. #Arizona

- http://twitpic.com/lrwnh - Small ranches along the road. Tried to get a photo of the horses but missed it. #AZ

- http://twitpic.com/lryio - The historic "Cameron Trading Post" Gift Shop at the Navajo Indian Reservation. #Arizona

- http://twitpic.com/ls0ps - This lady in the gift shop weaving the carpet says she has orders from all over the world. She asked a dollar for the photo.

- Well continuing with my trip day 8... Last stop was Cameron Trading Post Gift Shop with the lady weaving the Indian carpet very lovely.about 2 hours ago from web

- http://twitpic.com/n6jg9 - I loved the colors and graphs on these Indian carpets.

- http://twitpic.com/n6kri - First sight of the canyons of The Grand Canyon.

- http://twitpic.com/n6lqe - First stop and view "The Watchtower".

- http://twitpic.com/n6mq5 - First panoramic view of The Grand Canyon #Arizona it was just breathtaking.

- http://twitpic.com/n6nua - The other side of the panoramic view of The Grand Canyon #Arizona #grandcanyon

- http://twitpic.com/n6otp - You can see the river running in the middle of the #GrandCanyon #Arizona

- http://twitpic.com/n6pyj - The Watchtower at the first stop in The #GrandCanyon tour #Arizona

- http://twitpic.com/n6rcn - 2nd stop at The Bright Angel Lodge and #GrandCanyon Village.

- http://twitpic.com/n6se6 - view from just the back of the lodge. See the smoke from the forest fire at that time. #GrandCanyon #AZ

- http://twitpic.com/n6um1 - Finally it was time to eat. Choose The Bright Angel Restaurant.

- http://twitpic.com/n6voe - To start with a nice prickly fruit cooling drink. #GrandCanyon #Arizona

- http://twitpic.com/n6xha - Nice big and hearty chili bowl. It was delicious. #GrandCanyon #Arizona

- w/ that my camera battery died that was after ive taken tons of photos & videos which will B posted soon on my flickr acct 4 all 2 C.

- after exploring the village it was time to head back to #Phoenix which was a long ride with one coffee and whatever stop. Small naps on bus

- Finally I was in my room and out of my shoes wiggling my toes. After a small rest went to the hotel restaurant and had just fires and drinks

- I was more than ready for my hot shower and bed. It was the best feeling ever just snuggling in after a wonderful day.

- With that I have come to the end of my day then and now. Read you all tomorrow.... Write to you soon...

Twitter Update Back From The Road… Day Seven Aug 9 09

Arizona State University Campus Grounds Tempe Arizona

Time to recall the happenings of day 7 of my trip to #AZ. Which again was very eventful it was a day dedicated to explore the #Phoenix area.7:21 PM Aug 20th from web

So I started the day with a great hearty American breakfast eggs, pancakes, OJ, & coffee which were complimentary of the @ChaparralSuites Yamm!

I liked that it was different from the usual breakfast buffet that we usually get offered in hotels.

I sat there at my breakfast table and brought with me all the brochures and activity magazines of the area to try to find out what to do.

I tore out all the places I was interested in going to. The most important to me was that I needed to see #Tempe because it was where I was born.

Now I had to decide on transportation and for that I needed the internet to plan out the route and the means of transportation. I found it!

Going back to day seven of my trip which I got cut off a few days ago. I had stopped when I needed to find transportation for the day. about 13 hours ago from web

I found it searching the net when I got back to my room on this site http://www.valleymetro.org Public Transportation Greater Phoenix Area.

An all day pass if you get it from a station or a station vending machine it costs $3.50 and on-board bus costs $5.25 including "light rail"

Torn pages of places I want to see in hand, a plan for transportation in hand; I was out to start my sightseeing day.

http://twitpic.com/f67qh - My first stop #Scottsdale Road the main street in downtown Scottsdale #AZ

http://twitpic.com/f68fn - The view of #Scottsdale Rd. from beside the hotel entrance side walk.

http://twitpic.com/f6929 - The beginning of "The Fashion Square" #Scottsdale downtown area.

http://twitpic.com/f69ps - They had cupcakes one of the best #Sprinkles #BeverlyHills shop.

http://twitpic.com/f6adg - One of the best things that downtown #Scottsdale offers is their free trolley which operated from 11 am till 6 pm

http://twitpic.com/f6b3t - I took the #Scottsdale trolley to get to the main bus station "Loloma Transit Center"

http://twitpic.com/f6bpw - seeing #Tempe for the first time where I was born.

http://twitpic.com/f6c9v - Main station #Tempe waiting to catch the light rail to go to downtown #Phoenix

http://twitpic.com/f6cyf - Finally reached downtown #Phoenix

In #Phoenix there are museums to be seen. I will be talking about all the main attractions in Phoenix in a more detailed blog post later on.

http://twitpic.com/f6e8b - After seeing #Phoenix it was time to head back to #ASU #Tempe campus and sight see the area.

http://twitpic.com/f6ev3 - On these grounds was where my father studied at #ASU #Tempe its so weird to imagine him when he was that young.

http://twitpic.com/f6g5z - The main hub of #Tempe is #Mill Ave. It is where you will find all of #ASU hanging around enjoying the shops and restaurants.

http://twitpic.com/f6gwz - I go all the way to #Tempe #Mill Ave. just to end up eating #Turkish Food at "Med Fresh Grill"

http://twitpic.com/f6hls - The food at "Med Fresh Grill" Mill Ave. #Tempe was great, plentiful, and cheap. Great value for money.

After browsing #Tempe and the #ASU campus along with Mill Ave. especially after a long day under the burning heat of a very sunny day.

I actually had to place my bandana in cold water & wear it on my head just to try to cool off from time to time with a lot of water drinking.

At the end with a bet of heat exhaustion and a bet of a sun stroke it was time to head back to the hotel and call it a day. Got tanned too.

http://twitpic.com/f6jhr - Chilling @ChaparralSuites with a great cold beverage at hand and relaxing at the resort calling it a day.

With that I came to the end of day 7 of my trip to #Arizona and my day here today... time for some shut eye... write to you soon.. Happy #TT

Twitter Update Back From The Road… Day Six Aug 8th 09

Chaparral Suites Resort Scottsdale Arizona

Its time to write up day 6 of my trip to #Arizona. It wasn't filled like the day before. Some highlights. It was kind of all about shopping.

I packed and loaded up the car and left after buying a big cup of coffee, powdered doughnuts and gas from a gas station. #Phoenix here I come.

I had to get there before they charge me more on my rental car. I was able to reach my booked hotel and then head straight to the airport.

Never go before you fill up the tank they charged me $6.99 a gallon. What’s nice is that the hotel has a complimentary shuttle bus you call.

Just go to the hotel information board with the phone and look for their number, and tell them which terminal you’re at for pick up.

http://twitpic.com/e5nst - I stayed at The Chaparral Suites Resort #Scottsdale #Arizona

http://twitpic.com/e5ojm - I was surprised that it actually was a full suite with a kitchenette, sitting room, and a spacious bedroom.

http://twitpic.com/e5pcs - The sitting area at Chaparral Suites Resort Scottsdale. It’s not fancy but comfortable.

http://twitpic.com/e5qan - The bedroom at Chaparral Suites Resort #Scottsdale which also has a safe box that fits your laptop computer inside.

http://twitpic.com/e5r7b - The view outside my suite at Chaparral Suites resort Scottsdale. They have a complimentary breakfast and complimentary drinks at happy hour.

They also offer if their shuttle van isn't needed for an airport pick up they can drop you off anywhere in the downtown #Scottsdale area.

http://twitpic.com/e5sqj - I asked to be dropped off at women paradise land the famous high end shops "Fashion Square" Mall #Scottsdale.

Walked till I saw or passed by all the shops adding to a long wish list in my mind. I enjoyed browsing the book at "Borders" book store too

After hours it was time to rest what better than while watching a movie at the mall theater. I choose "GI JOE The Rise of The Cobra" fun!

After the movie my mind was already set for dinner on "Rusty Spur Saloon" in old town Scottsdale. It was loads of fun with country music singing.

With that I conclude my day 6 of my trip and tonight as well. Good night everyone... write to you soon...