#MelTakesFlagstaff

This wasn't the first time I had been to Flagstaff, but the experience this time around was a lot different.

I was only there for a weekend, which wasn't long enough. However, in that short amount of time I fell in love with the city. It is such a wonderful place to go if you love nature and want to experience that whole small town feel, but without it being extremely small.

One of my favorite parts of the trip was going to Downtown Flagstaff, because it had so many interesting shops and restaurants. Everywhere you went was a little treasure on its own.

My other favorite part was the fact that no matter where I looked I would be able to see some form of forest or a mountain. It was like every nature lovers dream. Not to mention that Flagstaff has the San Francisco Peaks, where Humphreys Peak resides, which is the highest natural point in all of Arizona. I wasn't able to hike the great peak that weekend but plan to the next time I visit.

If you ever find yourself in Flagstaff here are a few places you should check out:
- Mars Hill
- Humphreys Peak
- Lowell Observatory
- Crystal Magic in Downtown Flagstaff
- Armadilla Wax Works in Downton Flagstaff
- Basically all of Downtown Flagstaff

Here are a few pictures from Flagstaff. I'll be posting a video soon as well!

#MelTakesGirne

I'm aware that this post is long overdue, but I've finally had time to put together the footage from my time in Girne, Cyprus, together in one nice video. The trip to Cyprus was amazing and I honestly would love to go back there again. The video shows a glimpse of some of the historic places found on the island. I also have included a few photos so you can understand how beautiful it is in Girne.

Fall Is In The Air

Fall has officially arrived and with that comes new styles and of course pumpkin being used in everything from Starbucks drinks to cookies.
Something I think I should make clear is that I love Fall. I love everything about it. It's one of my favorite seasons along with Winter. The two seasons where you can bundle up and sit by a fireplace and drink hot chocolate.
Enough with my ramble about how much I love Fall, let's talk about the main reason why I'm making this post. The main reason being that I would just like to talk about how you can take a popular trend of the summer and make it a Fall trend.
Over the summer I noticed that many people were wearing black and white striped dresses and I don't know about you, but I am still loving that trend, so why not just add a few items like boots and a jacket and maybe even a dark colored lipstick, and BAM! There you have it a Fall outfit!

What do you think about this outfit? Would you wear it? 

#MelTakesBodrum

Well look what it is, the long awaited Uyku Vadisi video! It is a bit shorter than I was hoping, but I hope that it's enough for you to want to visit it if you're in Bodrum ever.
I have one more video to put together. It'll be up hopefully by this week. Hope you enjoy this one though.

#MusicMondays

It's that time of the week again! This week's Music Monday contains a lot of remixes, and almost all the songs are upbeat and fun. I've been obsessing over Charli XCX a lot lately, so I had to put her on the playlist. In fact, I put two of her songs on it. I hope you enjoy the playlist and feel free to tell me what you've been jamming out to this summer.

#MusicMondays (No.3) from melohhh on 8tracks Radio.

#MelTakesBodrum

Now this isn't the Uyku Vadisi video that I promised you all, but it is another video from my time in Bodrum. Don't worry though, the video of Uyku Vadisi will be posted soon. I just haven't gotten around to editing the footage. So for the time being enjoy the video I put together of my boat ride off the coast of Turkey. It was a lot of fun!

#MelTakesBodrum

After surviving off of the wifi found on the beaches, I'm finally able to share my adventures in Bodrum with you all!
Bodrum is exactly what you would expect it to be like. Full of amazing beaches and people sun bathing. Aside from all this there are actually things you can do that don't involve going to the beach like hiking! I can easily understand how hiking doesn't sound like something one would want to do during summer, but Uyku Vadisi is a place that you wouldn't want to miss. About 11 km from the Bodrum airport, Uyku Vadisi is a stunning place with a small waterfall, hammocks to rest on (or sunbathe), a pool, and even a restaurant/café. It also has a trail that you can follow which leads up to the mountains. There you come across rivers, caves, and even an abandoned house up on the mountain.
Uyku Vadisi is a great place for nature lovers and those who want to get away from the party life of Bodrum for a bit to relax.

I'll be posting a video soon of my adventures there because these pictures are not enough!