Six Degrees of AnywhereIstanbul → Vancouver
“Silk Road knots → Uzbek plov → Addis markets → Easter Island giants → Vancouver's first stories.”
Istanbul, Turkey
Turkish Carpet Rug Weaving Workshop (Halı Kilim Dokuma Atölyesi)
Discover that you have more patience for knots than you thought possible.
From knotted silk threads in Istanbul's looms, we follow the ancient Silk Road east to Samarkand — where carpets, tiles, and handmade splendor have been perfected for a thousand years.
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Plov Cooking Class at Local Uzbek House
Master the plov before lunch, impress dinner guests forever—basically culinary superpowers.
From a steaming pot of Uzbek plov in a local home, we chase the global language of food to Addis Ababa — where injera and spiced stews tell their own ancient story of communal eating.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Addis Mercato Market
Addis Ababa's most vibrant market without the overwhelm, just pure discovery.
From the vast, chaotic beauty of Africa's largest open-air market, we leap to Easter Island's Hanga Roa — where another kind of monumental display awaits in stone, not spice, but equally overwhelming in scale.
Hanga Roa, Chile
The Beginning and End of Moai Full Day Tour
From moai quarries to ceremonial sites, uncover Easter Island's ancient soul.
From quarries where ancient Rapa Nui people carved colossal ancestors from volcanic rock, we sail to Vancouver — where another indigenous culture has spent millennia carving its own monumental stories into the landscape.
