The Tourism Office of Turkey should pay me! Hahaha! This is because there has been quite a number of Filipinos (mostly my friends and relatives) who are now wanting to tour and visit this transcontinental country of Eurasia.
Turkish people should know that there seem to be some level of dreadful and critical image lurking within the minds of Filipinos about Turkey. May be it is the media responsible in doing so. It is because we Filipinos are only informed about Turkey when some bad or terrible new happened in that side of the world.
Actually, friends and colleagues were amazed to find out how beautiful Turkey is through the photos I posted in my Facebook and Instagram accounts. But their first question if they happen to meet me about my Turkey journey is if it is safe and secured. My usual answer? I was also hesistant on pursuing my Turkey journey prior to leaving Manila. But towards the end of my Turkish adventure did I realize that it is one safe, harmless and innocuous place that I have been to.
To further prove my amazement about Turkey, let me feature the explosively beautiful Pasabag.
It’s a valley with unique and astonishing rock formations where you’ll get a feel of Cappadocia’s striking and iconic fairy chimneys. The tuff stone pillars of Pasabag are easily recognizable. It stands at 10 to 15 meters high often with twin or triple rock caps.
Pasabag is often referred to as the Monks Valley. This was due to St. Simon and the monks who sought refuge inside this rock formations. 
Monks sought shelter in Pasabag after attracting unwanted funfair-like popularity after the public learned that they are some kind of a miracle-makers. To create shelter, monks would start by carving rooms for themselves at the bottom of the fairy chimneys and work their way to the top. They were said to only descend to receive food and drinks from their disciples.
With the “pasabog” (translation: explosive) beauty like Pasabag and all the other equally amazing spots of Turkey, I hope that this country would soon erase (or at least improve) their undesirable image among the Filipinos. I hope that this country would not remain to be like the monks of Pasabag who chose to be left unknown from the awareness of the itchy-footed Filipino travelling wanderlusts.
Yung makakating paa dyan, seyp po sa Torki!
Nengkoy 