Balloon Over Cappadocia: A Short Film

Every traveller in Cappadocia books the balloon flight. The question is whether it lives up to the hype. The answer, emphatically, is yes — it is among the most genuinely spectacular experiences available anywhere.

The Pera Palace opened in 1892 to serve passengers arriving on the Orient Express. Agatha Christie wrote Murder on the Orient Express here. Atatürk had a private room. It remains one of the great railway hotels of the world — meticulously restored and genuinely extraordinary.

Istanbul straddles Europe and Asia, Christianity and Islam, ancient and hypermodern. We spend a week exploring both sides of the Bosphorus and the layered history that makes this city endlessly fascinating.

Shot entirely underwater on the Gili Lankanfushi house reef — sea turtles, manta rays, reef sharks, and a density of marine life that makes every dive feel like a privilege.

Prague in November — misty mornings on Charles Bridge, the castle district at dusk, the old town square when the tourists have gone. The city looks best in autumn, and we have the footage to prove it.