Ask me anything and Tour Dates
I have another 3 things to tell you.
Tomorrow, as in Sunday 1st December, I will be hosting 3 Zoom Calls for Patrons, where you can ask me anything. This is a reminder for those of you already on Patreon. And if you’re not but want to get on the call then you could just sign up for $1 and join in the conversation.
The calls are at 2pm, 5pm and 8pm in Coordinated Universal Time. Which is essentially the same as Greenwich Mean Time but apparently we don’t want to show off too much about that. Anyway, hopefully you’ll be free then.
Second thing to tell you is that tour dates for 2025 have been provisionally agreed.
They are May 17-26th and Oct 11-20th. The first tour will be in Istanbul for five days before visiting Ephesus and other sites in Western Anatolia. While the October tour will also spend five days in Istanbul before visiting Nicaea and Cappadocia.
Remember these are provisional dates before you ink them into your diary. But they should be made official soon. Email me thehistoryofbyzantium@gmail.com to get on the mailing list so you can get booking information as soon as it’s available.
Finally you may have a heard an unfamiliar voice introducing this update. That was Kirin Tsang from Frugalflyer.ca. Kirin was on our last tour back in October and has written a review of our journey down Turkey’s west coast for FrugalFlyer.ca. You can read that review at frugalflyer.ca/blog and hear about what it’s like to be on one of our tours.
As the name suggests the folks at Frugalflyer try to help you gather points and rewards so you can travel better and cheaper. They have their own podcast where they share tips and ideas with you. It’s the Miles Ahead podcast so search for Miles Ahead wherever you get your podcasts to find out more.
I look forward to speaking to some of you tomorrow and seeing some of you in 2025.
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Hello, everyone.
I have another three things to tell you.
Tomorrow, as in Sunday, the 1st of December, I will be hosting three Zoom calls for patrons where you can ask me anything.
This is a reminder for those of you already on Patreon.
And if you're not but want to get on the calls then you could just sign up for one dollar and you'll be able to join in the conversation.
The calls are at 2 p.m.
5 p.m.
and 8 p.m.
That is Coordinated Universal Time which is essentially the same as Greenwich Mean Time but apparently we don't want to show off too much about that.
Anyway, hopefully you'll be free for one of those.
Second thing to tell you is that tour dates for 2025 have been provisionally agreed.
They are May the 17th to the 26th and October the 11th to the 20th, 2025.
The first tour will be in Istanbul for five days before visiting Ephesus and other sites in Western Anatolia, while the October tour will also spend five days in Istanbul before visiting Nicaea and Cappadocia.
Remember, those are provisional dates before you ink them into your diary, but they should be made official soon.
Email me, thehistoryofbyzantium at gmail.com, to get on the mailing list so you can get booking information as soon as it's available.
Finally, you may have heard an unfamiliar voice introducing this update.
That was Kirin Zhang from frugalflyer.ca.
Kirin was on our last tour back in October and has written a review of our journey down Turkey's west coast.
You can read that review at frugalflyer.ca forward slash blog
and hear about what it's like to be on a tour with me.
As the name suggests, the folks at Frugal Flyer try to help you gather points and rewards so you can travel better and cheaper.
They have their own podcast where they share tips and ideas with you.
It's the Miles Ahead podcast, so search for Miles Ahead wherever you get your podcasts to find out more or go to frugalflyer.ca.
I look forward to speaking to some of you tomorrow and seeing some of you in 2025.
Sprinklers, a cool breeze.
Talk about refreshing.
You know what else is refreshing this summer?
A brand new phone with Verizon.
Yep, get a new phone on any plan with Select Phone Trade In MyPlan.
And lock down a low price for three years on any plan with MyPlan.
This is a deal for everyone, whether you're a new or existing customer.
Swing by Verizon today for our best phone deals.
Three-year price guarantee applies to then current base monthly rate only.
Additional terms and conditions apply for all offers.
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