If you find yourself in Eastern Turkey, a visit to Ani is a must. It’s a natural focus for the Sarıkamiş routes and can be visited easily from Kars. In spring, the stone-walled fields in countryside around are covered with yellow purple and blue rectangles of wild flowers. The city was founded as the capital of the…
Two intrepid hikers braved the heat of late August and set out on a self-guided walk from Bodrum east along the Carian Trail to Akyaka. This part of the trail follows an old caravan route along the north shore of the Ceramic Gulf, a wind-scoured inlet between the Datça and Bodrum Peninsulas. Apart from Bodrum,…
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Een voorjaarsmiddag in de bergen van Zuid-Turkije. Een prachtig kalksteenplateau, ver weg van drukke autowegen en massatoerisme. Je pauzeert, genietend van de uitgestrekte rotspartijen en de stilte. Alleen het balken van een ezel in de verte. En dan opeens: naburig gebulder en geraas. De rivier Köprülü kan het niet zijn − die stroomt in het kloofdal…
On Saturday 28th June, a forest fire erupted near the south end of Adrasan Beach. Many tourists were evacuated from the area and four hotels have suffered fire damage. Two planes and two helicopters dumped water on the fire and a total of 250 firefighters worked to put it out. The winds were strong and…
This blog is to tell you about the extension of the Lycian Way 2 days to the north. The route now finishes at Geyikbayırı – Antalya’s famous climbing centre. Instead of taking a bus from Hisarçandır to Antalya, you can walk north for 2 days. Day 1 takes you across the Çandır river to the…
The Kaçkar Mountains in Northeastern Turkey are a mountain-lover’s dream Megan’s Blog If there were ever a concrete argument for befriending strangers, the Kaçkar Mountains in Eastern Turkey would be it. And since today is Valentine’s Day, it seemed fitting to write about two of the things I love most: nature and travel buddies. It’s taken me…