Exploring High Camp

Since we had decided not to spend today climbing (aka suffering), we had the luxury of a late start to the day. We learned over breakfast that one of our trekkers had decided that the guide did notЧитать далее
Since we had decided not to spend today climbing (aka suffering), we had the luxury of a late start to the day. We learned over breakfast that one of our trekkers had decided that the guide did notЧитать далее
In the morning we discovered that Dayle had fallen very ill during the night. In fact she was so ill that there was no way she would be able to complete the demanding climb back down out of theЧитать далее
On our final day of the trek, after breakfast we started walking and left the Sokulupinar Camp and climbed up to the Sakartasi Pass (2.300m). From there we walked through the Eznevit Yaylasi until weЧитать далее
This morning we left the Emli Valley and the Aladaglar Area and drove for 5 hours to Konya. In Konya we had lunch and visited the Mevlana Museum. The Mevlana museum is the mausoleum of Jalal ad-DinЧитать далее
For the next few days we were following the Mediterranean Coastline back to the west of Turkey. The Kekova area was an amazing place for the coastal scenery as well as the well preservedЧитать далее
After Breakfast we drove along the coast to the ancient City of Xanthos. The site has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1988. Xanthos is mentioned by numerous ancient Greek andЧитать далее
Modern Fethiye is located on the site of the ancient city of Telmessos and was the most important city of Lycia, with a recorded history starting in the 5th century BC. Fethiye is one of Turkey’sЧитать далее
In the morning, just after breakfast, we drove to the ancient city of Ephesus. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city, and later a major Roman city, on the west coast of Asia Minor, near present dayЧитать далее
The day started with a 6 hour drive. On the way we stopped at the the ruins of ancient Troy. It is best known for being the focus of the Trojan War described in the Greek Epic Cycle and especially inЧитать далее
This morning we took the ferry across to Kilitbahir and visited Gallipoli and walk through the national park housing many relics of the naval and land battles that took place in 1915 during World WarЧитать далее