Gabay sa Turkiye
Gabay sa paglalakbay sa Turkiye — ano ang dapat puntahan, ano ang kainin, at paano dumaan sa immigration. Sulat at kuha mismo sa lugar.
- Boiling Shin Ramyeon Black on the Hill in Front of Zemi Hotel Cappadocia in Göreme in February
Summer is peak season in Cappadocia's Göreme. I went in February. Morning temperatures drop below freezing, and there's a thin layer of white powder—frost or light snow—along the r…
Göreme - An Afternoon at Yuvam Shisha Nargile Kafe Overlooking the Harbor from the Cliffs Above Antalya's Kaleiçi
Kaleiçi, the old town within the walls of Antalya, Turkey, is a maze of narrow streets tucked inside ancient ramparts. When you first arrive, you can't quite tell where the sea is.…
Antalya · Yuvam Shisha Nargile Kafe - Antalya's Kaleici Yacht Harbor — One Day Viewing the Harbor Below the City Walls from Three Different Angles
In Antalya's old town of Kaleici (Kaleiçi), Turkey, the city walls remain intact atop a cliff, and beneath that cliff lies an entire yacht harbor. On a map it looks like 'one harbo…
Antalya · Yuvam - Antalya Mevlevihane: The Sufi Lodge at the End of Kaleici Alley, Guarded by a Cat
Walking through Kaleici, the old city of Antalya in Turkey, you'll reach a point where the tourist trail suddenly ends. Rather than descending the stairs toward the harbor, venture…
Antalya · Antalya Mevlevihane - Antalya Old Town (Kaleiçi) Alley Record — Half a Day Beneath the Tuzcular Mahallesi Sign
I walked through the alleys of Antalya's Old Town in Turkey, known locally as Kaleiçi, for half a day. When you think of Mediterranean cities, you instinctively think of the sea fi…
Antalya · Zafer Sokak - 30 Minutes from Antalya's Cumhuriyet Square Down to Kaleiçi — Atatürk Equestrian Statue, Yivli Minaret, and the Sea
The morning after arriving in Antalya, Turkey, I walked from my accommodation to Cumhuriyet Meydanı Square. It's the entrance to the old city of Kaleiçi and the transportation hub…
Antalya · Jumhuri Square - Ephesus After the Rain: A Day Walking Down from the Upper Gate to the Ancient City of Selçuk
When I arrived in Selçuk after heading south from Izmir, the sky was half-cleared. March in Turkey's Aegean region is like this: mornings start with green-shimmering hills, afterno…
Selçuk · Triodos Square - Pamukkale Travertines, Barefoot Descent in the Afternoon — Only the Water's Gleam Remained in the Overcast Sky
After arriving by minibus from Denizli, Turkey, I immediately removed my shoes upon passing through the southern entrance of the Pamukkale Travertines (Pamukkale Travertenleri). Wa…
Denizli · Вид на памукале - Don't Just See Pamukkale's Travertine and Leave — Hierapolis Archaeology Museum, an Exhibition Hall Nested Inside a Roman Bath
After walking barefoot across Pamukkale's white travertine terraces, most visitors head straight back down the hillside. I did the same on my first visit. The second time I came to…
Denizli · Hierapolis Archaeological Museum - An Evening in Karaköy's Back Alleys — Istanbul's Tea, Cats, Mackerel, and Night Views
Istanbul's Karaköy is a neighborhood that climbs uphill from the southern end of the Galata Bridge. Every time I come to Turkey, I start my first evening here. The reason is simple…
Beyoğlu - Up the Tünel to Istanbul's İstiklal Avenue — the Nostalgic Tram, Nazar Beads Set into the Pavement, and a Cup of Warm Mulled Wine
I was standing at the bottom of the hill near Karaköy, looking up, and in the end I just took the Tünel. There are a few ways to reach İstiklal Avenue in Istanbul's Beyoğlu distric…
Beyoğlu - Two Hours at the House of the Virgin Mary (Meryem Ana Evi) on the Slopes of Bülbül Mountain in Selçuk
Many people visit the Ephesus ruins in Selçuk, Turkey and leave, but that afternoon I spent entirely on the mountain. Halfway up Bülbül Mountain (Bülbül Dağı) south of Ephesus, at…
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