Category: Travel

  • Turkish AirlinesDate: Saturday 06 May 2023 Gate: 2Seat: 25A (Economy Class Seat)Plane: Boeing 737-800Scheduled: 08:20Boarded: 10:12Pushback: 10:33 Arrived: 11:39 (Scheduled 09:35)Duration: 1 hour 6 minutesDistance: 396 kms This flight was from Denizli Çardak Airport to Istanbul Airport.

  • World Trip 2023: Day 7 – Selçuk to Pamukkale, Türkiye

    Friday 05 May 2023Highlights: Hierapolis Ruins, White travertine terraces, Cleopatra Antique Pool, Whirling Dervishes Ceremony How last big drive day was to take between 3-4 hours and it happened to be in the rain which all things considered is lucky as we are safe inside the mini bus. We had lunch on arrival at Pamukkale,…

  • Thursday 04 May 2023Highlights: Visiting Şirince Village, Exploring Selçuk, Visiting St John’s Basilica, Enjoying a Wine Sampling afternoon. Today was a day of options with no travelling between hotels. Isik started the day with a quick orientation walk around to the key points of Selçuk so we knew were our major options where. From year…

  • Wednesday 03 May 2023.Highlights: Learning about Turkish Carpet making, exploring Izmir, exploring Ephesus ruins in depth, visiting the ancient Library of Celsus A very big day started with a visit to Carpet and Kilim Weavers Association based near Bergama. We got a detailed explanation of how Turkish carpets are made starting with the vegetables used…

  • Tuesday 02 May 2023.Highlights: Exploring the ancient city of Troy, Exploring Ayvalık, Exploring by boat the archipelago of the Ayvalık Islands. Today we set out to explore the ancient city of Troy. Isik explained on the way to the site the history of Troy (as called Ilion). While most people know of Troy from the…