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Tag: Best of Turkey

  • World Trip 2023: Day 5 – Bergama to Selçuk, Türkiye

    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…

  • World Trip 2023: Day 4 – Çanakkale to Ayvalık, Türkiye

    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…

  • World Trip 2023: Day 3 – Istanbul to Çanakkale, Türkiye

    Monday 01 May 2023.Highlights: Gallipoli Peninsula – Gabatepe Beach, ANZAC Cove, Ari Burnu Cemetery, Lone Pine Cemetery and Memorial, 57 Piyade Alayi Sehitligi (Turkish 57 Regiment Memorial, Chunk Bair (site New Zealand Memorial)Çanakkale – Ferry crossing, exploring the waterfront city. Today was the first full day of the G Adventures tour and it saw the…

  • World Trip 2023: Day 2 – Singapore to Istanbul, Türkiye

    Sunday 30 April 2023.Highlights: Business Class flight, getting lost in Istanbul, exploring the historic Istanbul (Fatih district), meeting my tour group. To effectively started at midnight while transiting in Singapore. I luckily got to use the Singapore Airlines SilverKris (Terminal 3) Lounge (review here) has it was so close to my departure gate. Nothing like…