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Tag: Türkiye

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

    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,…

  • World Trip 2023: Day 6 – Selçuk, Türkiye

    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…

  • 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…