Since we began our nomadic travels three years ago we’ve visited 132 cities, but until now have not re-visited any of them; Istanbul is the first. It was our third stop less than a month into our trial run in 2021, and at the time, while it was certainly interesting, it did not capture our…
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Just like every other settlement along the Turkish coast, the city of Antalya sits atop the ruins of an ancient one, Attalea. With its natural harbour, Antalya has served as both a naval base and commercial centre throughout its history. Lycians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Seljuk Turks and Ottomans occupied the area at various times. At…
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We are members of the Facebook Group, Senior Nomads, which is an outstanding resource for information and inspiration from like-minded nomadic travellers. We asked the group for recommendations on where to stay along the coast in Turkey, with the consensus being Fethiye (feh·tee·euh). We love being near water and, in case you hadn’t picked up…
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We both agree we are at our happiest when we are near water, which is no surprise for Howard as he grew up in Vancouver on Canada’s west coast, and I suppose for me it was the lack of water growing up on the Canadian prairies that makes me appreciate it. Our fondness for water…
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Kayaköy Located about 13 km south of Fethiye is the abandoned village of Kayaköy. The local public transportation system does run a dolmuş (dohl·mush) route to the area, but we chose to include it as part of a day trip and head further afield as well. Built upon the ancient town of Lebessos, modern Kayaköy…
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I am completely enamoured with ancient ruins and warn you now this won’t be our last post on these marvellous structures. I never tire of walking through buildings and on pathways where countless generations have passed before – they speak to my soul and Turkey is an ideal country to feed my soul. The historical…
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Our bus ride from Plovdiv to Istanbul reinforced my new mantra, “just go with the flow”. With her very limited English, the ticket agent at the bus station in Plovdiv let us know the bus was running about 45 minutes late and kindly let us leave our luggage in her office while we waited. She…
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With all the history, hustle & bustle, and exotic culture in Istanbul there’s much to be impressed by, but the thing that has really resonated with me is the amazing transit system they’ve developed. It’s taken years, but they’ve built a network of different types of transit that all mesh together to make it so…
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