Category Archives: Trekking

Zengibar Yolu walking: Ulupınar to Bolay Yaylası

where we visit the ancient cities of Isaura and Astra This four-day walking tour was more about mountain scenery and socializing than archaeological sites. I forget now how we learned about this tour. Ferda and I don’t follow this stuff … Continue reading

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Likya Way walking: Kaş to Demre

where we visit the ancient cities of Antiphellos, Sebeda, Apollonia, Aperlai, Teimiussa, Simena, Istlada and Andriake. What a fantastic area. I had been through here at least three times before. Even with that list (above) of eight sites that we … Continue reading

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Likya Way walking: Ölüdeniz to Patara

where we visit the ancient cities of Kalabantia, Pydnai, Letoon, Xanthos and Patara. A multi-day trek on the Likya Yolu, finally! We walked over the busy Ramadan holiday when Gülizar — the motivation behind this adventure — had time off … Continue reading

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Bozburun Dağı with Özgür, Philipp, and Ferda

Bozburun Dağı at 2504m is the highest peak that we can regularly see looking east from our apartment in Antalya, and I had never climbed it. (On very clear days we can see higher stuff even farther to the east, … Continue reading

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North Ridge on Sivri Dağı

After having not been up Sivri Dağı in many years (five?), I went up two different routes last week. The first, shorter and less successful effort, was with Philipp. He had been up to the ridge a number of times … Continue reading

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