Category Archives: Turkey

Road trip to İzmir (and the İzmir synagogue tour)

Posted on December 15, 2024 by Bryan Keith

where we visit the Roman sites of Herakleia Salbake, Nysa, Kızılçullu Su Kemerleri, Smyrna; Byzantine ruins at Kadifekale; Ottoman mosques; and İzmir’s historic synagogues Ferda and I met up with Gülizar and Ali in İzmir this spring for our Likya … Continue reading →

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Greek islands with Oliver by ferry and bicycle: Kos, Astypalea, Amorgos, Santorini

Posted on November 5, 2024 by Bryan Keith

For some time Oliver has been saying that he’d like to go on a bicycle tour. The timing was perfect for him, but I warned him that it wouldn’t be easy — unpleasant ferry times and too much heat. Who … Continue reading →

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Auto-touring Konya: Fasıllar, Kilistra, Çatalhöyük, and the provincial capital (merkez)

Posted on October 26, 2024 by Bryan Keith

To get to the start of our Zengibar Yolu walk Ahmet, Ferda, and I drove from Antalya to Konya. A number of things seemed familiar to me. We drove the new Derebucak road which I had bicycled before it was … Continue reading →

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Zengibar Yolu walking: Ulupınar to Bolay Yaylası

Posted on October 16, 2024 by Bryan Keith

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

Posted on October 6, 2024 by Bryan Keith

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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