Category Archives: Turkey

Likya Way bicycle touring: Antalya to Korsan Koyu

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Bryan Keith

The Likya Way is a ~500km walking trail connecting Fethiye and Antalya passing near ruined Likyan cities and modern Turkish beach resorts. Much of the trail isn’t accessible to bicycles, but in many places there are roads nearby so it’s … Continue reading →

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Skiing road trip last stop: Niğde

Posted on May 14, 2021 by Bryan Keith

In hindsight when Seb and I left Nemrut Dağı we should have driven southwest via Adıyaman and Adana. At the time, however, our tentative plan had been to spend the last weekend of our ski trip at Erciyes (near Kayseri) … Continue reading →

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Skiing road trip: Hesarek, Nemrut (Adıyaman), and on toward Kayseri

Posted on May 4, 2021 by Bryan Keith

After a little more adventure than we bargained for in Erzurum, Seb and I started heading southwest, doing more driving, more sightseeing, and less skiing. We found a pleasant campsite near a creek about 10km east of the provincial capital … Continue reading →

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Skiing Erzurum: İspir, Konaklı, Çat (and a short? avalanche report)

Posted on April 24, 2021 by Bryan Keith

Warning: there are a lot of details here about our ski day in Çayırbaşı (İspir), as perhaps someone (us?) can learn something from the avalanche we triggered. Seb and I left behind snowy roads and good powder in İkizdere. The … Continue reading →

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Access issues skiing in İkizdere

Posted on April 14, 2021 by Bryan Keith

One of the reasons that I keep going back to Olgunlar for skiing is that there’s a pansiyon in the village at 2000m, and the road is regularly plowed. If you look at the map of the Kaçkar, you can … Continue reading →

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