Category Archives: Turkey

A walk up Dedegöl Dağı in the winter

Posted on March 5, 2019 by Bryan Keith

This was my first trip to Dedegöl Dağı.  It’s in a slightly remote area of Isparta between Aksu and Yenişarbademli, between the big lakes of Beyşehir and Eğirdir.  Özgür had been to Dedegöl before in the summer (or spring?) to … Continue reading →

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Lyrboton Kome: Perge’s olive oil source

Posted on February 23, 2019 by Bryan Keith

Since I’ve been on a Roman ruin roll recently, I’ll share some photos of what must be the closest ruined Roman city to Antalya.  Lyrboton Kome is right on the northern edge of the city, just north of Varsak.  Anything … Continue reading →

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Roman ruins bicycle touring, Priene to İzmir

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Bryan Keith

Just like my previous week of bicycle touring, this final week of my three-week Fethiye to İzmir trip was hopping from one set of Roman ruins to another.  In addition to Roman sites I also managed to find a few … Continue reading →

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Roman ruins bicycle touring, Milas to Miletus

Posted on February 3, 2019 by Bryan Keith

On the first week of this bicycle tour I went through Bodrum, anciently known as Halicarnassus, famous for the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.  The mausoleum was destroyed over 600 years ago by earthquakes so it wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Rainy bicycle touring at the Aegean: Fethiye to Milas

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Bryan Keith

My first (and last) bicycle tour in Turkey in 2018 didn’t start till December.  Ferda wanted to go to İzmir and help out Seda with her new baby.  She took the bus — actually, I guess she flew –, but … Continue reading →

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