Category Archives: Turkey

Likya Way bicycle touring: Korsan Koyu to Kaş? No, Demre!

Posted on June 3, 2021 by Bryan Keith

Alternatively titled: The ancient sites of Belos, Myra, Andriake, Sura After a pretty hilly ride to get from Antalya to Korsan Koyu, I was amazed to have such a flat road all the way from Korsan Koyu to Finike. It … Continue reading →

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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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