Destination: Turkey

Catalhoyuk World Heritage Site

Thu, 25 Jun 2015 | By vagabonds3 | Views [316]

LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT THE INHABITANTS OF CATALHOYUK.  And even less is said, which is a bit surprising, considering the egos of archeologists.  This obscure World Heritage site was occupied around 9000 years ago and is one of the oldest farming ... Read more >

Cappadocia Rocks

Tue, 23 Jun 2015 | By vagabonds3 | Views [322]

CAPPADOCIA IS ALL ABOUT ROCKS — specifically “tufa,” a soft volcanic rock from ancient eruptions.  Ten million years of erosion has resulted in a Tolkeinesque landscape of pinnacles, domes, pillars and mounds straight from Middle ... Read more >

Hot-Air Ballooning in Cappadocia

Fri, 19 Jun 2015 | By vagabonds3 | Views [343]

CAPPADOCIA IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S PREMIER destinations for a ride in a hot-air balloon.  And there are more than 100 balloons to choose from.  The sight of dozens of brightly colored balloons rising in the pre-dawn light, propane burners whooshing ... Read more >

Photos: Cappadocia

Fri, 19 Jun 2015 | By vagabonds3 | Photo Gallery

Sanliurfa

Thu, 18 Jun 2015 | By krodin | Views [813]

Sanliurfa Sanliurfa is rich with sacred legends as it one of the oldest cities in the world. Sitting at an ancient crossroad between Anatolia and Syria, it has survived many of the world’s greatest empires and conflicts, from the Hittites, ... Read more >

Harran and Göbekli Tepe

Thu, 18 Jun 2015 | By krodin | Views [1384]

Harran & Göbekli Tepe Excursion Took a taxi from Sanliurfa to both Harran and Göbekli Tepe rather than renting a car as it was somewhat less expensive, and the driver knew where he was going whereas I do not know the roads.  I ... Read more >

Photos: Neolithic (9,600 BCE) to Islamic: Exhibits in new Sanliurfa Museum

Wed, 17 Jun 2015 | By krodin | Photo Gallery

Gobekli Tepe

Tue, 16 Jun 2015 | By vagabonds3 | Views [508]

WHICH CAME FIRST, THE TEMPLE OR THE TOWN?  Archeologists generally agreed that the cultivation of crops and domestication of livestock led to the development of towns.  Other traits that they identified with “civilization,” like ... Read more >

Photos: Sanliurfa, Gobekli Tepe and Harran

Tue, 16 Jun 2015 | By krodin | Photo Gallery

Photos: Kusadasi and Heraklei of Latmos region

Tue, 16 Jun 2015 | By krodin | Photo Gallery

Photos: Ephesus

Tue, 16 Jun 2015 | By krodin | Photo Gallery

Photos: Laodicea, Hierapolis Pamukkale

Tue, 16 Jun 2015 | By krodin | Photo Gallery

Photos: Bergama

Tue, 16 Jun 2015 | By krodin | Photo Gallery

Photos: Izmir

Tue, 16 Jun 2015 | By krodin | Photo Gallery

Nemrut Dag

Mon, 15 Jun 2015 | By vagabonds3 | Views [397]

GIVEN THEIR OBSCURITY AND REMOTENESS, the Divrigi Mosque and Nemrut Dag probably aren’t worth a visit.  Most visitors to Turkey will never even hear of them. The Divrigi Mosque and Hospital “coulda been a contendah,” as a young ... Read more >