History, Life of adventure, Road Trips, Travel

The Ancient City of Xanthos

On a hot summer's day in Mid June

History, Road Trips, Travel, Turkey

Did Santa Claus live in Turkey?

What great childhood memories are conjured up when remembering that apparently jolly man, his elves, the flying reindeer, and those huge sacks full of presents.  Every year around Christmas, millions of parents worldwide participate in the most significant deception concerning Santa Claus.  The story usually starts in the early years of a child's life when the… Continue reading Did Santa Claus live in Turkey?

Life of adventure, Road Trips, Travel, Turkey

The Summer Roadtrip – Kas, Turkey Pt3

On a warm sunny Thursday morning in mid-June, we departed Pamukkale with a touch of eagerness as we were heading to the coast.  It did seem such a long time since we had ventured near the sea or wet our toes in the cool, soothing water. In the meantime, we had approx 300kms of countryside… Continue reading The Summer Roadtrip – Kas, Turkey Pt3

History, Life of adventure, Road Trips, Travel, Turkey

The Roadtrip to Hierapolis

We thought this area was such a unique combination of natural and man-made wonders, it’s little wonder that Pamukkale-Hierapolis has been made a Unesco World Heritage site. The part that grabbed our attention the most was Hierapolis which created more conversations between us.  Not being history buffs it was still possible for us to gather enough… Continue reading The Roadtrip to Hierapolis

Life of adventure, Road Trips, Travel, Turkey

The Roadtrip to Pamukkale, Turkey – Pt 1

We started off as we meant to go on.  We had an enjoyable and relaxed morning in the company of Liz, Dave and their animal family [our Dalyan housesit, which we know we are going to enjoy] before we headed off towards Pamukkale, which would be our base for a couple of nights. What were… Continue reading The Roadtrip to Pamukkale, Turkey – Pt 1