November 25th 2009  Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Ephesus
Onward from Istanbul… Dan and I are currently bumping around in the back of an overland truck- ripping through the Turkish countryside and chugging up and over a few mountain passes… ... 17 photos [full story]

October 11th 2009  Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Ephesus
Ephesus, once a Greek port town on the Aegean sea now lies several kilometers inland so our tour started at the port city of Kusadasi (Bird Island). Kusadasi 25 years ago we were told was a small fish ... 5 photos [full story]

September 20th 2009  Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Ephesus
At our hotel we met and became friends with another American and her two boys. She moved to Istanbul a year ago and is teaching at a Turkish prep school. She is a fountain of information and her com ... 11 photos [full story]

August 25th 2009  Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Ephesus
Sunny, 34°C The ruins of Ephesus are a beautiful example of ancient Greek architecture. Yes Trish I found the brothel but not the sign advertising it! The Ancient Greeks used marble everywhere w ... 4 photos [full story]

July 11th 2009  Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Ephesus
Day 8, Efesus: Today is the day we hit the site. We walk over from town, a pleasant stroll. A parking lot hawker tries to get us to take his bus to the upper entrance, with the line “this ma ... 4 photos [full story]

June 20th 2009  Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Ephesus
Today there was excellent breakfast followed by a trip to the local weekly market. The market here is not all that large (compared to, say, Ayvalik) but we did find all one would reasonably expect. ... 7 photos [full story]

May 31st 2009  Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Ephesus
6/1/09 Family We found that this blog was never published after all, so here it is. It is mostly just pictures and a couple of interesting observations including. ---- 1. Gas is really expensive ... 11 photos [full story]

June 13th 2009  Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Ephesus
DAY 60 This morning we board the ferry at 7am. We head across the channel of the Dardenelles to Canakkale on the mainland. Our bus is at 8am and we head off south to Selcuk and the ruins of Ephes ... 35 photos [full story]