Standing outside the fire

These flames come right out of the ground, natural gas fires burning on the side of a mountain. To get there if your'e not going on a bus, one must drive 22 km from Olympos on windy bumpy narrow roads (in a rental car), then hike up a mile or so in the pitch black darkness (thank goodness for a nice guard with a flashlight, and no scary boogyman)

Turkey's safety and other things

July 9th 2008
Some of you may be wondering about my safety over here in Turkey, due to the recent shootings in Istanbul at the US consulate, and the kidnappings of Germans in the far eastern Turkey. I'm sure it's made the US papers. This update is to assure you that we are taking extra safety precautions here in Antalya, (such as not hanging out at American type places like Starbucks for long periods of time, ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Mediterranean » Antalya

Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more

Joined	May 5th 2008	Trips	0
Last Login	August 26th 2008	Followers	0
Status	BLOGGER	Follows	0
Blogs	24	Guestbook	8
Photos	282	Forum Posts	0