http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Mediterranean/Olympos/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Middle East , Turkey , Mediterranean , Olympos en-us Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:19:12 BST Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:19:12 BST Swimming on the Med looking for the sunken city Day 5 Kas to OlymposThe plan for today was to sit and do nothing whilst sitting on a boat and enjoying the sun before a drive to our next destination of Olympus And we did exactly that. We picked up a boat in Kas that was to take us around to see the nearby islands we didnrsquot actually stop to see any of them though. A noteworthy item on o http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Mediterranean/Olympos/blog-332912.html Too soon we had to get back on the Fez Bus and head for what we expected to be yet another highlight of Turkey Olympos and its treehouses. A fairly uneventful journey was followed by an exciting arrival as we caused unintentionally caused controversy. We arrived at the ldquoHouse of Fezrdquo in Olympos a place called Kadirs which we werenrsquot staying at because we had heard that it was http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Mediterranean/Olympos/blog-331354.html These past couple of days have been so lazy didn't have much to write about. Hard to say more about lying on the beach or around the pool than just that. However I did get about 1oo mozzie bites on my legs the first nite in Cirali didn't feel them at all until the itching started. Kept me awake haldf the nite. Mozzie is the British term and I do believe I will be quite British speaking by the http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Mediterranean/Olympos/blog-329086.html I dec305ded not to stay 305n Istanbul for the rest of my t305me 305n Turkey. For two days stra305ght I went all out and spent 12 hours each day s305ghtsee305ng 305n Istanbul and wander305ng around try305ng to absorb 305t. A German dude and a Canad305an dude from my hostel jo305ned me for the second day. We went to the Istanbul Modern Museum of Art that ha http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Mediterranean/Olympos/blog-327063.html Olympos http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Mediterranean/Olympos/blog-320243.html well how can i possibly be writing a blog right now when i am so relaxed i barely bother to think anymore... the reason being we just did a blue cruise that ended in olympos. but i will go back to the beginning of sorts to santorini. Santorini one of the most beautiful of Greek islands was created by a volcano and was further molded and moved by subsequent volcanoes and earthquakes. It's a http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Mediterranean/Olympos/blog-306043.html About halfway along Turkeys Mediterranean coast lies Olympos a favourite beach destination for Turks and backpackers alike. The water here is a clear pale blue it is warm and the lack of tide and waves make it an ideal swimming spot which makes the unbearable heat bearable. Behind the beach the Lycian city of Olympos lies in ruins. 304t flourished from the 2nd century BC when the Olympi http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Mediterranean/Olympos/blog-292433.html We boarded yet another night bus with the sort of enthusiasm typically reserved for a visit to the dentist. As we had come to expect a clean cut well dressed man happily served us refreshments upon takeoff and promptly freshened the air inside the bus as we set off on our trip to Antalya. Meanwhile the child seated behind us commenced her evening long complaint session crying at every conce http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Mediterranean/Olympos/blog-291568.html Ha305l all from the great Mt. Ol305mpus. Bur305al ground of Marcus Arr305l305as. Th305s place 305s beyond hot. the m305dday sun averages out at 104 degrees. Shade and water are to very 305mportant 305tems. I was sent to th305s place by At305lla. he booked me on a cru305se from Feteye to Ol305mpus. The sh305p was qual305ty. we had a blast sw http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Mediterranean/Olympos/blog-289910.html Well after being anquious all night to climb Mount Olympos today 2455 m I got the bad news since I was the only one who wanted to do this that the price was double. So it went from 100 YTL to 200 YTL 85 170 USD. Out of principal I decided not too and plus I wanted to make sure I got to Antalya in decent time since I was flying out back to Istanbul on an early morning flight.I had staye http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Mediterranean/Olympos/blog-289181.html After my first night in the tree house and the sun beating down on me at about 6 am I decided that I was time to get up. I guess I can sleep when I am dead. Today I was going on my boat cruise always fun to be on the water and always fun to meet new people.In Turkey a lot of things are hurry up and wait. I had breakfast then was waiting for the http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Mediterranean/Olympos/blog-289177.html After the first night decent sleep I awoke to the sight of the lovely Zeus mountains along the coast of Olympos along the Mediterranean sea. Today is a day to cathup on my blog sit on the beach and go for the tour of the flames.I also moved into one of the tree house rooms from the room they put me in late last night air conditioned tv bathroom air conditioned air conditioned. I must be http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Mediterranean/Olympos/blog-287126.html Olympos and GoremeWe are continuing our way through Turkey on the way to Syria on our big yellow truck. We had a quick 2 night stay at the Roman runis of Olympos. The ruins themsleves are okay but we were probably more excited about going to the beach unfortunately it was a rocky beach of which can prove to be difficult to get in and out of the water. We took the opportunity to relax and unwind http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Mediterranean/Olympos/blog-284720.html As sad as it is I actually got a little emotional leaving Istanbul... I spent the shuttle ride from Sultanahamet to the main bus station staring moodily out the window. But then I remembered that I was only an overnight bus ride away from living in a treehouse on the beach and perked up some. In the bus station I met Alyssa and Sarah a couple of Aussie nurses on their way to Fethiye. A seemi http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Mediterranean/Olympos/blog-279014.html Hello Everyone. Thanks for all your comments 305t 305s really n305ce to have messages when I log on.So yesterday was a busy day. I left Seluk at 9am and went to Pamakkale and checked out the calc305um depos305ts that have developed from the calc305um ox305der305ch water flow305ng over the rocks for centur305es. It was really amaz305ng although I hear that 305 http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Mediterranean/Olympos/blog-275761.html No not the Olympus that the Olympic Games stemmed from but a lovely place on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. There are also roman ruins here yes they're everywhere but there is so much more to this place than a bit of history. It's developed into a backpacker mecca with a long scenic dirt road lined with backpacker hostels many of which feature treehouses to sleep in. We stayed a Kad http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Mediterranean/Olympos/blog-271883.html April 7 8 2008CIRALI TurkeyWe took a 1 hour bus ride to the small beach town of Cirali on the Mediteranean coast of turkey. On first arriving we wondered why our travel company had sent us here as this is a very quiet resort town and most of the businesses were just opening for the season. We took a walk into the village for a late lunch and had a look at the very nice beach area.The next m http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Mediterranean/Olympos/blog-268234.html Apologies currently unable to restore. If you have a backup please edit this entry and savepublish.There is a small possibility that this entry will be restored only small. http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Mediterranean/Olympos/blog-183827.html Saklikent Gorge and on to the Beach Well the ldquoTree Housesrdquo was a bust. Some of our group went ldquoCanyoningrdquo billed as a cool hike up a canyon with swimming and the opportunity to be cooler in this 110 F. degree weather it turned out to be a fairly short hike. I planned to go sea kayaking but the projected heat wave discouraged anyone else from signing up so it was fir http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Mediterranean/Olympos/blog-175578.html Here we are in Olympos on the Turkish coast with a pebble beach costs 2.00 to go to the beach but not much is happening today because it is forecast to be 50 degrees. No that is not Fahrenheit that is Celsius. Remember to convert you multiply Celsius times 95 then add 32. So 50 x 95 32 equals 122 degrees F. It is 230p.m. now and it is only 43 C 109 F but it is warming up nicely. http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Mediterranean/Olympos/blog-174133.html After a tough few days of paragliding drinking eating and enjoying the sights of lovely Fethiye we boarded our gulet yacht and set sail on our 4 day cruise around the coast. On the boat there were 15 people and 3 crew. The crew all Turkish the guests all Aussies. Of course it was After leaving the harbour it was a great start. We lay on the deck and enjoyed the sun then something star http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Mediterranean/Olympos/blog-166429.html We're in a net cafe in the Antalya bus station... partially because we wanted to check our emails to make sure we still have flights home we do and partially because we cant seem to leave the busstation or sit on the grass outside both resulted in policemen firmly telling us well communicating to us as they didnt speak english that what we were doing was wrong Have since figured out that http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Mediterranean/Olympos/blog-92274.html Thursday August 17 2006 After a full night on the bus with very minimal sleep I was pretty cranky upon getting to Antalya the place where we had to change to a smaller minibus to get to Olympos. Then we had to change to even another smaller minibus to go the last bit of the way. This added another hour and a half or so to the journey. Finally we arrived and got off at the first possible hoste http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Mediterranean/Olympos/blog-83254.html 10th May After a little sleep in Carolyn Eve and I head for a walk up one of the mountains for about an hour which had some nice views but we had to turn back as Carolyn and I had a date at 1pm with a kayak. We had a yummy eggplant and salad sandwich for lunch one of my fondest memories of Olympus it was that good and we head out with our guide Ali who is Turkish but lived in Oz for a while so http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Mediterranean/Olympos/blog-75529.html We begrudgingly left our boat behind at the small port of Demre and were shuttled off by minibus to Olympos. The road for a long stretch runs parallel to the coastline and is a stunning drive as you weave in and out of the mountains and around small bays with pebble beaches. Nearing Olympos we came off the main road and drove down what amounted to no more than a country lane for half an hour sna http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Mediterranean/Olympos/blog-58620.html So the flames at Olympos were pretty amazing we got up there fairy late in the evening and spent a couple of hours there and met some turkish people who shared their Turkish delight. Left about 1am and got back about 3 so the next day was a perfect opportunity for a bit of leisure time. Whilst in Olympos I lost a flipflop. I met a nice Frenchman called Julien on the beach and on the way back http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Mediterranean/Olympos/blog-57531.html Due to last n305ghts late n305ght everyone got up qu305te late and nobody really felt l305ke do305ng anyth305ng. everyone 305s try305ng to learn turk305sh except me.there 305s apparently a 3 hour walk up a mounta305n to see a lost c305ty but 305m not really up for 305t because my chest 305s st305ll pretty sore and even the short cl305mb up the mou http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Mediterranean/Olympos/blog-52385.html In the morn305ng the group walked through the olympos ru305ns wh305ch are absoluelty amaz305ng. the ru305ns are 305n the forest amd are bas305cally untouched. the path leads out on to the beach. mark ryan and 305 took a detour and found an aqueduct and a mauseleum w305th sercophag305 jsut s305tt305ng on the forest floor. 305t was l305ke we were the f305 http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Mediterranean/Olympos/blog-52374.html After a recommendation from Andrea we went to Olympos to stay in tree houses The hostel was very empty and the staff were bored and gave us a really good deal and some free beer. The tree houses were in the valley where the ruins of the town of ancient Olympos are. To get to the beach you have to walk through the ruins and along the river. Off to each side of the path and ruins of temples and hou http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Mediterranean/Olympos/blog-47764.html