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Middle East » Turkey » Mediterranean » Olympos March 31st 2009

We made it to Turkey and immediate took a night bus down to olympos. We stayed in this hilarious two story shack... we were just so happy to lay down in a bed after our crazy turkish night bus haha. We spent one night in this town exploring the old ruins nearby and we also went up to the Eternal flames at night. On this random hilltop theres natural gas that comes out of the rocks, they light it on fire and it's so amazing to see especially at night. This is actually where the idea for the Olympic flame came from!... read more
Sunset
Drinking Apple Tea
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Middle East » Turkey » Mediterranean » Olympos December 31st 2008

Tommie in Kemer / Turkey Otto is a german businessman, who has filled his dream: Building his own hotel in Turkey. So on the photo you will see me and Otto after a heavy dinner..... ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Mediterranean » Olympos September 29th 2008

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 time I return home. I am now calling them tomaaatoes rather than tomatoes, saying that was a lovely lunch, the wine was quite lovely and put my jumper in the boot!(jacket in the trunk). I toally relaxed in Cirali and did absolutely nothing worthwhile. I did meet Carrie there, she is the owner of the hotel I ... read more
Lazy peaceful garden at Hotel Canada
Poolside at Hotel Canada
Mountains behind Hotel Canada

Middle East » Turkey » Mediterranean » Olympos September 25th 2008

Swimming on the Med looking for the sunken city Day 5: Kas to Olympos The 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 didn’t actually stop to see any of them though). A noteworthy item on our itinerary was the views of a “sunken city” from our boat. I don’t want it to be said that I use the Lonely Planet guide as my only reference - but I should have figured it was a bit fishy that there was absolutely no mention of this city in the books’ reference of ‘Things ... read more
Our boat cruise
Swimming through the coves
Views of some of the Islands

Middle East » Turkey » Mediterranean » Olympos September 24th 2008

I decıded not to stay ın Istanbul for the rest of my tıme ın Turkey. For two days straıght I went all out and spent 12+ hours each day sıghtseeıng ın Istanbul and wanderıng around tryıng to absorb ıt. A German dude and a Canadıan dude from my hostel joıned me for the second day. We went to the Istanbul Modern Museum of Art that had a bunch of Dalı banners on the outsıde of ıt. We dıdnt fınd out that the Dalı exhıbıtıon was "far away" from the museum untıl after we entered. It was small but I thınk worth the 7 Lıra entrance fee. We also checked out the downtown area, or the new part of town. It was weırd seeıng modern glass skyscrapers for the fırst tıme ın a lıttle whıle. Istanbul ıs ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Mediterranean » Olympos September 19th 2008

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 “House of Fez” in Olympos, a place called Kadirs which we weren’t staying at because we had heard that it was a massive party place and we just wanted to relax. The tour leader said he would get someone to contact Sabans (the place we were staying) so they would send someone up to collect us but in the meantime we should come into Kadirs for a welcome drink (normally reserved for those actually staying there). We were not going to refuse a free drink so headed ... read more
Olympos beach 2
Olympos ruins 2
Olympos tomb

Middle East » Turkey » Mediterranean » Olympos July 29th 2008

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 fairly small island and is the shape of a smile, and where the nose should sit, is a semi dormant volcanic island. And where the eyes would be, is another island that used to be connected to Santorini. Hope that makes sense! All up one side of the island is a big cliff face with multiple colours (white, red, black, grey, brown), ... read more
Red Beach
chilling out on Santorini
nice view, Santorini

Middle East » Turkey » Mediterranean » Olympos June 27th 2008

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. İt flourished from the 2nd century BC, when the Olympians worshipped Hephaestus, the god of fire. This probably has something to do with the chimaera on nearby Mt Olympos. There is gas trapped in the base of the mountain which finds its way out of various pores throughout the mountain and spontaneously combusts upon contact with the air. Flames have been continually spouting out of the mountain for thousands of years. The Romans took over in the 1st ... read more
entrance to the theatre
tortoıse
sarcophogus

Middle East » Turkey » Mediterranean » Olympos June 21st 2008

Haıl all from the great Mt. Olımpus. Burıal ground of Marcus Arrılıas. Thıs place ıs beyond hot. the mıd-day sun averages out at 104 degrees. Shade and water are to very ımportant ıtems. I was sent to thıs place by Atılla. he booked me on a cruıse from Feteye to Olımpus. The shıp was qualıty. we had a blast swımmıng ın pırate caves and lagoons. The food was great and the other passengers were lots of fun. the three day cruıse was a really nıce way to check out the coast. there were remanants of a cıty that fell ınto the sea durıng and earthquake. ı had a really nıce tıme. the reason for comıng to olımpus was to stay ın these treehouse hostels. they arent as cool as ı pıctured them ın my mınd, but ... read more
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