after istanbul, esfahan was my next must see city. the nickname of the city is nesfe jahan which means “half of the world”. one of the famous sights is the imam square, here viewed from the terrace of a tea house. another beautiful thing is the zayandeh river which runs through it with its wonderful… Continue reading esfahan
Category: locations
doğubeyazıt
…is a town 30 km from the iranian border. murats camping, just below ishak pasha palace, is a meeting place for traveling people and a nice place to take a breath before entering iran. there i met anja & chris. they are on a one year cruise with their newly build up truck. you find… Continue reading doğubeyazıt
göreme
it was a beautiful ride until 2okm before göreme. after a turnoff heavy head and side winds kicked in and sometimes i head to get off the bike. fighting against the wind not wanting to camp that night, a passing busdriver took pity on me and got me through the worst til ürgüp. it was… Continue reading göreme
the first snow
it was a quite uneventful journeyuntil the sunrise when we could see the landscape and the little snow on the side of the road. in the background were snowcovered mountain tops and from inside the bus it looked lovely. as we arrived in kayseri at 8 in the morning with 6 degrees outside the view… Continue reading the first snow
antalya
in antalya i first tried to get my camera fixed. i received mail from panasonic with inforamtion on service points and hoped that it was not a total loss. but both shops told me a price of 400 lira which is as much as i payed for the camera. i postponed the repair and went to… Continue reading antalya
olympos
because of the stops on the way and 2 flat tires i didn’t make it to olympos that day and arrived the next morning. 2 weeks before there was a big flooding and you could still see the effects. it is a strange sight with its treehouses, the unpaved road leading through the village and the… Continue reading olympos
xanthos and patara
i soon arrived in xanthos. one of the many ancient sites along the coast and stopped for a second breakfast. later that day i arrived in patara where i skipped the ruins and went straight to the beach. i had a bath in the sea, the first one in asia and the last one for… Continue reading xanthos and patara
dilek yarımadası milli parkı
first the road went along the coast where i met two men telling me about the parks canyon which connects the northern with the southern part. the road along the coast is a dead end cause of a military zone due to the vicinity of the paninsula to samos (greece). they told me that it… Continue reading dilek yarımadası milli parkı
ephesos
after a nice ride out of town. and to conclude the evening i had myself a nice campfire. before i was leaving for ephesos the next morning. i had no idea how many people had the same idea that morning. still it is a wonderful place. the library of celsus one of the bath complexes and the great… Continue reading ephesos
izmir
i didn’t know much about izmir and wasn’t sure if i wanted to stay. as i was almost pedaling out of the city i met ben and caro. a couple from france on a one year trip to kathmandu. here together with their tandem… they were coming from cesme and told me that it was… Continue reading izmir