Travel Blogs from Kusadasi, Turkey
Turkey: Part 1 - Kusadasi
... hours worth of traveling by both bus and boat. Can’t wait to see Istanbul! Headed back to the U.S. in 5 days. Kusadasi Pictures: ...
The Day that spoilt our travels ..... .
Today we had a scenic drive through the colourful town of Kusadasi, along the coast, and to the side gate of Ephesus, supposedly. It was really just a little alley of tourist stalls selling everything from scarves to children's clothes to ...
Ateek the Turkish Barber
... of Greece we made our way from the island of Patmos to Samos where we could grab a turkish charter boat over to Kusadasi, Turkey. Kusadasi is the port town not far from the Ancient bible city of Ephesus which was a large determining factor in our decision ...
Kusadasi
... ourselves. This bus was a coach this time and had little tv screens on the back so were happy to watch some live Olympics. Well in Kusadasi there seems to be a lot of Irish and they are all keen for a chat when they find out your an Australian. It's ...
Cairo and Ephesus
... back to the ship which was actually quite entertaining because of the crazy driving! Sunday was a sea day, but Monday we were in Kusadasi, Turkey, the modern port city near the ruins of Ephesus. Now that we are in the Med, the weather has changed and ...
Turkey
We visit several ancient cities being uncovered. We were in Hierapolis where there was a well preserved grand theater..There were lot of sarcopheses (caskets) here. St. Phillip was martyred here and many people wanted to be buied at the site. We ...
Kusadasi & Ephasus
We sailed from Mykonos at 11.30pm & woke up in Turkey. Absolutely beautiful dawn as we came into port. Ephasus - what can I say?? Will write more Incredible - met the local Turkish cats & dogs - luckily they all speak the same language (feed ...
Kusadasi
... to reflect our new arrival date - free of charge, no penalties incurred! Lastly, he discounted the rate for our extra night in Kusadasi. Our already cheap room became cheaper, and when we argued, he wouldn't back down, insisting we accept his ...
Returning to Cyprus
... day. we were just starting to gel as a team and don't want to lose niko :-( Got a new girl on board when we docked at Turkey, hope she fits in well. Gone back to the same bar in Cyprus tonight and have ice cream! As a little treat for making ...
Troy, and olives
... be accepted blindly, it still makes your imagination run wild as you walk the centuries. During the day's drive south to Kusadasi, we passed many kinds of fields. Olive trees were plentiful, and we learned about making olive oil. It is actually ...
Hierapolis, Laodicea, Colossae, Turkey
... so scrabbling over the 'tell' gave us an idea of what archaeologists face in excavating a site. We drove on to Kusadasi and had great rooms with balconies overlooking the Aegean Sea. Quite magic with beautiful weather to enhance the whole ...
Travelling in Turkey
Today was Kusadasi, Turkey. The main attraction is the ancient city of Ephesus. Also the home of the Mary, the mother of Jesus is just outside of the ancient city on a hill. This is where she spent the last years of her life. ...
Kusadasi and Ephesus
Ephesus in one word would be desribed as awe inspiring (ok 2 words). There have been 2 places in the world that I have been overwhelmed with a sense of peace and this would be one of them. (for the other, please see my Aussie adventure) The history of ...
Kusadasi Rugs Throw down every rug in the store
No tour today only Rug Shopping in the Bazaar. This is supposed to be the best and least expensive place to buy a "hand-made" Turkish Carpet. They are Right. Not more than 500 meters from dockside there were more than 50 places to ...
Interior Turkey More
... failed diplomacy, bad decisions by generals, or greedy politicians and the terrible waste of life. Just for the record, Turkey, as the Ottoman Empire, wanted to stay neutral in WW1 but got pulled in under a German protectorate agreement. In ...
Our last day in Turkey. We will miss it.
Day 10- Hello from Kusadasi, Turkey. We arrived here around 0900 to yet another beautiful port. Kursadasi is one of the most attractive cities on the Aegean Sea, and is actually a resort town. We are going to be doing a Biblical ...
The Wheels on the Bus . . .
... ; Amazing how what’s good for us doesn’t change in 2000 years but we still suck at it. Tonight we are in Kusadasi (Kush-ada-shy), which is a beautiful resort town on the Aegean Sea. It’s a rocky coast though, and there ...
Day 9: Ephesus
... such ancient things up close that made it so memorable. Whatever it was, visiting Ephesus was a trip through ancient history. We docked in Kusadasi at 8 AM. We opted for a private tour here, as it wasn't that much more than a ship's tour. I also ...
Kusadasi, Turkey
... trip. The 1st time, last Tuesday, we toured the ancient city of Ephesus. This time, we decided to stay in Kusadasi. There are four cruise ships docked here today – Louis (Cristal), RCI (Serenade of the Seas) and Celebrity ...
Ephesus
Happy to be back in Turkey! The weather has taken a good turn and this visit to Ephesus is much cooler than last time. double bonus for having less crowds. ...
Shake? Rattle? Roll?
I swear an earthquake just woke me up. Then,of course I woke Jill up/ she woke up from it as well. I am waiting for a tsunami to come, but Jill said they don't happen in seas. I went to the computer to look it and found ...
A long drive & a visit to St. John's grave
... , so we skipped these this time around since we were able to see both from the basilica). After checking into our hotel in Kusadasi, we walked through the bazaar quarters and did some more shopping. We ate at Green Cafe, and it was also very delicious! ...
Honeymoon - Pt. 4
... and we drove to the ancient city of Ephesus. Then we visted the ampitheatre at Didyma, with a stop for a traditional lunch. We then drove to the Temple of Apollo, before returning to Kusadasi for a "rug show" at a local rug ...
Ephesus & Virgin Mary - Information overload
... a chick! It was a very long day. Some of the group flew back to Istanbul, we went back to Efe Boutique in Kusadasi - weary but quite satisfied that we'd "done" Ephesus! We both agree though that we have been spoilt in some of the other ...
Tukish Riviera Kusadasi
... for lack of time… finished at around 7pm... when in Turkey, one goes with the flow and always remains flexible, then it’s all good. Kusadasi seems like the Riviera of Turkey, like a huge tourist town on the coast, with many up market ...

