Antakya Hotels - Reviews and Rates

Having a guy try sell me a bus ticket at 3am in Antakya, when there is no bus in sight and all I want to do is chill out and write: is quite an entertaining situation. I cant remember how long the short bus ride from Adana to here was but it was pleasant. It constantly amazes me at how many people travel at night in the country! I don't have muc...

November 15, 2007 Antakya, Turkey Antakya or Hayat (almost every town in Turkey has two names and they both are recognized by the people) was the site of the Biblical Antioch where St. Peter visited and later wrote a letter back to some people he met there. We arrived last night about 10 PM. We will stay here one more night and then cross the bo...

Yes, it has finally reached that time when I have to leave Turkey. After the paper article it was just too hard to keep cycling here. For the last week I have had to cycle with a paper bag on my head so no-one will recognise me. I hope Syria will provide me with anonymity again! ;) So out of the mountains I roared south to the coast. I ended up ...

Theopolis. Founded as Antioch. It was the first city converted to Christianity, indeed, the city in which Christianity was christened, well, as "Christianity." It was renamed by St. Peter to Theopolis (city of God: theo=God, polis=city). The city is now known as Antakya. The first church ever is there. But it's little more than a cave in the sid...

The day we left was the first day of Biram and Ali had his treats out all ready for the children who would be visiting in the afternoon. We said our farewells, exchanged addresses and promised to write. Our bus was scheduled to depart at 8 am. At the bus stop we met some other travellers who were heading south and on the Syria: Urs who lived nea...