As Christianity began to spread throughout the world, its epicenter was Jesus Christ, but the first place where the name Christian came to be was in Antioch, the capital of Rome's eastern Mediterranean holdings. Two thousand years ago Antioch was a larger city than today, with a Jewish quarter where St. Peter preached and established a church--a...

Itinerary : Nusaybin - Adana - Antakya Dates : 25th to 26th of November 2007 Mileage in Turkey : 1560 km Mileage so far : 16960 km. We were suppose to be riding in Jordan for already 2 days but guess where we are!...Still in Turkey! Indeed, we are stuck in Turkey and can't seem to get out! When we woke up in Nusaybin (border town in Turkey) we h...

I start this blog in Urgup in Cappadocia. As we have become accustomed to in Turkey, the only interest of those working in the public transportation industry is getting you on their bus. It does not matter where the bus is going too, what time or how long it may take,they will try at anything to sell you a ticket (lying to you about destinations...

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...

Chypre : nous sommes en route . Guevan on arrive !!! Enfin j'espere (on a deja avale 8 de route depuis Petra a 7h00 AM et nous prenons un bus de nuit pour la turquie ce soir). Si tout va bien on prendra le ferry demain midi depuis Silifke (on arrive a Gyrne chez tes amis turcs man). Si on le loupe on le prendra demain soir minuit et on sera la m...