
I visited amazing Cappadocia with my lovely wife. We rented a car and moved to Antalya first to catch the passing summer. We enjoyed the still warm Mediterranean Sea and set off for Cappadocia the next day. We stayed at a small, cosy hotel “Alaturca House” in Goreme. Next day we booked a balloon flight…

It was a hike with Idadik.org and our second day in Antalya region. We decided to reach Gelidonia lighthouse on the Lycian Way. Our route was short because we had to return to Izmir after lunch. The road offered picturesque views of the coast. There are also several viewing points near the lighthouse, offering views…

It was a hike with Idadik.org. This hike was devoted to the club’s founder Adnan Kayatepe. We started from Izmir in the late evening and arrived in Antalya early in the morning. Then there was the traditional morning soup for breakfast. After that, we reached the foot of the mountain and set off. We started…

It was a hike with Idadik.org. As I described in the previous post, we got camp near Karagol lake. Our next climb promised to be more difficult. We woke up early in the dark – about 4 a.m. Not all of teammates could find a power to participate, only five of us. We started after…

It was a hike with Idadik.org. First of all, we made a long way by car from Izmir to Konya province. It took all night to get there. Our car isn’t very comfortable. We were three passengers on the back seat. I was able to sleep maybe a couple of hours that night. Our car…

There was a public holiday in Turkiye in the middle of the week. I used it to take what has become a familiar route through the suburban hills of Balçova. I had walked it several times before, but each time by a slightly different route, and so I had never found the spring at the…

It was a hike with Izdak.org. I thought it will be a simple hike to the Spil mt. from south side. We did it already with the club at winter. But when we came out from a bus, I realized that we are near of the north side! Cool ))) The adventure was started but…

It was track about 18km by forest roads. The weather was perfect – sunny, not too hot, about 18-20 degrees. Good company! What else needs for happiness? I forgot to turn on recording after the lunch and got a straight line wikiloc and closer to the finish my phone ran out of power. About 5…

Chatalkaya in Turkish means “forked rock”. I visited this mountain in November when the weather was beautiful. I offered my friend to repeat the hike. The forecast was convenient – the rain in the evening only. But we forget wise local proverb: “Don’t believe Izmir’s girls and Izmir’s weather”. Closer to the mountain we met…

I got some hikes in March alone in Balchova hills. They are comfortable because you can reach the starting point by metro! So I did it every Sunday.Balchova dam about 15km wikiloc Behzattepe(~700m) – Manastır about 19km wikilocKorutürk – Karabelen(~1000m) about 25km wikilocManastir about 21km wikiloc