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The infamous Soapy Smith's gravesite. The ferry dropped us off at 11 pm, so our first order of business was to find the campground where we were to spend the night. Remember, it’s not really dark outside this time of year, more like a deep blue-gray. We located a spot, put up our tents and that [... Home to Skallywags] Canadian lighthouse we pass on our way to Alaska. After having lived in Alaska for eight years, I’ve run into so many people who have taken Alaskan cruises. It’s the thing to do. Um, not for me. We’ve taken the Alaska ferry system (Alaska Marine Highway) numerous times and it never ceases to be less than [... Who Needs to Cruise the Alaska Highway?] Voodoo Donuts…in Portland! One weekend we drove down to Portland to visit some relatives and do some shopping since there is no sales tax in Oregon. Well, you just can’t go to Portland and not go to Voodoo donuts. The directions are simple enough; it’s right downtown. However, for us it took a couple of turns [... Indulging at Voodoo Donuts] Rock-cliff tombs at Myra. Driving along the southern coast of Turkey, ruins are so abundant that it is difficult to pick and choose which ones to visit. It’s just impossible to visit them all on one trip. Yes, we will go back. On this trip, we chose to go to Myra, an ancient capital of Lycia. [... Admiring Myra – A Lycian Treasure]  Whirling Dervish at the Hoja Pasa Hamam. One of the icons that foreigners associate with Turkey is that of the whirling Dervish. Wearing a white robe and tall felt hat, a Suni Muslim from the Mevlani order enters into a trance and with all the solemnity and devoutness of the faithful, whirls and whirls and whirls. 
If you’ve ever opened a tourist website or guide book on Turkey, you couldn’t have missed the images of the white, cascading travertines of Pamukkale. Pamuk meaning cotton, and kale meaning castle, the name does little to conjure up the vision of these surreal pools of brilliant blue water and marshmallow walls teeming with Russian tourists. [... Slip-sliding Away in Pamukkale]  One of the things to do on Rhodes, is to take a public bus to the picturesque village of Lindos. Catching the bus was very simple. The station was right behind the plaza on the marina and easy to find. The tickets cost about 4 Euros each way, and the ride took about one hour, winding [... Lindos is for Tourists] 
Rhodes Marina Just 53 miles from Marmaris, Turkey, lays the largest of the Dodecanese Island, Rhodes. Crawling with tourists, mostly from cruise ships, Rhodes is famous for its rich medieval history. As you pull into port you are faced immediately with the formidable fortress walls built by the Knights Templar and Hospitaller (the Order of St. John). [... Invading Rhodes…Just Like the Knights Templar Did Before Us]  The mysterious flaming gases are the subject of many myths and legends. In southern Turkey, just a little off the beaten path, a gas seaps from the ground and as it hits the air, bursts into flame (well, really it’s a continual flame, but that’s not quite as impressive, now is it?). Because of this unusual phenomenon, [... Conquering the Chimera of Olympos] |
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