Category Archives: museums

SCUBA and Snorkeling–Antalya, Turkey

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Andrew Brinley

While Turkey and the Mediterranean are not the best known places for Scuba diving there are still some special locations for those who love the underwater world. Most tours of Turkey may lead you to the waterside but unless you … Continue reading →

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Caravansary–Tour Turkey by the Silk Road

Posted on March 19, 2013 by admin

    If you had been preparing for your all inclusive tour of Turkey three hundred years ago you wouldn’t be checking Tripadvisor or mapping out your pit stops based on gas stations or Cracker Barrel signs but rather on … Continue reading →

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Tour the Gateways of Turkey

Posted on February 21, 2013 by admin

Being a nation on the crossroads of civilization one would imagine that having a few good gates would be an essential aspect of Turkish architecture and history. A short venture to popular sites in Turkey turns up many interesting gates … Continue reading →

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Virtual Tours of Turkey

Posted on February 14, 2013 by admin

One of the hot ideas that’s picking up speed on the internet these days are the virtual tour of museums and points of interest, and while there are four other empirical senses sight can be virtually produced on your computers … Continue reading →

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Demre, Turkey–Home of St. Nicholas

Posted on December 18, 2012 by admin

Have you ever wondered where the original story of Santa Clause came from? Obviously there are many aspects of the Santa Clause we know today that are amalgamations of different stories and traditions mixed with the subliminal messages and advertising … Continue reading →

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Virtual Tour–The Perga Stadium

Posted on October 30, 2012 by admin

After years of visiting historical sites I’ve begun to be a bit jaded about the standard fair of a historical excavation site. While a surface knowledge of aqueducts, mosaics, statues, and temples have taken away most of the joy of … Continue reading →

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Turkey Tour: Ancient Computers, Nearby Islands and Illegal Excavation

Posted on October 11, 2012 by admin

There are some fun things in recent Archaeological news in and around Turkey these days. One article speaks of the discovery a two-thousand year old computer while another article speaks of the illegal unearthing of an ancient church in Isparta … Continue reading →

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Laodicea City Plan

Posted on May 17, 2012 by admin

1. Parliament Building (Bouleuterion) 2. Southern Bath Complex 3. First Water Distribution Terminal 4. Stadium 5. Central Baths 6. Western Baths 7. Eastern Baths 8. North Theater 9. West Theater 10. Caracalla Nymphaeum (Fountain) 11. Syrian Road 12. Temple A … Continue reading →

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Ancient City Laodicea

Posted on May 16, 2012 by admin

This is a translation of a booklet put out by the Denizli Municipality in Turkey. They have likely translated and printed a copy of this for tourists but when I was there two months ago the city had yet to … Continue reading →

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Laodicea

Posted on April 5, 2012 by admin

If you’re traveling to Turkey for the purpose of visiting places of Biblical relevance then you won’t want to miss Laodicea. Half way between Izmir and Antalya you can stop over for the night and enjoy thermal baths and historical … Continue reading →

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