Frozen Lake Çıldır – a winter destination for the adventurous
Tucked up in the far north-eastern corner of Türkiye on the borders with Armenia and Georgia, 60 km from Ardahan, is the huge and glorious Lake Çıldır (Çıldır Gölü). 1959 meters above sea level, it is the second-largest lake in the Eastern Anatolia Region after Lake Van, and the tenth-largest in Türkiye, with an area […]
All aboard the Turistik Doğu Ekspresi to Kars
Part One of an adventure to Eastern Turkey Written for Fethiye Times and with photographs by By Mike Vickers This was a biggie for Jan and me and our friend Michelle. Some considerable months in the planning by Jan and after much liaising with Yeşim at Amber Travel in Kaş, we three found ourselves at […]
Kars. The colder the weather, the warmer the people
Part Two of an adventure to Eastern Turkey Please click on the link below if you missed Part One. All aboard the Turistik Doğu Ekspresi to Kars Written for Fethiye Times and with photographs by Mike Vickers and Jan Jones Kars. The colder the weather, the warmer the people Blimey, our room at the Güngören […]