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SIVAS - İs it just me OR ...

by havachatkiwi 27 April 2012

do the people in Sivas speak a different Turkish? Currently in Sivas and have not understood quite of lot of the Turkish I've heard on…
RE: Driving from Lake Van area to Cappadocia

by swampeastmike 22 April 2012

For an overnite stay, consider Sivas. Get an early start and you should arrive in time to do some touring in the old city. Great Selcuk…
RE: Driving from Lake Van area to Cappadocia

by swampeastmike 22 April 2012

Start at dawn and it is possible to drive Trabzon-Cappadocia (via Erzincan & Sivas) or Tatvan at the extreme SW corner of Lake Van-Cappadoci…
Re: NORTHEASTERN TURKEY MAY 2012

by hitchhikershandbook 22 April 2012

Hi wizzfizz78, I will tell you what I know about the roads we hitch-hiked on last summer: - the road between Artvin, Ardahan and Kars…
NORTHEASTERN TURKEY MAY 2012

by wizzfizz78 22 April 2012

We will be arriving in Northeastern Turkey on 10th May 2012 and will be driving a hire car. What are the roads like in early May? Our…
RE: Enough time for ~3 week Turkey itinerary?

by amesian 10 April 2012

You would skip Tokat to save some time since you ll be coming from Sivas and heading to Amasya. There is not much to see in Tokat other…
RE: Enough time for ~3 week Turkey itinerary?

by JonMW 09 April 2012

Thanks for the reply. I am not including Dogu or Kars as I did Ani and Mt Ararat last summer. Not sure if that alters your assessment.…
RE: May/June 2012 Itinerary advice!

by swampeastmike 01 April 2012

Your driving times are very reasonable. Except along the coast most everything intra-city should be quite new divided highway. Driving…
Nemrut from Khata then down to Malatya?

by JonMW 31 March 2012

I've searched TT and come up with sparse info about crossing the top of Nemrut from the south side to the north side on foot after a sunset…
RE: Interesting Archaeological Sites

by swampeastmike 22 March 2012

Yes, Aphrodisius is fairly close to Pamukkale. It's in the middle of nowhere and I believe it takes a series of small busses to reach.…
RE: Interesting Archaeological Sites

by swampeastmike 22 March 2012

The Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara should be high on the list of an art historian. While in utter ruin, I would also suggest…
Re: Eastern Turkey April 27-May 29

by hasi1or2 16 February 2012

We are getting so excited about this trip!!! Thanks for all help and suggestions. Thanks *resman* for the Istanbul suggestion. We are…
RE: Kayseri, Sivas, your opinion

by JonMW 30 January 2012

Yes and the new books' maps are sorely lacking in detail. Last summer I saw a lot of people using the 2009 version; maybe I can trade…
RE: Kayseri, Sivas, your opinion

by Karlo 29 January 2012

I wouldn't want to count on finding any book in the English language in places like Sinop or Amasya. In three days in Amasya in early…
RE: Kayseri, Sivas, your opinion

by JonMW 29 January 2012

Thanks, Karlo. There are also entries from Cappadocia, other random parts of Turkey, and an upcoming entry from Istanbul which is taking…
RE: Kayseri, Sivas, your opinion

by Karlo 28 January 2012

Jon, I just looked at your Erzurum Loop blog. Nicely done. - In Sinop, we found a nice midrange hotel with a good buffet breakfast down…
RE: Kayseri, Sivas, your opinion

by Karlo 28 January 2012

Looks like a good plan. If you're up for a semi-splurge meal in Trabzon, and you're a carnivore, there's a restaurant called Hurrem Sultan…
Re: Kayseri, Sivas, your opinion

by JonMW 26 January 2012

Thanks, Karlo. Got it somewhat sorted out with some help from Conetop. Probably fly to IST, bus to Amasra, Sinop, Amasya, Tokat, and…
RE: Kayseri, Sivas, your opinion

by Karlo 26 January 2012

It's a short run back to Samsun from Amasya. I'm personally not a huge fan of the Black Sea Coast from Samsun to Trabzon. There's a big…
Re: Kayseri, Sivas, your opinion

by JonMW 25 January 2012

Not sure if I can resurrect this thread but the responders really know this area. I'm planning on traveling between Istanbul and Georgia…
RE: Help planning Turkey itinerary

by JonMW 23 January 2012

One thing I forgot ta ask about is the seriousness of Ramadan along the Black Sea coast and places like Safranbolu, Sivas, and Amasya.…
Re: Train Ankara-Diyarbakir or Ankara-Erzurum? Better Scenery?

by swampeastmike 16 January 2012

I've been the entire Kayseri-Sivas-Erzurum route. The closer to Erzurum the more the land builds to the intersection of two mountain…
Train Ankara-Diyarbakir or Ankara-Erzurum? Better Scenery?

by paralyzed 16 January 2012

Hey there, i am wondering which trainride offers better scenery: Ankara-Erzurum or Ankara-Diyarbakir? In fact the routes are the same…
Re: Help planning Turkey itinerary

by JonMW 08 January 2012

Thanks for the replies. Yes, technically Dalaman (but there are regular buses from Fethiye's small otogar) to Sivas by air connecting…
RE: Help planning Turkey itinerary

by conetop 07 January 2012

The second option looks more attractive, in my opinion. Did you mean getting from Fenthiye to Sivas by air? In fact, most probably it…