Beginnings and Endings Lycian Way
Endings are always so bittersweet. Two weeks ago when I began hiking the Lycian Way with Warren and Betsy in Kas, I was looking forward…
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Taking the Less Traveled Low Road
When it comes to travel, there’s a lot of talk about deciding between 2 roads. Robert Frost probably has the most famous commentary when it…
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Adventure Travel | Featured | Hiking | Turkey
War Games Along the Lycian Way
As the light started to filter in through the tent, I heard it. Chug, chug, chug, chug, chug, chug. The even puttering sound was soothing…
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Finding Hiking Zen Along the Lycian Way
In every long-distance hike, you go through the normal ‘change’ progression of shock, denial, acceptance, and commitment – as you stop fighting all of the…
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Trail of Thorns
The day had finally come. The day I had to do it all by myself – no boat, no help. I had to put on…
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Adventure Travel | Experiences | Featured | Hiking | Lodging | Transportation | Turkey
Lycian Way By Land and Sea
I stared out at all of the boats and yachts on the vivid sapphire blue water and wondered – what the hell am I doing…
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Lycian Way – Arrivals, Doubts, and Going Anyway
I woke up doubting everything. How am I going to carry a 30-pound pack over the course of 2 weeks climbing up and down hills…
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Hiking in Yoho Park
Calgary was surprisingly flat and barren. As we drove away from the airport, it felt like a modern Ulaanbaatar – the steppe – with no…
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The Lycian Way – Fears, Prep, Digital Detox
I’ve been wearing my hiking boots around NYC all week. I wear the clunky, unfashionable boots out to the grocery store, to go get beer,…
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The spirit of the trail: Walking the Camino Santiago de Compostela
Spain’s sun-kissed shores, cosmopolitan cities, rich culture, and tempting cuisine all serve to make this country a popular destination among vacationers. However, these are not…
