Part 3 Contributed by Gerald Maclean Caroline discovered that Evliya’s 1671 itinerary to Mecca would serve our purposes ideally since, in his typically wandering fashion, after setting out from Istanbul, Evliya turned west,… Continue reading
The 2009 Ride: Before Setting Out Contributed by Gerald Maclean I ended the last post reporting that ‘On 22 September 2009, with seven horses and a supply vehicle, the first Evliya Çelebi Ride… Continue reading
Day 68: The Grand Bazaar, Istanbul, Turkey As promised here is another place I love in the old city of Istanbul – the Grand Bazaar. I love this place because it symbolises the… Continue reading
This post is the first in a series which will explore the expeditionary ride along Evliya Çelebi Way in 2009 plus linking you to some other writing about Evliya Çelebi Way. As more… Continue reading
Day 67: Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey Today, my focus is on one of my favourite places in the world, Sultanahmet – the old city of Istanbul. We have stayed a number of times in… Continue reading
Contributed from Gerald Maclean Evliya Çelebi The seventeenth-century Ottoman travel writer known as Evliya Çelebi was born in 1611. His father, Derviş Muhammed Zilli, was a master goldsmith at the imperial Ottoman court… Continue reading
In invitation to join the ride in 2014 Contributed by Gerald Maclean The Evliya Çelebi Way is open all year and welcomes walkers, cyclists, and equestrians and travellers of all kinds. Please join… Continue reading
Yesterday, we announced the new project being featured – the The Evliya Çelebi Way and promised to share more information about this wonderful project. What is The Evliya Çelebi Way? Contributed by Gerald Maclean… Continue reading
We are very excited to announce that we are featuring a new project on Geokult Travel – the Evliya Çelebi Way Project. In 2011, we met one of the project team, Gerald MacLean… Continue reading
Day 49: Konya, Turkey Today, I am going back in time to our first journey to Turkey and a little adventure that we had when we were staying at the Babayan Culture House… Continue reading
