by Can B | February 2, 2022 | Bursa's Neat Places, Yildirim
Part 1: The Village of Zeyniler Part 2: Along the Water Way Part 3: Beyond the Village Zeyniler Village can be a beginning point for hiking further up the mountain. Unfortunately, if you get off the service roads, the trails are poorly marked and rarely is there any...
by Can B | January 16, 2022 | Bursa's Neat Places, Yildirim
Part 1: The Village of Zeyniler Part 2: Along the Water Way Part 3: Beyond the Village Walking along the Water Way near Zeyniler Village is a very pleasant stroll through the woods. The Water Way, known as the “Suyolu” in Turkish, begins way back in the Kaplikaya...
by Can B | December 29, 2021 | Bursa's Neat Places, Culture and History, Yildirim
Part 1: The Village of Zeyniler Part 2: Along the Water Way Part 3: Beyond the Village Zeyniler is a quiet village overlooking a gorgeous valley on the slopes of Uludağ mountain, yet surprisingly close to downtown Bursa. The village is only 6 km from the Grand Mosque...
by Emily | November 10, 2021 | Bursa's Neat Places, Eat, Shop, and Stay, Osmangazi, Travel Tips and Visiting Info, Winter, Yildirim
Winter is coming and our inbox is filling up with questions about ski resorts, hotels, and snowmobile rentals. We thought we’d take a moment to post some of the general information here for our readers as you make your winter travel plans. Before your arrival, we...
by Emily | May 15, 2021 | Bursa's Neat Places, Eat, Shop, and Stay, Harmancik, Iznik, Karacabey, Keles, Osmangazi, Yildirim
COVID has given “Cabin Fever” a whole new meaning for many. As the weather warms in Turkey and people come with the desire to get out and explore, we continue to find safe and enjoyable venues to do that. Bursa has caught cabin fever in a different sense of the...
by Emily | February 14, 2021 | Bursa's Neat Places, Miscellany, Nilüfer, Osmangazi, Yildirim
Looking for more visual input on the green city of Bursa? Look no further than the city’s livestream cameras! From feeds of downtown, the tiptop of Uludag, or the seal exhibit at the zoo, Bursa is only a click away! Not only that, but the Bursa Cepte smartphone...
by Emily | January 18, 2021 | Bursa's Neat Places, Büyükorhan, Culture and History, Gemlik, Gursu, Harmancik, Inegol, Iznik, Karacabey, Keles, Kestel, Miscellany, Mudanya, Mustafakemalpasa, Nilüfer, Orhaneli, Orhangazi, Osmangazi, See, Do, and Play, Winter, Yenisehir, Yildirim
So, you’ve come to Bursa. You’ve toured the sites and loved every minute of savoring platters of Iskender, buying silks in Kozahan, hiking Uludag, seeing the storks of Uluabat Lake, watching Hacivat and Karagoz in their shadow puppet brilliance, and buying...
by Dennis | June 8, 2016 | Spring, Thoughts and Musings, Yildirim
A guest post by Sharon Rott Sharon Rott came to Bursa as a teacher. But in her free time, she enjoys new adventures and cultural experiences. In this piece, Sharon shares about her recent adventure on Uludağ. The hills around Bursa are full of wild cherry trees. Late...
by Dennis | March 25, 2016 | Featured Fotoğrafı, Summer, Thoughts and Musings, Yildirim
A guest post by Matt Conley One of my passions in life is to dive into other cultures through travel and outdoor adventure. It was during my first camping and hiking trip with some Turkish friends of mine that my belief that outdoor adventure can play a role in...
by Dennis | March 12, 2016 | Eat, Shop, and Stay, Spring, Summer, Yildirim
We love Turkish breakfast, and we’ve sung its praises before. We also stand by our suggestion that Cumalıkızık is probably the neatest place in the Bursa area to get an authentic, traditional Turkish breakfast in a genuinely Ottoman-Turkish village atmosphere. We...
