by Emily | October 13, 2020 | Bursa's Neat Places, Fall, Gemlik, See, Do, and Play, Summer
One of my favorite characteristics of Bursa is its abundance of waterfalls. Some of the more prominent ones include Suuçtu and Saitabat waterfalls. Slightly lesser known, but altogether just as stunning is Sudüşen (soo-doo-shen) waterfall. Tucked away in the natural...
by Emily | September 26, 2020 | Bursa's Neat Places, Culture and History, Fall, See, Do, and Play, Summer
As the weather begins to cool down and lead us into Fall, one of our favorite pastimes (even more emphasized due to COVID-19) is hiking! Last week, we took a morning to find the trailheads of Nilufer county’s Mysia Yollari. Mysia was an ancient geographic region, here...
by Jesse | December 12, 2019 | Bursa's Neat Places, See, Do, and Play
Bursa may be a big city, but the great outdoors is never very far away… A friend and I recently went for a hike from Heykel up to the lookout (Bakacak yeri) on Uludağ. It was a crisp Wednesday morning, with a bit of fog floating on the mountain top. We started...
by Dennis | June 23, 2016 | Bursa's Neat Places, Eat, Shop, and Stay, Osmangazi, Summer
Tucked away in the center of a sleepy little village just above Bursa’s Çekirge neighborhood on the road to Uludağ you’ll find the giant, sprawling 600-year old plane tree known as the Īnkaya Çınar. Famously known for its girth, the Īnkaya Çınar boasts a trunk 3...
by Dennis | June 11, 2016 | Bursa's Neat Places, Mustafakemalpasa, See, Do, and Play, Summer
About a half-hour drive south of the town of Mustafakemalpaşa at the end of a narrow, winding road is found one of the Bursa area’s many fantastic natural gems: Suuçtu Waterfall (also written Su Uçtu, lit “water flew”). Hidden away in the protected Suuçtu Nature Park,...
by Dennis | May 7, 2016 | Bursa's Neat Places, Nilüfer, Spring
On a warm, sunny April afternoon, we stood at the top of the lookout tower in the little lakeside village of Eskikaraağaç, gazing out over the beautiful Uluabat Lake. The lake stretched across the olive tree-blanketed plains under a clear blue sky and against a...
by Dennis | April 4, 2016 | Spring, Thoughts and Musings
A guest post by Matt Conley We were definitely in the mood to discover a good white water run suitable for kayaking. Friends had told us it might be possible on some of the fast-running rivers around Uludağ. So after a long time staring at the Bursa area on Google...
by Dennis | March 30, 2016 | Bursa's Neat Places, Nilüfer, See, Do, and Play, Summer
A guest post by Matt Conley Ayvaini Cave is one of Bursa’s lesser known natural jewels. Located about 2 kilometers south of Uluabat Lake not far from the town of Mustafakemapaşa, the cave was discovered in 1970 by three Spaniards and officially opened to the public in...
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 | November 16, 2015 | Bursa's Neat Places, Fall, Featured Fotoğrafı, Mudanya, See, Do, and Play
On a sunny autumn afternoon, we pulled into the Bursa’s seaside village of Tirilye looking for lunch with a view and a chance to burn through a few rolls of film (or, at least take a lot of digital photos). As it turns out, we weren’t disappointed in either respect....
