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 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 | 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 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 | September 8, 2015 | Bursa's Neat Places, Fall, Orhaneli, See, Do, and Play
Sadağı Canyon lies hidden in the rugged mountainous area of Bursa’s Orhaneli district high up on Uludağ. The canyon is one of Bursa’s natural gems, and an accessible, 1.8-kilometer trail follows the babbling mountain stream that runs through the serene canyon. The...
by Dennis | August 30, 2015 | Bursa's Neat Places, Fall, Kestel, See, Do, and Play, Summer
Nestled on Uludağ’s mountainside a dozen kilometers above the town of Kestel lies the hidden little village of Saitabat (Güvercinlik). Surrounded by plane tree forests, fruit orchards, and honey farms, the village itself is a sleepy little burg consisting of not much...
by Dennis | June 26, 2015 | Bursa's Neat Places, See, Do, and Play, Summer, Yildirim
It was a sweltering hot mid-summer day down in the valley. The kids were wasting their time lazily lounging on the sofa in the salon under the steady flow of artificially cooled air from the A/C. My wife and I were getting tired of being cooped up in the house. And we...
