Outdoor Equipment

Kekova Island

The name of Kekova can be found several times on the map. This is an island, and a bay, and the village of Uchagiz-Kekova. Of course, this creates some confusion, which is exacerbated by the popularity of the place. Below will be only about the island.

So, this is a piece of land, washed on all sides by the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Located between the cities of Kas and Demre, and relatively not far from the coast. Kekova, Caravola, Dolichiste. Turkish Atlantis, Goat Island - all these names are associated with this place.

 

Simena

Simena is the name of a small Lycian city that went under water as a result of earthquakes. On the site of that part of the city that remained above the water, there is now a small village, the main attraction of which is a fortress on a hilltop. It was this fortress and the flooded city itself that predetermined one of the main occupations of the villagers - serving tourists. There are not many inhabitants - no more than a hundred. And it seems that each house has its own pier, and then cafes, restaurants, souvenir shops.

 

Delikkemer aqueduct (Patara aqueduct)

Delikkemer aqueduct - (from Latin aqua - water and duco - lead) a unique monument of architecture and engineering of the Roman period, one of the hallmarks of the Lycian Way. This is part of the aqueduct that supplied water to Patara. The construction has a length of about 200 meters and a height of 12 meters and is almost completely preserved, despite its age of 2000 years.

 

Patara Beach

Patara is undoubtedly the pearl of the Turkish Riviera. But if you're waiting for a story about the archeological site of the Lycian capital, Patara, I'm sorry, it's not now. Now it will be only about the beach, and to begin with we will dispel some myths.

 

Fortress of Pydnee

A small but quite interesting fortress. Since it stands almost at the mouth of the river by the sea, the presumably purpose was to protect the entrance to the river and the customs post.

 

Fethiye

Telmesos, Anastasiopolis, Makri and finally Fethiye - all these are the names of one relatively small town located on the Cote d'Azur of Turkey. And this is the best evidence of the rich history of this place. Fethiye and its surroundings are replete with attractions both natural and man-made. All these interesting places require a separate post. Below will not be about all the sights, but only about those that are located in the city center.

 

Aperlai

An undeservedly forgotten pearl of the Lycian coast. Aperlai is an ancient city located in the bay of the same name, on the coast of Turkey between the cities of Kas and Demre. Archaeologists believe that the city reached its dawn due to the fact that there was a center for the extraction of mother-of-pearl shells of mollusks and the production of a special paint - royal purple. In the ancient world, this dye had a special status (not everyone had the right to use it) and a very special price tag.

 

Sergei Khmelnitsky

Sergey Khmelnitsky is a mountain guide. He lives in Kolomyia. Hikes in the Alps, Turkey and the Carpathians.

 

Meet Georgia

Review of the campaign in Georgia 07.15.2018

After watching the melodramas about Georgia, I was madly dreaming to go there and plunge into all this cinematic atmosphere. I cannot say that I am an experienced traveler, but I love the mountains with all my heart and, of course, I wanted to start exploring Georgia. There were many illusions about this, and how I was surprised that they all came true and even beyond that:)

 

Diary of a hike to Annapurna base camp

In the spring of 2018, trekking in Base camp Annapurna pleased with the interestingweather (it is interesting), a cheerful group and of course a luxuriant floweringrhododendrons. This story is about how we got to Annapurna and how she came down to us.

This was already far from my first trip to Annapurna (perhaps the tenth, not believed) and the freshness of my perception causes legitimate doubts. But every trip and each group is unique and unique, so to mewill have something to tell.

 

High Tatras Step ahead

Feedback about Extreme Camping in Tatra in June 2018

If you love when in the middle it boils adrenaline, if it does not sit, if you type and drop from 500 to 1000 meters per day - this is not a problem if you are ready to kick your knees at the end of the day and you will not be able to stand in the morning when you wake up. on one leg to get dressed because yesterday you went down a few hours ...

That ... Of course, friends go to the Tatras! There's really really cool! These vast expanses, this grandeur, this calm and silence, which the mountains breathe ...

 

Vladimir Stefurishin

Vladimir Stefurishin is a mountain guide. He lives in Ivano-Frankivsk. Hikes in Carpathians and the Polish Tatra Mountains.

 

Video report about the march to Lofoten

Vlog abouttrekking in the Lofoten Islands , Norway

In July 2017 we first visited Lofoten and personally this trip will be remembered for a long time. First, the Lofoten Islands are simply beautiful, and secondly ... (oh, that's me). And in the very first we had an incredibly cool team. Just imagine - the landscapes from which the legs and your neighbor humorists are weakened, which this fact is immediately quickly turned into an anecdote. Fortunately, you have the opportunity to look into our adventure in the corner of the eye - in this campaign, I traditionally filmed a tax. Watch the video from warm Norway and subscribe to our channel.

 

Zen and Annapurna

Impressions of the trackAround Annapurna , Nepal,   May2018

Dreams come true hellip. I just know it)))

Two years ago, at the foot of Goverla, when I heard the story about the track around Annapurna, I caught fire, it seemed then not a real dream for me. The length of the vacation, the budget of the trip, the height and other horrors dried the brain hellip. but desires, a stubborn thing))

 

Kathmandu Urban Marathon

The Kathmandu City Marathon is a charity event held annually in the capital of Nepal on April 25 - the day of memory of the victims of the 2015 earthquake. Funds collected at the marathon (sponsorship fees from companies and registration fees of the race participants) are used to rebuild the city after the earthquake, as well as to educational programs in Kathmandu.

 

Stars above Annapurnaia

Summary of the trip Around Annapurna , Nepal,   in the fall of 2018

It so happened that I write not immediately on the plane, on the way home, but after more than three months on arrival. Because I can describe what   in fact it turned out for me is really the most important in this journey, what was remembered that I will sometimes remember when there will be a corresponding mood and a moment of time.

 

How to get to Everest?

Manager's video blog trekking to Everest Base Camp , Nepal, April 2017
This detailed video report about the track to Everest begins quite traditionally - we are flying from Kathmandu to the great and terrible Lukla. This is a tiny aerodrome on the edge of the cliff. There we repackage things, go through the first checkpoint and start the track to the Base Camp Everest. Around so far not very severe Himalayas and we have fun watching the life of "roadside" villages. Here children play, sakura blossoms, Ilon Mask builds Hyperloop, mules go to the toilet in an organized way. What could be more interesting?

 

Carpathian Autumn

My greetings to OutdoorUkraine!

Probably it's a time to write about our trip to Carpathians (Karpaty). My name is Kyryl Zaikin, I am from Ukraine. I was always wondering to see the real beauty of the native country and to visit the place which is called Carpathians. I've heard a lot of nice stories from my friends about the magnificent nature over there, how beautiful are the slopes, waterfalls and the mountains together with green nature and clean air with a touch of pine trees.

 

Far from civilization

Feedback on the hike The highest peaks 16.07.2017

I welcome the readers of the site, I want to share a response about the instructor Oleg Boyko. Were on a march in July 2017 on the Montenegrin ridge.

This was my first campaign, as with most of our group. Everyone worried a little because of the lack of experience and ignorance of marital life. Oleg helped us from the very beginning to the end of the campaign, supported the laggards. I would say that he is a stern man, seasoned with hikes at any time of the day and in the pores of the year, but very fair and decent. On the route, he constantly told me about the places we walked on, as well as advising on equipment and clothes.

 

Shades of the Aegean Sea

Impressions of the campaign "Cari trail ", Turkey, January 2018.
"If you are a traveler like me and in your passport, all the time tabula rasa, if you can not lose weight and eat on the regime, if you can not normalize your if you do not know how to cook porridge and Murdala (just a divine dish in the hike, believe me)))), if you like taking pictures, if you want to meet the dawn in the sky and admire the snow-capped peaks from the airplane window, if you want to swim in the sea in January and to meet a monk seal in a natural habitat, if do not have the spirit of comradeship and like-minded people,
if you are stupid from the starry sky and can not look at it if you are interested in plants, if there is not enough motivation to learn at last this "long-suffering" English, and so many others if not thinking about picking up a backpack.