Turkey Pastors FAM Tour - Presented by GTI Tours
February 12-22, 2018
Led by Dr. Mark Strauss, Rich Ferreira
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Trip Blog Posts
Our Last Day
posted on Thursday February 22 2018 at 12:59 am UTC
Our morning began well before the sun rose with a wake-up call of 4:30 a.m. We said good-bye to Gokhan our tour guide these last few days and boarded a plane to Istanbul. We were greeted by our new guide Holcom and a brief ride into the old city of Istanbul. We visited the site of the ancient hippodrome...
Priene, Apollos, Miletus
posted on Wednesday February 21 2018 at 12:57 am UTC
We have conquered many ancient ruins on this journey throughout Asia Minor, and as we trace the footsteps of one our finest role models, encouragement abounds. Our day today started at Priene, a quaint ancient town from around 400BC tucked away in the hills. This place consisted of all the ancient...
Ephesus
posted on Tuesday February 20 2018 at 12:23 am UTC
Ahhh, today was the day for Ephesus! A place of magic for the pagans; a place of miracles for the Christians. With each step we seemed to walk back in time as we strolled down Curetes Street, marveling at everything before us. Might it have been just a little intimidating for the early Christians...
The culture around us
posted on Sunday February 18 2018 at 11:16 pm UTC
This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad it in it. Psalm 118:24 Today is Sunday February 18,2018. Today is the day that the Lord has made indeed. As we continue to travel with new found friends, we are reminded of the richness of the biblical history we are immersed in and...
Winter in Turkey
posted on Saturday February 17 2018 at 6:05 pm UTC
Today was our first real day of winter in Turkey. Very little sunlight, chilly wind but absolutely beautiful landscape where ever you look. We first started off in Sardis. Sardis located in Manisa Providence was on of the cities of the Persian empire. A 1500 mile long Roman Road was made to reach...
Aphrodisias
posted on Saturday February 17 2018 at 1:02 am UTC
This morning we were treated to the fairly recent (1955) and accidental discovery of the old city of Aphrodisias built in the second century AD to honor Aphrodite, the goddess of love. Thanks to the continuing excavation and reconstruction provided by New York University, we can now see clearly much...
Day 2 - The adventure continues!
posted on Friday February 16 2018 at 1:24 am UTC
After breakfast at our hotel, the Pamukkale Richmond Thermal, we headed out to the bus. Gökhan told us to get ready for a long drive of, oh, five minutes to our first site. After four hours or so on the bus yesterday, that was welcome news. So we spilled out at the archaeological site of Hieropolis--literally,...
Happy Valentine's Day to our loved ones at home!
posted on Thursday February 15 2018 at 2:53 am UTC
Our first stop was the Antalya harbor. What a scenic spot with the docked sailing ships; some were decked out with pirates and mermaids. We were reminded this is the harbor Paul sail from when he had completed his first missionary journey. It was overcast and the view of the mountains across the bay...
We Have Arrived!
posted on Wednesday February 14 2018 at 12:46 am UTC
After a long day of travel we have finally arrived in Antalya Turkey. The journey started with our group coming from Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles. We all met up in Istanbul and then flew together to Antalya. We are looking forward to a good nights rest before we begin our adventure tomorrow. Continue...
Preparing for Turkey
posted on Monday January 29 2018 at 9:42 pm UTC
Our trip to Turkey will be here before you know it! Once we're on the ground in Turkey, we'll post periodic updates and photos. Check back often or get update notifications using the subscribe options on this page. We'll be sharing our travel experiences online with you, our friends and family,...