Turkey Shoot — Producing Two New Programs in Anatolia
I have long found Turkey one of the most exciting destinations in (and around) Europe. We have two shows on central and western Turkey that date back to the turn of the century, and it’s time to update things.
Everyone talks about “tough economic times” these days. It’s human nature and it’ll be that way for the rest of our days. It seems no one is ever rich enough. But, as a traveler, I try to stay apart from all that moping. Turkey is far poorer than the USA but, for the average person and compared to any time in history, Turkey is booming. I am very happy for the country — even though that means a little of the romantic shabbiness I find so attractive is a thing of the past. Our old TV shows focused on that shabbiness. It’s my nature as a travel writer to look for the rustic, old-fashioned, odd bits that fall through the cracks. I am doing my best to be more honest about Turkish society on this shoot. It is a success story, and we’ll show it that way as we dedicate 12 days to making two new shows.
Our first program starts in the cruise port of Kusadasi, ventures inland to the great ancient sights of Ephesus and Aphrodisias, then travels to the religious and conservative city of Konya (home of the dervishes), and finishes with a little cruise from the Mediterranean resort of Antalya. The second episode focuses on Cappadocia and the modern capital of Ankara. This happens to be exactly what we cover (along with Istanbul) in our popular Turkey in 13 Days tour.
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Nice to see the back ground of your production. We have been involved in “Back Door” in some way since the start. Only thing we have not done yet is a RS Tour. But we haven’t felt the need for that yet. I don’t see our love of travel ending and maybe when we are a bit older that would be the way to go!
fUN TO READ the back story stuff
Well, on our recent 12 day RS tour of Turkey our group bumped into a familiar looking fellow twice at the hotels where we were rooming. Now I know who that guys is!
Yes, the Turkish people are delightful. The food is great! I must find a way to duplicate their eggplant! I know several people who took big boat cruises, where they visited the waterfront cities but not the interior areas such as Cappadocia and Anatolia. Now they are very jealous!
Note: Our guide mentioned that tourism from the USA was down. Perhaps people are scared of what is going on in neighboring Syria? I don’t know for certain, but I can assure people that we never felt or saw any negative spillover from that war.
Nice to see the back ground of your production. We have been involved in “Back Door” in some way since the start. Only thing we have not done yet is a RS Tour. But we haven’t felt the need for that yet. I don’t see our love of travel ending and maybe when we are a bit older that would be the way to go!
fUN TO READ the back story stuff
Well, on our recent 12 day RS tour of Turkey our group bumped into a familiar looking fellow twice at the hotels where we were rooming. Now I know who that guys is!
Yes, the Turkish people are delightful. The food is great! I must find a way to duplicate their eggplant! I know several people who took big boat cruises, where they visited the waterfront cities but not the interior areas such as Cappadocia and Anatolia. Now they are very jealous!
Note: Our guide mentioned that tourism from the USA was down. Perhaps people are scared of what is going on in neighboring Syria? I don’t know for certain, but I can assure people that we never felt or saw any negative spillover from that war.