Lana Gardmann (@spacehorsetravel): Personal Blog

To feel the true nature of a small town is possible only if you yourself are not from a metropolis. Roslavl seems to be one of those pleasant small towns with altered time parameters, where there are many very large old trees and unhurried people with un-glassy eyes.

What is the most attractive thing about car travel? That's right – spontaneity. I wanted to have a snack – I went to eat, I wanted to be a tourist – I joined the tour, I wanted to refresh myself – I turned off to the nearest beach.

When you travel around the country by car as a navigator, you mostly see the roads. The roads in Turkey throughout the territory are excellent, driving on them is a pleasure.

Kash – by chance–a special point of our rally in Turkey turned out to be so unexpectedly beautiful that it immediately got into the list of places that you want to visit more and, perhaps, more than once. Everything here is not as it is customary in the package tourism industry. If you are traveling without a tour, then places like Kash will obviously appeal to you.

We traveled around Turkey by car, so Fethiye could be appreciated only by the ruins of the ancient Lycian city at sunset. In the rays of the setting sun, the stone carvings on the rock shone with gold.

Spontaneous trips around Turkey are good because you never know which of what you see today will amaze you to the depths of your soul – ruins or a nice cafe, Turkish seals or a random beach on the way from city to city, a hotel or a sunset overlooking windmills.

I rarely write about hotels, but "Melis"** in Kusadasi turned out to be so pleasant that it deserves a separate post.

Here in Russia, love and pigeons are accepted, and in Turkey - Selcuk and storks. Storks are the calling card of Selchuk, along with the grandiose ancient ruins of Ephesus.

Personally, I advise you to go to Turkey in the summer, at the peak of the heat. The heat is good here because it is dry and the sea is nearby. The whole climatic flavor of Turkey can be felt during the peak season.