Hattusa is the location and ruins of the Capital city of the Hittite Kingdom dating back to 1400 BCE, although the first settlement began around 1900 BCE. In 1200 BCE, the Hittite kingdom was reduced because the arrival of the Iron Age. The people of the Aegean Sea called the Phrygians inhabited the land. Hattusa Read more
I departed Sinop for Kastamonu on a Dolmus that traveled through the rainy, foggy mountains. The three days after Ramadan is a holiday and the Dolmus was over packed. A Dolmus seats about twenty people that includes the front seats—including the children, I counted 35 people riding in the Dolmus. The children always sit on Read more
A little change in the plan occurred, heading out of Sinop there was no bus heading to Amsara, only one bus a week makes the route. The best place to go was Kastamonu. Also, the three days after Ramadan is a holiday for everyone, and Amsara is a resort area for the Turkish—the hotels increase Read more