Turkish coast
3-hour drive from the Catskills to JFK, relatively easy 11-hour flight from JFK to Istanbul, short layover, then a domestic flight to Dalaman, then a 2-hour drive to Datca. Adding it up, it was nearly 20 hours of travel, but it didn’t feel that way.
Datca is pretty spectacular: hot and dry, beautiful views of the Mediterranean, friendly port village, lots of history and old buildings.
This is a short (working) visit, but I am glad that we will be back as a family in a few months.