Izmir and Ephesus: Turkish people's favorite travel destinations?
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- Опубліковано 27 чер 2024
- All my local friends from Türkiye told me that I have to visit Izmir city - the most liberal city in the country. I was very interested to see what it looks like, so I decided to visit it and neighboring towns that look like ancient Greece. And only one Ephesus was already worth a visit! However, I didn't like a lot of things... And I told about everything in this video 🤗
Time codes:
00:00 - How to get to Izmir
00:53 - My expectations of the city
01:17 - My first impressions during the walk
03:22 - We were shocked by the taxi driver!
04:32 - Ruins that are not worth visiting
05:12 - Ancient Greek city of Ephesus
09:36 - Dinner during Ramadan
10:41 - Cesme. A small town near the coast
11:50 - The secret of turkish tea
12:17 - We liked Alachati town more!
14:23 - Crazy homecoming
15:07 - My honest impressions of Izmir
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It’s so sad that I didn’t like Izmir city, to be honest. I really tried to make a positive video from there, but on the other hand I wanted to be real and share honestly what I liked and didn’t like.
Therefore, if you’re from Izmir, please let me know about places of the city which are worth visiting!!!!
And as always, I’d be happy see your feedback in the comments ❤️
There's a running joke about Sam Chui in the travel vlogging spheres about how he likes everything because he gets comp'd. It's okay to be negative sometimes. You don't have to be positive 100% of the time. We all have different experiences and we all should embrace that. :)
I like it when content creators include things that don't always go according to plan. Even if it lost audio due to an undetermined cause. Glad Natasha was along for the ride as it seems safer. 👍
Thank you!
Ephesus is amazing.
Thank you for taking us along and sharing your opinion.
My pleasure!
Your videography and editing are great!
Thank you so much!
Thanks!
It’s good to see with Natasha! You know, that’s the thing about traveling. Sometime places you want to go disappoint you, sometimes places you don’t expect to be good really surprise you. That happens a lot when criss-crossing the USA. Some cities live up to their reputation, like New York, Boston, Chicago, or San Diego. Some disappoint like San Francisco, Los Angeles, New Orleans, or Denver. However, some are hidden jewels like Kansas City Mo., Raleigh NC, Savanna GA, or Pittsburgh PA. It’s all subjective, really, and other factors impact the experience, who you are with, how much time you have, the weather, and what parts of a city you get to visit. Yet, the adventure and experience are worth it. Love your posts!
You’re totally right 💭
It's nice to see you visiting places on recommendations from others.
Also it's actually very refreshing to hear your honest opinion without thrashing the place.
Indeed it may be the "wrong" season and you just missed some of the better places.
Then again, not every city/area is for everybody.
Very polite of you to ask for the advice of others if there is something else you should know about Izmir.
But at least there where dogs for you and cats for Natasha
Ahahah thanks Kenneth 💫🙏🏼
DARI STEP Thanks for sharing this with us it's always great to see you and your great videos ☺️ just like to say I think you are beautiful as always 😍✌️ please take care and be safe beautiful DARI 🙏❤️🤗✌️
Ephesus and those little towns looked really amazing and worth a visit. The food also looked very delicious. Thanks for taking us along on your trip, and it is good to hear your honest opinion about Izmir. I have never visited that place so I can't judge by myself. Looking forward to your next video. Thanks Dari!
Thank you Jeroen ✨
As a Turkish citizen, I recommend you to go to the town of Sığacık, I think it's the most must-see place in the city, ı love this place.
I love your videos and commentary
Wow, the shots from Ephesus were fantastic. I also have a great interest in the classical period of ancient history. Looks like you had beautiful weather while you were there too. Thank you for posting shots of the excavated site.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hello! I am from Northern Turkey(Black Sea).I went to Izmir while studying at university.Many people working in the service sector in Izmir are not Turkish. Do not get me wrong.We are definitely not racist.Only recently immigration from russia, syria and iran has changed the demographics of our country.When the high inflation was added to this, the reaction of the people naturally increased.For example, the bus drivers we took in my short Izmir time were Kurdish.Even in Turkey's youtube trends, the influence of immigrants can be seen.Let's hope everything goes well.Stay well..
Thanks for posting!
Hello Dasha, It is pretty refreshing for me to hear you tell it like it is. No glossing over even the things that are not so nice sometimes about the world we live in. I hope Natasha is okay. She does not look happy. I followed her for a long time. I hope someday she finds happiness for herself, inside of herself. You two have such different personalities. I travelled a lot when I was younger. I wish there would have been a "youtube" then. Looking forward to seeing you again soon.
Great job in presenting an honest view of this city. With all it's faults it is still an interesting and worthwhile place to visit.
Hi Dasha. I am surprised. Of you posting a video today. And I am delighted. I especially enjoyed the ancient ruins and architecture. How did the people create these things thousands of years ago? It is all so interesting and beautiful to me. Thank You So Much! I especially enjoyed the city of Ephesus. Not to mention the food! And also the sea! Be safe and have fun!😎
Thank you so much! It is indeed surprising how they could build such places in the past!
Thank you for your honesty Dari
Glad to see you exploring your "wanderlust" young lady. Spread your wings, because your life is really but a moment in time.😊
Wonderful old excavations. So much history
I like your honesty… this way if you say something is good then I know it’s good…
Love to see you travelling with Natasha. You both are my favourite Russian UA-camrs.
Yay! Thank you!
05:42 birds in the process of making more birds ;)
Another excellent high quality video Dari. I agree with you as I liked the Greek ruins and that typr of architecture best. Thanks for making this video and sharing your adventures and impressions with us. Can't wait for your next video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for your revist into Turkey. So much on offer here. 💜 Enjoy the rest of your adventures there.
I am planning to explore into Bulgaria at some time not too far away. If you are able to visit into it from close by Turkey I will be very interested in your thoughts. Lots of extremely ancient building remains there and a very rich old European culture to back that atmosphere up. Sofia, Plovdiv (an absolute must visit place), Veliko Tarnovo further north, Varna or similar resort cities on the Black Sea, then some great ski lodge towns in the high mountains bordering Greece. Very diverse geography and heaps of ancient atmosphere.
Yet another excellent video.
Thanks again!
Great video!
I loved this video, seeing all the scenery and ancient ruins. I am sorry some of the places you went were a disappointment. But, I am happy you discussed that. Thank you and have a nice new week!!
Thank you, Alan!
As an 18 year old Turkish youth, I am not happy at all to live in Turkey. The economy of our country has taken a very bad turn in recent years, the education in Turkey is not of good quality and people are generally nervous, the only wish of the young people here is to settle in European countries.
Nice video Dari congrats on your adventure going forward!
Another great interesting video Dari thank you ,some places looked nice to look around others not so but interesting to see,look forward to your next video,take care
Glad you enjoyed it, Trev 😊
Ohh you was showing the city ,sorry I was lost in your beauty 🫶🫠
Nice to see that Natasha was able to join you. Thanks for being honest about Izmir.
Our pleasure!
I was in Ephesos some time ago with a tourist-group... it was quite nice but i would love to go there again and on my own time so explore every corner by myself...
Excellent Video... thumbs up...
Thanks for sharing, interesting places! I especially liked Ephesus, made me think of the New Testament Church and Apostles.
Счастливой Пасхи🙏🏻🥚🐇❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🩷
🇹🇷впечатляющая страна, полная истории и красивых пейзажей🌊☀️🌲❄️
Wonderful video 😊😊
Thank you 🤗
Wonderful!!
Наааааайс! ❤ начинаем смотреть
Excellent vlog. Great also see Natasha with you.
My wife and I visited Turkey several years ago. We enjoyed a guided tour of Ephesus with a local historian. The so called library, which is a magnificent ancient building, was in fact the local brothel, but men would tell their parents, or wife, that they were visiting the library! 🤣📚💃📖🫢
I was wondering why a library got such ornate and exquisite façade which had surely cost a fortune and much labor to build. I thought that Ephesians had probably revered learning "Aha" a lot.
It's not just in Las Vegas (a few 911 attackers went there to have fun before breaching the core of Imperium of Novo-Romano Empire shortly afterwards) that "Build it and they will come." 😂
People are different and yet are much the same. There's a *fake* Brooklyn Bridge outside of New York New York casino in Las Vegas which I had walked across but it was rather silly of me that I had *never* walked across the *real* one, the [original, first suspended-with-suspension-cables] Brooklyn Bridge in New York.
Ephesus was the site which had hosted the beginning of the end of the ancient Roman Empire and the classical Greco-Roman cultural world.
I love the editing ❤ and the video overall. You can’t get bored watching your videos . I actually like Turkey , maybe I can resonate more with the places and people there but I understand you. Also thank you for showing us all the aspects not only the positive ones ❤ that’s why I subscribed to you in the first place
Thank you so much 💫
Thank you for this interesting video ! I've never been in Turkey and it's great to have your impressions, feelings and pictures. You, Natasha and Alena are really a nice group. One of your question made me laugh "I don't really understand why Greeks kinda don't really like Turkey" ! As the song says "There must be a reason".. One more time thank you for this video, you're doing great content Dari
Because they don't know history. Russian history textbooks are not good enough.
@@kingdomofgeorgia1751 do you mean that in Russia, history books are written by propagandists ? : -D
This was a delightful trip! Thank you and Natasha for sharing. And thank you for your honesty. You guys might want to delve more into the history of regions like Greece considered to be the birthplace of democracy (demos kratos meaning “people rule”). It’s also considered to be the birthplace of philosophy (philein sophia meaning “lover of wisdom”).
Thanks Harry!
Музыка в начале цепляет, Дашуль 🥰
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About being unsafe and about those infamous taxis I do %100 agree as any local Turkish women/men/anyone would. Movement of women and feminism in turkey is strong for a reason. I see that the map u guys used must have mis-guided you because you managed to enter some back neighborhoods which many local wouldn't enter at all lol. However, the way you approach to some things sounds a little bit simple. It is like, as if I visited St. Petersburg and after i see the "Winter palace" i said as "Bruh, what an ugly building!" without knowing what happened in front of that palace before and its importance in the history of Russia/Soviet Union.
Turkey is not European, nor western; however we are no alike the other eastern countries either. No other mostly-muslim country has sharp contrasts, contradictions or differences like we do. Pure uniqueness. I don't know what is your definition by the word "liberal", if you mean some new generation "woke" thing then I'm sure any random Eastern European country would also be a disappointment as well. What makes Izmir modern is that its locals widely considered to be as very open minded. The city is also considered as the hometown of the new modern and westernized mentality of the new Turkish Republic: A republic which is in trouble these days. It is also the very place which the resistance against imperialist invasion of Anatolia kinda started (When a citizen put the "first bullet" to the invader British backed-greek army soldiers during the invasion of Izmir in 1918).
Hi Dasha, I like this video because you gave an honest opinion about Izmir. I'm also glad that Natasha is back in this video. Good luck again and God bless! Support from the Philippines ❤💚💛
Thank you so much!!
Wow Ephesus! Great history, ancient ruins and above all amazing place! Then you and Natasha who take us to Turkey! I also appreciated your clear opinion. Thank you very much Dari for sharing ❤💚💙.
Glad you enjoyed it!🙌🏼
The nicer parts of Izmir are generally along the coast. Those would include Alsancak just north of the main square, Karsiyaka and Bornova across the bay, and Balcova and several other areas in the direction of Cesme. All nice areas to shop and go to restaurants, but maybe not exciting otherwise. The long market you walked through was probably Konak and is OK during the day but not very safe at night.
The library remains were gorgeous! Dari, really glad that you show everything and and not sugar coat everything. It's actually more fascinating when you show it all. By the way, my older daughter is your age and my son is 5 years younger. Like you they were obsessed with Greek Mythology and history when they were younger.
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Very interesting city of Ephesus. The Temple of Artemis was ranked at one of the 7 wonders of the world. The stadium had been rebuilt under Nero (54-68 C.E.) and was probably used for athletic contests and possibly gladiator combats. The Apostle Paul, mentioned in the Greek Scriptures, spoke about fighting wild beasts in Ephesus, possibly in this theater. I have so much more information but not enough space to write, lol. Thanks so much for sharing this exciting visit Dari!
Thanks for sharing this info!!!
Although you technically visited ancient Greek land, we are also waiting for you in modern Greece one day!!
Great video Dasha!
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I love Greece a lot! So for sure I’ll be back!
Wow, great video, My two favorite Russian YTubers going to Izmir and Ephesus. As an American I went to both places as a stop on my cruise ship in September of 2013. Doesn't look like either place has changed much. There have been some concerts held in that Roman Amphitheater by Elton John, Sting, Bryan Adams etc.
The Aegean coast is different from the Black Sea region of Turkey. My impression is the so called Turkish Riviera is a place to spend time on the beach, sail out on the sea and sample the local cuisine but the antiquities are underwhelming. Nice collab between you and Natasha and honestly, I agree if you keep your expectations in check, you could have a good time there and truth be told, you will either love or hate the lack of excitement in Aegean Turkey. Take care, be well and remain blessed!
In my travels around the world, I have visited many place that were not on the "Tourist" map... I have never felt threatened or unsafe... It is up to the individual to see and make up their own mind.... It is good to see you safe and Happy Dasha..... :-))) xxxx
Another excellent vlog, Dari! I would love to visit the ancient Greek amphitheater (usually they performed philosophical speeches, debates, and theatrical dramas there), and city ruins. Magnificently stunning architecture!
Sorry you didn't enjoy some of your stay there, but at least you tried experiencing something new and different.
Thank you for sharing! ❤😊
Thanks for your comment ✨
@@DariStep 🙂👍
Great video as always. From the parts of the city you showed us I agree with you that it does not seem worth a visit. However the Greek ruins were amazing. I'm sure I have seen these buildings in movies so thanks for showing us around them. Looks like they will be packed with tourists in the summer. Also love your taxi adventures! I hope one day you are not kidnapped!! Good that natasha was able to join you which would also make you feel a bit safer when walking around. Thank, Allan.
I hope I won’t be kidnapped lol 😂
Sting and Elton John have both performed at Ephesus. There is a huge rock there with the tick of the Goddess Nike which is on the trainers. Glad that you are back making posts Dari. I would completely avoid making comments on politics Dari.? You can be arrested.
Thanks for taking us another interesting trip! Are you becoming a jaded traveler? I mean, Izmir looks exotic and interesting to me, but I don’t get out that much 😂.
Dari, I’ve been to Izmir and I felt the same. It even seemed a little polluted to me. Ephesus was fantastic. I also like Bergama, Antalya, Fetihye, Marmaris, and Pamukkale (very unique salt water ponds that flow over terraces, looks like ice). Thanks for your video!
Totally agree!
My name is Anthony, I’m from 🇺🇸, I’m in love with you 🥰😊 have fun wherever you go! 😘
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I thought that what you said about Turkish Tea was interesting, Dari. I hadn't heard that before.
When i first visited Toronto and for many years i totally hated it. It was the only place in Canada i didn't like. Felt like the city didn't like ME! Then in 2019 i went back to give it another chance. I stayed at a friend in a nice neighbourhood (Spadina/The Annex), discovered a new facet of it and loved it. I can't wait to go back in the summer and explore more. Sometimes a city just isn't for you, sometimes you just weren't in the right parts or there in the right time. Cities are like people; they have moods and a million different sides to it. So many factors can influence how we feel about a place we visit for the first time - where we are staying, the people we encounter, bad or good experiences, the political climate at the time, and even our own life. i loved your conclusion where you are asking for people from Izmir's opinions and suggestions. Again, you impress me more and more with your openness of mind and integrity! 💜
All good, Dari. Not all experiments are successful -- in fact, that's probably a big part of what makes the adventure worthwhile. Hilarious that standard "Turkish tea" you were served is just Lipton! 😆If you do learn something interesting about Izmir from your viewers though, please pass it along. I'm right there with you on Ephesus, and hope to visit Greece someday. Safe travels!
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I thought everything looked great. Nice you are traveling with Natasha, thought Aleena might have been with you too.😔
For me, I have a very positive impression of Izmir, the city is much relax compare to Istanbul, there is area in that city according to local that is not safe because of Gypsies which I can't confirm! but the local/shop worker is super friendly to tourist and don't try to rip you off as compare to place like(resturant under the bridge in Istanbul :P) is ok to love or muh any place depend on each individual perference! that's what make life fun when you have freedom and choice to go and do things as you enjoy!
2 thing you must do while visit Türkiye even if it sound too commerical is Balloon ride in Cappadocia/stay a few day in that area, Stay in Antalya area and enjoy the sea!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts 💭
Artemis is the Moon god of the Dog. 😊 It's definitely you Dari! You both visit the best places.
Omg, I would die to see Ephesus and Smyrna! Those are incredible Biblical and historical locations where so much was written about by Apostle Paul. "Ephesus played a vital role in the spread of Christianity. Starting in the first century A.D., notable Christians such as Saint Paul and Saint John visited and rebuked the cults of Artemis, winning many Christian converts in the process"
Dari, You are so amazing and very fortunate at your age to get to see so many interesting places. Did you see any signs of the earthquake in Turkey? Ephesus was famous at that's where Paul from the New Testament spent time there and wrote a letter to the Christian Church there. Be careful and you are fortunate to have all these adventures.
Thanks for your comment Jim!
I didn’t see any signs of earthquakes here. The horrible disaster happened in other part of the country
@@DariStep Thanks Dari. I pray there are no earthquakes while you are in Turkey or Greece.
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I love to see you one day
I had a dream I was there in Turkey. About 6 months ago. There is a foot path and a wall. Looking down there is a beach and people were lying in the sun. I have never been there only in a dream. It was huge city in dream and of coarse I could not understand them.
The taxi trip I had was also uncomfortable . I felt they were maybe going to take me some where that was not a nice area. Thank you Natasha.
I've never felt more depressed and animosity towards me than I did in turkey. It's because I'm brown skinned although I'm American it didn't matter. The looks of hate I would get was pretty incredible. It's not a friendly place unless you giving out your cash
Ты ходишь везде в этой толстовке? Подарок Софи такой важный для тебя ❤ Мне она очень нравится. Буду ждать толстовку из твоего универа ❤🎉
Ахахахах просто вещей с собой много теперь не беру из-за постоянный передвижений лол
I really like the gardens and park and the amphitheatre imagine the history there but ya be nice if you guys can just rent a small motorcycle to explore the food is still not to bad price for sit down that's bout what I'd spent if I went to KFC in states thanks for sharing
Greece is much better 👍🙂
Ephesus is mentioned in the Bible
Dari Step ThanksMuch!
That place looked sort of sad. There is a fine line between charming and rundown, haha. It looks like more taxi issues. What I do is take a picture of the driver or if he has his license displayed I take a picture of that and send it to my friend. My daughter is gay and you would think telling the driver that, he would leave you alone,but it doesn't work they just angry for some reason.
I am a Turkish young Turkey is a beautiful country to visit as a tourist, but its people are getting poorer day by day because of the government they elected, and there is a feeling of uneasiness and distrust in the country because there are too many illegal immigrants from the Middle East. 😢😢😢
You went to most dangerous area in İzmir 😮 As a local, I cant go alone smyrna theatre..
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Would like to know "Did Natasha feel the same way you did about Izmir?" You and Natasha complement each other. Where's Alena?
Exactly what i was wondering?
Yes, she felt the same way about Izmir
Alena isn’t a big fan of traveling :)
@@DariStep aww
Love your videos Dari, but please speak a little louder and project your voice. Even though your English is very good, sometimes it's hard to understand you. This video was very interesting but certain parts were practically unintelligible. Otherwise, please keep doing what you are doing -- you do it well!
Greece in Turkey oh dear - you're going to get yourself in trouble again Dari :-)! The ruins are from the Byzantine emprire which was the Eastern (half) of the Roman empire, after it was split by Diocletian based around Contantinople/Istambul, it lasted far longer than the Western Roman empire (based around Rome) and was one of the four original main centres of Christianity (Jerusalem and Antioch the other ones obviously fell long before) and whilst they spoke Greek they considered themselves "Roman". Ironically even whilst occupied by the Otomans (up until the 19th century) Greeks didn't consider themselves "greek" as such but Roman, Greek "cultural awakening" etc. really occured as a result of all of the classicism etc. in the 18th/19th century when it became a rallying cry for rebellion agasint the Otomans and Roman by that time had become associated with old/defunct and led to teh war of independence, which Greece would have lost without intervention by other powers. Even more ironically genetically modern Turks in Turkey are pretty much 99% Greek/Byzantine Roman as the Seljuk turks generally intermarried after the conquest.
Alachati is so much more interesting than Izmir. Maybe an hidden gem worth adding to a trip.
I agree !!!
Let's face it. Istanbul is just a hard city to compete with unless we are talking about the stunning area known as: Cappadocia. ;)
Thanks Dari, great to see you. I goes to the old days when Turkey destroyed many greek civilizations.
You are absouletly true about Izmir. I was there and all I hear was how liberal and progressive the city was. I explored many different parts of the city and it looked to me very small regions of the city lives that liberal life. I am from Istanbul and you can find more non-conservative people here. I think the locals of Izmir ara delusional.
Sorry to bother you but I am trying to find an airline company from Istanbul to Moscow, Can you recommend one now with the best chance of finding a ticket?
In not Russian airlines, then Pegasus or Turkish airlines ✨
@@DariStep thanks, if Europe sanctions the airbus like US did to Boeing then there most likely won’t be Russian airlines going to Turkey but what do I know, not much
Strongly recommend you the docummentaries presented by Betanny Hughes, she is very well versed on Ancient Greece. And also Mary Beard about Rome and Joann Fletcher about Egypt, exceptional british women historians, their videos are available here on You Tube.
Very interesting slice of Turkish life. I guess your positivity makes it hard for you to be negative, but you have to be honest. It's one of the things that sets your vlog apart from so many other UA-camrs. You and Natasha make a good travel team. Hope you can do more. Take care Dari.
That's true!
I think a lot of the ancient site you visit in Ephesus is both Greek and Roman kingdom! not just Greek
Reminds you Greece? There were Greeks and Greek culture before the Turk-Seljuks annexed the Byzantium Empire.
They drink a lot of tea like the English
Hi Dary. Always nice to accompany you in your journey. Tell me about the wine in Greece🤤
You should definitely try to connect with spanish speaking population, we are pretty interested in Russian culture and things related
The poor dogs in all these places, I wish someone would give them all good homes
Ephesus was one of the most important city in the roman empire and the cradle of christianity, more than Jerusalem