I Drove to Pamukkale at 3 A.M. — and the Best Part Was the Fruit
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I Drove to Pamukkale at 3 A.M. — and the Best Part Was the Fruit

Aug 13, 2026 20 min read

I came to Turkey for a business meeting in Ankara. A few days of annual leave turned the journey into a solo detour through İzmir and Pamukkale, one reluctantly abandoned plan for Ephesus, an exceptionally good hotel redemption and, eventually, a bowl of perfectly chilled fruit beside the Aegean.Ankara, eventuallyThe official reason for the journey