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KATE'S BIOGRAPHY
Name: Kate Clow (Kardelen Karli)
Born: Hitchin, Herts, England, 1947.
I've always been crazy about old roads. I like to look at a landscape and imagine past travellers; who they were, where they were going, what they were trading. Turkey has so many thousands of years of history, practically every mountain has a well-used pass, practically every river a ford or a bridge. And in the forests or along the valley sides, there are still traces of the roads that linked them.
Education: English High Schools (to 1965). Technical computer training, then Open University Accounting and Marketing Diplomas (to 1988). Istanbul University International Management Diploma (to 1992).
Employment:
Computer programmer, British Aerospace (to 1967);
Production and computer management, Unwins Printing Group (to 1974);
Computer manager for Bank of Boston subsidiary, London (to 1985);
Sales account executive (technical); worked on major government and private accounts, Wang Computers, London (to 1989);
Sales account executive (technical), World Bank contracts, Transcom (a Wang subsidiary), Istanbul and Ankara (to 1993).
Freelance work:
- Partner in Upcountry (Turkey) Ltd since 1998.
- Author of The Lycian Way - 1999 and St Paul Trail - 2004.
- Author for Rough Guide, Columbus Books, Cornucopia, various magazines.
- Author and photographer for Dorling Kindersley, Insight Guide.
- Contributor to Top Treks of the World, The World's Greatest Adventure Treks.
Editor for Scope Magazine and others.
- Trek and group leading for Exodus Holidays (treks on Lycian Way) since 1999; and Greentours (specialized nature holidays in Kackar, Lake Van, SE Turkey and Lake District) since 1999; Middle Earth Travel, 2003; Special Tours, 2004.
Interests:
Historical road systems; have traced old roads in France, Spain, UK and Turkey.
Languages and citizenship:
English, French, Turkish. Born UK citizen; Turkish citizen since 1996.
TERRY’S BIOGRAPHY
Born: Ripon, Yorkshire, England, 1957.
Education: Ripon Grammar School to 1975, ‘A’ levels in Ancient History, English Literature, Geography, General Studies. Sheffield University 1976 – 1979, BA Hons (2:1) Ancient History and Classical Civilisation. Nottingham University 1980 – 1981, PGCE.
Employment: Teacher of Classical Civilisation; teacher of English as a foreign language in Turkey, and director of lighting company.
Freelance work:
- Partner in Upcountry (Turkey) Ltd since 1998.
- Photographer for The Lycian Way – 1999 and co-author St Paul Trail – 2004.
- Author for the Rough Guide to Turkey, Activity Series ‘Walk Europe’ and ‘National Parks Europe’ Travel Turkey, Scope etc.
- Photographic credits for Dorling Kindersley ‘Eyewitness Guide to Turkey, Activity Series ‘Walk Europe’ and ’National Parks Europe’, New Holland ‘Top treks of the World’, ‘Walking Abroad’ Travel Turkey.
- Lecture/slide show presentations at travel shows and other venues.
Interests: Travel (two year long trips to Middle East and India), trekking and winter mountaineering, rock climbing, classical history, Middle Eastern history and politics.
Languages and residence: English, Turkish. Homes in Buxton, UK and Antalya, Turkey.
UPCOUNTRY LTD
In 1998, Terry Richardson and Kate formed Upcountry (Turkey) Ltd, and started to work on trekking tourism in Turkey. See www.upcountryturkey.com for more about the business.
Trek with Kate
Everyone who knows me, knows my two hounds (right) - Soul Sister and Blues Brother (he's the brown one). They know most of both trails and have many time found paths that I wouldn't have seen.
They also love snow, and chasing goats. They often join me on trek.
If you want to join a guided group, or to make your own group, or just to have a guide for a few days, contact me from this site.
I also recommend one of the following:
Middle Earth Travel: (384) 271 2559, E-mail Middle Earth.
Ozkan Yasar: (532) 481 0967 (English and German, based in Kas)
Meidan Vishinsky: (537) 845 7133 (English and Hebrew, based in Israel and Kas). Meidan has a blog in Hebrew. For those who are interested in reading it, click here. He guides treks in Kackar and Taurus mountains. Contact: meidanv@gmail.com
Canan Parlak: (532) 311 1011 (based in Fethiye)
All know the Lycian Way well. Ozkan and Meidan know many sections of the St Paul Trail.
Get a Certificate
The Turkish Tourism Ministry is planning to give a certificate to all walkers on the Lycian Way or the St Paul Trail.
You will be able to download a form and then take it to the village headmen (muhtar) of the villages on the route. He will sign and date the form to show you walked through his village.
When you have finished your walk, you have to take the form to the Museum at Antalya, Fethiye or Yalvac, and they will give you a certificate signed by the Turkish Tourism Minister as a souvenir of your walk.
If you walk with a group, your guide can complete the form and get the certificate on your behalf.
We're working on this scheme now; we don't yet know when it will be implemented, but if you want a certificate send us an e-mail.
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