EXPLORING EPHESUS | How to Avoid the Crowds!

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Vlog #532 Ephesus, Turkey // We got up before the sun AGAIN in order to get to the ancient Roman city of Ephesus as soon as the doors opened. It is safe to say that every minute of sleep/cup of coffee we lost was totally worth it! We ended up having this incredible place to ourselves for over an hour!!!
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Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married June 2013 and quickly caught the travel bug! We started “travel hacking” and taking more trips together and finally decided we wanted to travel for one year. After 2 years of saving $ and travel hacking over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016. We started this KZfaq channel to share our experiences with friends and family, then decided we really liked vlogging and traveling. So we extended our 1 year trip to THREE years :) Now we have a goal of traveling to 100 countries before 2020! We are incredibly thankful to do something we love every day. :)

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@tinglelingaling6 5 жыл бұрын

I am just sitting here in tears. Watching you both grow and enjoy makes my heart happy. I have health issues and can not travel. Seeing all of these places through your eyes is amazing. Thank you so much from those of us who will never get to those places. Love you both.

@KaraandNate 5 жыл бұрын

I'm in tears just reading this! Thank you❤

@yolandarichard2299 4 жыл бұрын

I am the same. I have health issues and can’t travel like that. I am so enjoying seeing everywhere you are going.

@eileenshea9564 4 жыл бұрын

I too have tears in my eyes. I was a traveler before a drunk driver put me in a wheelchair many years ago. Kara and Nate produce such wonderful videos. They are my absolute favorite. I really feel like I'm there. I especially love this one for the biblical significance. God bless them and may they continue to create informative videos and have great success in life.

@AnneEWilliamson 5 жыл бұрын

"I'm gonna touch all the marble!" - Kara, 2018. I think Kara is excited...I'm not sure. Note to self, get up really early to see ancient ruins. Amazing video, as always!

@paulcaswell2813 11 ай бұрын

As someone qualified in Ancient History, I've never actually touched any of the stonework (floors apart, obviously), except for academic reasons. I once brushed past a wall in Ephesus and even now still feel guilty...

@annescholl420 2 жыл бұрын

I pray that I will be able to walk where the Apostles walked and where Paul was preaching! Absolutely amazing! Reading the book of Ephesian is definitely a must! You are showing so many great footage! 🙏✝️🙏

@amandasuedmeyer1796 5 жыл бұрын

I’m so happy you guys put that bible verse on the end 😊 ( even though it always makes me cry 😉) 💜

@suziclark4244 5 жыл бұрын

Rick Steves is my travel guru! For Dubrovnik, he recommended viewing the crowds as a modern version of what the city used to be like. Several hundred years ago, they were selling fish, and now they're selling souvenirs. But they're still selling and buying and trading. It made the crowds much more bearable. :)

@PrimorisOrdo 5 жыл бұрын

No offense to Kara and Kate but Rick Steves still has the best travelling channel, even after all these years.

@KaraandNate 5 жыл бұрын

Isn’t he the best?!❤️

@VolpeWhereAreYou 5 жыл бұрын

we agree! the struggle to wake up is real but SOOOOOOO worth it

@MilDarkAngel 5 жыл бұрын

Ephesus blew my mind! I remember thinking "OMG Paul walked this same roads while writing the bible" the entire day haha Beautiful vlogs y'all!!

@TuAFFalcon 5 жыл бұрын

Pamukkale (Cotton Castle) has Roman ruins too, Hierapolis.

@BeautifulGood713 5 жыл бұрын

I went on a group tour of Turkey. Would love to go back & hire a guide to take advantage of chances like this. An empty Ephesus would’ve been amazing 🙏🏽🙌🏽

@JaredHassell 4 жыл бұрын

Paul started a riot there, too. :)

@1603shadow 3 жыл бұрын

Would love to visit one day, sit in the amphitheater & image Paul preaching to the Episians. He was bringing so many citizens to Jesus that the craftsman that sold idols noticed a drop in there business. They complained loudly causing a riot.

@hw9454 5 жыл бұрын

What an experience! To have Ephesus all to yourselves. Amazing. Love this vlog so much because of the historical significance and ties to Paul. Thank you for including 1Cor13!

@marthieb9117 5 жыл бұрын

1 corinthians 13 is such a beautiful verse, i’m glad you included it! ❤️ i’m in high school and currently taking multiple ap history classes; watching your videos about egypt and turkey have genuinely been so helpful in placing what happened in a modern perspective! love what rick steves said- imagining the tourists in togas really gives you an idea of how populated these ancient cities would have been!!

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they had nice pots, lol. I'm not convinced that Kara was actually impressed by the toilet situation. So many funny moments in this one. Fascinating history, didn't realize it was the second most important Roman city and that it had previously been Greek. By the way I'm right nearby, currently on Samos island in Greece and you can see Turkey from here. Very tempting to go there!

@KaraandNate 5 жыл бұрын

Haha glad you liked it Gabe! You should totally go!!!! One of our new favorite countries ❤️❤️❤️

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah I spent three weeks in Turkey in 2009, but didn't go to Ephesus. Cappadocia is one of my favorite places. I want to go back to make some better videos. Have fun!

@thewanderinghen5442 5 жыл бұрын

Love that verse. Our pastor said it at our wedding. ❤💏❤

@danilaselva 5 жыл бұрын

My husband and I had the same experience at Ephesus. Ephesus was a port of call on our cruise. We opted for a private tour that picked us up at 7:30am (cheaper than you would think to get a private tour as opposed to booking through the cruise line and being on a huge group tour). We were at the archeological site by 8:00 and it was just us, our guide and ALL THE CATS until about 9am! Such an amazing place!!!!

@nafimh4742 5 жыл бұрын

Danielle McGrath Hi with whom you did the private your?

@BeautifulGood713 5 жыл бұрын

Great idea. I’m so doing this next time in Turkey 👌🏽

@Maya-ig9kx 8 ай бұрын

What private your was that, may I ask?

@jaydenwoods208 5 жыл бұрын

You guys are making me want yo go to everywhere in the world and just explore every inch of it. Like i never reslly wanted to go here and now im like WOAH TAKE ME.

@JustCallMeAnnie 5 жыл бұрын

Jayden Woods I agree! 😍

@Succulent_Majority 2 ай бұрын

Did you go yet? I hope you are doing well, travel is 😊

@barisveesitlik9310 5 жыл бұрын

Hi from Chicago! I miss my beautiful country Turkiye. I wish we had a better government that Respects nature and history more. Love your videos

@klarachiamarsi5935 5 жыл бұрын

Glad that you started to include more info about places (like history etc). IMHO getting knowledge is the most important and most satisfying part of travelling!

@heathershobe3694 5 жыл бұрын

This place was amazing! I love when y’all share history facts! It just blows my mind to think you walked on the same ground as Paul and Mary🤯 So happy y’all do what you do!!!! Thank you!! Stay you 😘

@estherstrong8028 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for including some historical facts with your tour!

@normansklar9034 5 жыл бұрын

you two are such a pleasure to watch, the joy that kara brings justs makes you smile. and you too have your own special charm, a very nice couple enjoying their travels, thanks for sharing

@BackDownSouth 5 жыл бұрын

Good Morning.....5:20AM, Another 12 minutes and 48 seconds to start my day before getting ready for the kidlets. Well, hormone raging high-schoolers that is. But good teenagers, all the same, that are taking a college level course so I gotta keep up my game....But there is always time to relax and watch K&N. Thanks Guys.... 5:40AM, Just finished watching the video. We covered social inequities in the ancient world (Rome and Greece, and others) last week. I am SO going to share this video with my students. The architecture will supplement my lessons perfectly. Thank you so much for doing the early rising thing. It makes using these for my class much better. Again fellow Nashville native here...

@sammysalvatore9446 5 жыл бұрын

Waiting for this video for ever ... your perspective of showing the place is the best

@wmurphy12 5 жыл бұрын

The Library of Celsus is absolutely amazing! I’ll never forget the feeling of coming down the hill and seeing that appear.

@suzieqtify 5 жыл бұрын

I knew you would love the Turkish food and especially the bread, everything is so fresh there. Great vlog thanks 😁

@iqbalrather4292 5 жыл бұрын

Turkey is a must visit place. Thanks for this video.

@MichaelSmith-yr1qv 5 жыл бұрын

That's so cool! I'm reading the book of Acts right now in which Ephesus is mentioned several times. To see that kind of history would be an awesome experience! 😃

@dbcdenver7 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! One of my favorite scriptures!

@Victorialmeyer 5 жыл бұрын

Editing totally on point!!! Faith, hope and love, but the greatest of these is....LOVE YOUR VIDEO's!!

@nyonyopraia 5 жыл бұрын

Totally super agree to get up early while traveling. The feeling when you beat the tourist crowd is priceless.

@dsy1081 5 жыл бұрын

Ephesus is my favorite Roman ruins ever. I would love to go back. These pesky military travel restrictions are really crimping my travel style. Also - my husband and I just got back from the Faroes and driving around the ring road in Iceland. Our last day, we went snorkeling in Silfra. Did the first group to beat the line (waking up early!), and it was the most fantastic way to end the trip - so thanks for making a vlog about it! Never would have done it otherwise.

@Trevmeistr 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic that you have the site to yourselves.

@SG-zk5fn 5 жыл бұрын

I love how positive and fun you are, and thank you for spreading God’s word, Kara and Nate! 💕

@gingerleegirl6697 5 жыл бұрын

I love your videos, keep up the awesome work. Always in my prayers.

@the_oslovian 3 жыл бұрын

Sooooo happy to see you this excited about architecture and history! This is me every time I see an old building 😉

@FireCracker3240 5 жыл бұрын

This is one of my absolute favorite ruins. Besides being stunningly beautiful, the historical value is unreal! BOOKS! You never really think of _where_ the first book was made; we just use them and take them for granted. I loved getting to see that place, unspoiled by the throngs of tourists. Thank you for sacrificing your sleep, morning coffee, and breakfast for us. ❤

@KaraandNate 5 жыл бұрын

The books bit blew my mind!!!! And you are most welcome 😉❤

@FireCracker3240 5 жыл бұрын

😊 ❤ 😊 ❤ 😊

@Croaghaun71 4 жыл бұрын

You guys amaze me! Thank you so very much for sharing your journeys. You're both a source of joy and inspiration for so many. Blessings to you both, wherever your paths take you. 💕

@Psychphuq 5 жыл бұрын

Thankyou for getting up early so we can appreciate the stillness and scenic nature of places (along with Kara's excitement)... :)

@loonydan 5 жыл бұрын

Another great vid, thanks guys!

@monihernandez28 4 жыл бұрын

This is astonishing !!! Thank u so much for this video. This is going to my travel wishlist!!!

@tishbryant9973 5 жыл бұрын

Good morning from Chicago! So glad to see a notification from you this morning. Kara's enthusiasm makes smile!

@oghuzkhan5117 5 жыл бұрын

Goodmorning Chicago :)

@andrewb4556 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Kara and Nate Loving you're work and vlogs! Ephesus is on the bucket list.

@camerontravel 5 жыл бұрын

Great video! We aren’t morning people in the least, but have founds it’s almost always the best time for touristy places and makes for great photos!

@ToriMcAllister 5 жыл бұрын

I love that y'all are so unashamed of your faith. It's very inspiring, especially for a huge community like KZfaq! And as usual, amazing vlog!

@yvettesanchez8125 4 жыл бұрын

I love how much you both appreciate every culture you come across!

@gracellecespedes9804 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing blog guys.. i also learned a lot from your facts.. cant wait to see more of you both

@cindy-ml7vo 5 жыл бұрын

I hope you guys will be the cool Aunt and Uncle. Keep having fun and making great videos :)

@brittanymartin6260 5 жыл бұрын

I love Ephesus! So glad I could relive it vicariously through you guys!!! :)

@dreamyeyes42 5 жыл бұрын

TOTALLY with you guys on the whole idea of waking up super early to get to places before anyone else!! So much more enjoyable without crowds!!

@stu160173 5 жыл бұрын

That is mindblowing!

@strangerzproductions1551 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing footage, seriously. Always love your videos and your personalities. Your guys' Turkey series helped us out so much in planning our trip. Regarding this particular vlog, everything from knowing to fly into Izmir to see Ephesus, knowing to hide the tripods, the safety around our vehicle and where to park it outside the archaeological site. Thank you! Sorry I kinda used this to plan our trip. We were just in Turkey in February and loved it. The people were amazing, the food was delicious. Stay healthy!

@AnnaAnna-zi8ri 2 жыл бұрын

This is such a fantastic video!

@kerryclifford8706 5 жыл бұрын

Wow a lot has been uncovered since I have been. I remember this really blew my mind at the time. That was 30 years ago lol happy to see it through your lens guys . Great vlog. Keep up the great work! 🙏🏻❤️

@chengvictor7842 5 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks for making it!

@sujoycityofjoy9039 5 жыл бұрын

So nice of you to cover such a beautiful historical place !! Keep going guys !!👌👍

@elsalisa146 4 жыл бұрын

I love your videos! So glad you survived that mishap with the rainstorm. I am in awe of beautiful and charming you are together. I think with everything you’ve accomplished with your experience. You should give us all you tips for a beautiful relationship.

@jaydenwoods208 5 жыл бұрын

You guys are inspiring me so much you have no idea🖤

@anitabizan4307 2 жыл бұрын

This video was so amazing! I cried so much. I can’t wait to go to this place and I will definitely get there early.

@ch17ly 5 жыл бұрын

OMG u 2.......that was spectacular!!! Good choice getting up early. How different is it b4 all those tourists show up. And can I say how lovely it is watching u with the kitties. Remember day 4 of EBC. U were in Namche and watching a movie and Kara said "i dont really like cats that much" with a kitty on her lap...........now look at u!!!!! Love it 😀

@moanica 5 жыл бұрын

Ephesus is such a special place! It was definitely worth getting up super early and skipping breakfast!

@jilllangman9343 3 жыл бұрын

We always buy bananas the day before we explore early. They dont take up much room in our daypacks.

@kpdowd4221 5 жыл бұрын

My history lesson for the day! Thanks.

@manohar271 5 жыл бұрын

I have been waiting for your video for a long time .. every morning 1st that i do is to check the notification to see if your video is up.... You guys have such positive energy complementing each other every moment .. I wish you guys keep doing this and we love you ..and now i am gona watch this video ....

@redlife1176 5 жыл бұрын

Great info about Paul..... thanks for sharing.

@mabdulmateen 5 жыл бұрын

Have been waiting FOR SO LONG finally

@robinsparkles4046 5 жыл бұрын

Great vlog, love u guys ❤️

@severinefernandes5372 5 жыл бұрын

beautiful ruins...been here last July. thanks for sharing Kara and Nate

@truthnlie 5 жыл бұрын

Yes that was amazing.. 😂😂 kara on fire right from the beginning..👍👍💓

@bsn2ndsflatdavis378 3 жыл бұрын

When we lived in Istanbul , we spent our spring breaks touring Turkey. Your videos of Turkey bring back memories . I was only 10 years old , but my parents were crazy about this country.

@juliemcgugan1244 2 жыл бұрын

I ADORED Ephesus in Turkey! Would love to go back and am now living a lot closer (Singapore versus Cyprus.)

@dragonmac1234 5 жыл бұрын

Excited Kara is so adorable (and thankfully we haven't had any more jump scares from her :P). I think it is a good idea to get to tourist spots before they arrive, it always gives me some idea of what the place was like when the original inhabitants were around.

@dianebarnes7779 3 жыл бұрын

11:05 You two shine. Much love to you, Kara & Nate.

@kanga3 5 жыл бұрын

Another great video... thanks so much.

@marinacursi5043 3 жыл бұрын

You two are living my deans, thank you , thank you for sharing so much. This place hit me. So many lives lost in building this..i’m Italian my father is from Sicily but he always said I needed to come here cause of the history,

@Xes_Zki 5 жыл бұрын

Ephesus is amazing! Lovely cat 😻

@safaeouabbou7438 5 жыл бұрын

New video !!! Now let me watch it, I'm sure it'll be amazing as usual

@mansoureh 5 жыл бұрын

It is amazing

@courtknees 5 жыл бұрын

so beautiful... how great you had the whole place to yourself (in the beginning)! also love that outfitt girl!! thank you guys for keeping us enlightened and entertained 😁😎

@serendes245 8 ай бұрын

At this point I’m buying a pair of Birkenstocks. Because the fact that Kara walks for hours and hours in hers and doesn’t seem to have back problems is mind blowing.

@andyandkirstie 5 жыл бұрын

We laughed so much at 'OK, now walk normally' . I said the exact same thing to my GF when filming our last video! Great vlog guys.

@silviareusch6359 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video!

@melisbaz 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent vlog, y’all. Ephesus is where I learned to become a photographer, I went to several concerts in that amphitheater (including Sting!) and visited often growing up. I grew up in Izmir so this makes me homesick, but in a good way.

@emilyjorgenson9911 5 жыл бұрын

It’s funny how things are sometimes, the moral of the vlog was get up early which is exactly why I am watching your video right now as I’m trying to get up earlier then my normal.

@silverlxt4251 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing quality video

@SiegfriedDeniz 5 жыл бұрын

went there many times, Ephesus! Love it! Mary lived on the mountain Koressos, you have little house there. But they are not sure about it. But is great it's history 😀

@leventtulay8786 3 жыл бұрын

I started to watch you guys omg i am addicted to you two You guys are the best 👍

@4holidaymaniacs 5 жыл бұрын

Oh just noticed you changed your goal of visiting 100 countries before Nate turns 30, to 2020..Great decision. I guess that means we'll get to see your vlogs at least till 2020 and more places in each country..

@Katarzyna1886 5 жыл бұрын

Good to know! I was just thinking how sad it is going to be when there won't be anymore kara and nate's travel vlogs popping on my YT!

@ashleyjoyes4425 5 жыл бұрын

Kavita Choudhary yeesss iam so excited to have travel videos till 2020!!!!!

@meowwoof7297 4 жыл бұрын

It’s 2020 and their at their 99th country country vlog which is so good but sad because it’s all coming to an end :) :(

@eileenshea9564 4 жыл бұрын

I hope they don't stop creating videos. I see their future success, I'm pretty sure they will continue to win awards. There are so many important things going on in the world that are interesting. They have already earned their "Press Pass". God bless them and the energy theycreate. 🙏✝️

@Sunshinedrs 3 жыл бұрын

This comment is WAY too funny now that we all survived 2020

@sherrieandchris4773 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant as always 😊

@omaarmubarak5936 5 жыл бұрын

Really love you guys♡ All the way from Kenya. ..

@kuzu00 5 жыл бұрын

You guys should also visit south-eastern Turkey! It is the cradle of civilization, Mesopotamia, and historically and culturally absolutely amazing! It will also showcase how diverse Turkey is bc it is totally different than west Turkey. But sadly it is often overlooked by travel youtubers and most of them never go there :(

@KaraandNate 5 жыл бұрын

We hope to go back there one day!

@kuzu00 5 жыл бұрын

@@KaraandNate yay that's great to hear! Maybe next time south-eastern Turkey will be on the list :)

@97dsmbishi 5 жыл бұрын

And the food as well...that'll bring 'em back. But, there's much of W. Turkey that they missed as well. Also the Karadeniz (Black Sea/North Turkey) region...huge country, so much to see. I'm not sure if they make it to Ankara...but since Anitkabir (the final resting place of Ataturk who is the founding father of Turkey) is there...perhaps they did?

@OkieJames 5 жыл бұрын

I love all the Christian info.. makes me smile.. y'all are so amazing!!!

@ahhitskatie9094 5 жыл бұрын

James and Travis In Oklahoma Agreed! Can’t wait for their Jordan vlogs in a few weeks 😍

@dhaneshbalot3357 5 жыл бұрын

Your videos made my day

@michelle-cv9nb 5 жыл бұрын

OMG KARA IS THE BEST!

@stephaniegruenberg7044 4 жыл бұрын

Lol, "I'm gonna touch all the marble!" The ruins look amazing!!

@brownchairphotography 5 жыл бұрын

So cool seeing you guys on those empty streets!

@pyromancer9772 5 жыл бұрын

Keep the vlogs up! :)

@vitalijavelyviene1858 5 жыл бұрын

Oh, guys! You should work on TV Discover Chanel! Love your travel stories very very much! Nicely done! Just perfect ! You are the best! ❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏

@JesusistheLambofGod 4 жыл бұрын

I just arrived!!! This video inspired me to come here. wooo hooo

@andybishop8437 5 жыл бұрын

Loving the Turkey vlogs

@bw5911 Жыл бұрын

Grandpa!?! LOL! Maybe...dad. Poor Rick. Great video and love following this series. You guys are wonderful!

@FoodandFootprints 5 жыл бұрын

Ephesus is beautiful! Amazing how you had it to yourselves. Remember that “Genuine Fake Watches” sign from visiting in 2011 haha

@sinemguzel-yldrm8353 5 жыл бұрын

I just love how excited you are for Ephesus guys. I can understand how you feel because I was the same when I first saw the Ephesus. Otherwordly experience, right? *.*

@crBudgetWatches 5 жыл бұрын

Had the same great experience in Prague without planning it. Our bus arrived from Poland at 5 am. We watched sunrise on the river, walked the city and to the palaces just a newlywed couple talking pictures, it was amazing. Then coming back at 9 it was flooded with people. G it