Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
By sheer chance, ex-Lonely Planet guidebook writer Pat Yale stumbled upon the fact that the great British explorer, archaeologist and writer Gertrude Bell had made at least 11 visits to Turkey between 1889 and 1914. Following in her footsteps took Pat to places as far apart in geography and public awareness as Troy and Anıtlı (Hah) in the Tur Abdin. Her talk will look at some of the discoveries she made along the way.
Pat Yale studied History at Cambridge University. After a career in the travel industry, she became a writer focused particularly on Turkey. She has been living in Turkey for 25 years, for 18 of them in a cave-house in Göreme in Cappadocia and now in İstanbul. Following Miss Bell is her first narrative travel book.
By sheer chance, ex-Lonely Planet guidebook writer Pat Yale stumbled upon the fact that the great British explorer, archaeologist and writer Gertrude Bell had made at least 11 visits to Turkey between 1889 and 1914. Following in her footsteps took Pat to places as far apart in geography and public awareness as Troy and Anıtlı (Hah) in the Tur Abdin. Her talk will look at some of the discoveries she made along the way.
Pat Yale studied History at Cambridge University. After a career in the travel industry, she became a writer focused particularly on Turkey. She has been living in Turkey for 25 years, for 18 of them in a cave-house in Göreme in Cappadocia and now in İstanbul. Following Miss Bell is her first narrative travel book.
