Everyone is heartbroken. You all know that Southern Turkey and Northern Syria were hit by a massive – catastrophic – earthquake on February 6th. Because it happened in the early hours, in the cities, towns and villages most people were home, sleeping as thousands of apartment blocks toppled. Those lucky enough to escape the buildings, …
Welcome to our first monthly Fethiye news update of 2023. January is the month when, in the UK at least, people start to think about where to spend their well earned break (or breaks) throughout the year. For many of you reading this article, we hope the Fethiye area – or the country at large …
It’s time for another monthly Fethiye news update! And we’re late again. But we’re late with this one for good reason. We’ve recently returned from our first trip to the UK in over ten years! It was a very quick trip to see family and friends. And we did take laptops back with us. But, …
Another month passed. Just like that! And October has been jam packed with events around Fethiye. Usual daily life has also continued – and slowed right down, too. Friends who were here on holiday returned to the UK after the second week of the month. And we’ve returned to some sort of daily normality. That …
It’s been a crazy month that’s gone by like a whirlwind. But we’re not complaining! After all the trials and tribulations of the pandemic and its effect on travel, we’ve had a great time with visiting friends – some of whom we hadn’t seen for three years. Lots of catching up has been done. And …
Well, not seeing off the summer completely because our September – and lots of October – will be jam-packed with friends coming to Fethiye on holiday. Summer continues with gusto! Turquoise Waters But August is usually the month where we plough through and see off the last of the intense summer heat. Unlike July, which …
Yes, summer news. It’s all about taking each day as it comes, summer life in Fethiye. It’s hot! Summer Living News We sleep in front of the fan. And hope it’s enough sleep to be able to wake up at a time that’s not too late to go out for a run. And where I’m …
It was all going so well! We’d just got our monthly Fethiye news updates back to a nice monthly cycle. And then the end of June, beginning of July got really busy. And here we are with a good chunk of July already behind us. Such is life… Let’s have a catch up of what’s …
In the month where the inci kefal (pearl mullet) of Van Lake begin their difficult journey upstream to spawn, the summer season really begins in earnest here in Fethiye. After the last couple of years, we’ve got to say, it’s great to see so many people around, enjoying their holidays (despite the awful struggles of …
It’s that time again where we look at what’s been going over the past few weeks. And, for once, we’re actually not very late with our Fethiye news update! Well, there’s been lots going on. So we thought we’d get caught up as soon as possible before we have too much to write about! So, …