If you stand in Fethiye, along the harbour – or along Çalış Beach – and look out into the bay, you will get the constantly changing view of Şövalye Island. We say ‘constantly changing’ because it seems you only need to walk a few metres and the shape of the island has completely changed. Long, …
Every great town deserves a great park. And now, after much anticipation, our town of Fethiye can proudly boast that facility. Şehit Fethi Bey Parkı was opened on 26th July 2018 and it’s a park that offers something for everyone; adults and kids alike. There’s a bit of quirkiness about it which reminds us of …
Once upon a time, there was a bay in Fethiye. It was a beautiful bay; perfect shape when viewed from on high as you walked around the Fethiye peninsula. Rocky promontory, encroaching pine forest, crystal clear water, horseshoe bay. Every time we looked down on Büyük Boncuklu Bay, it just looked so inviting. Büyük Boncuklu, …
Welcome to another round up of the month in Fethiye – goings on around town and a little bit about what we’ve been up to, as well. It’s been another bumper month and we’ve had – and still have – lots of friends over to keep us extra busy. Let’s get started… Fethiye Recreation Area …
Sometimes, you just get lucky! Very lucky, for us, on this occasion. A proper wow moment as we stepped out onto the balcony of our little apartment at Fora Apart Hotel in Datça. We’d just had three great nights in springtime Bodrum and made the leisurely ferry journey to our next destination. If you remember …
After three nights in the town of Bodrum and the good fortune of finding the Bodrum Datça ferry running on the day we wanted to travel, we arrived in Datça town. The plan was to stay for one night, just to spend a bit of time in the actual town rather than around the peninsula. …
Recently, we had decided it was time to hit the water and, as a result, get from A to B by way of the Bodrum Datça ferry… If you read this blog a lot, you’ll know most of our travels around Turkey are done via public transport of the non-flying variety. Getting around is so …
We know. No Fethiye news update last month. At least once or twice a year, we end up doing a bit of a bumper 2-month catch up. And this is one of those occasions. We were on a little jaunt to Bodrum and Datça at the end of April / beginning of May and, by …
Bodrum – it carries with it a bit of baggage. Bodrum has a reputation. A party town. A summer town. But, do you know what; Bodrum centre – and other places on the peninsula, too, for that matter – is neither of those for us. Over the years, because of visits with Turkish friends or …
Seasonal cooking – it’s just the best. And this erik tavası – a Turkish greengage recipe is most definitel seasonal. The best because when the food markets are abundant in a particular seasonal fruit or vegetable for just a few weeks, we get over-excited and buy far too much of it for two people. And …