We’d been meaning to revisit Istanbul’s Basilica Cistern (Yerebatan Sarnıcı) for years, but somehow hadn’t got around to it. The thing is, when you’ve visited a city so many times, you get settled into wandering streets, previously unknown shops and markets, eateries and bars. Once you’ve visited all the main sights, that’s when you start …
As you know, if you read this blog often, when we have friends or family over to visit in winter, we’re quite partial to a little drive up into the mountains beyond Üzümlü to Kırkpınar Restaurant. This is especially fun in the winter months because you can sometimes be thigh-deep in snow. But it doesn’t …
We’re talking sauteed Brussels sprouts in this article. As you’re no doubt aware (if you read this blog a lot) we’re all for promoting our local Fethiye markets, particularly the Fethiye Friday market. The Friday market, in contrast to the Tuesday Market, is more of a villagers’ market that sells seasonal produce – and you’re …
Father Christmas, Santa Claus, St. Nicholas – whatever name we assign to him (and in the UK, we do fluctuate), we all know who he is, don’t we? He’s that big jolly man from the North Pole with the bright red suit, big black boots and a fluffy white beard. He’s busy in Lapland for …
If you are anything like us and thought you didn’t like cabbage (or you are not over keen on it), this Kapuska recipe (Turkish cabbage stew recipe) could be the one that changes all that. We love it. So let’s get started. Let’s let cabbage reign! It’s usually springtime that comes to mind when we …
This was our second attempt at trying to visit Cassino War Cemetery where the Commonwealth servicemen who lost their lives during the fierce battle of Monte Cassino are laid to rest. When we were last in Italy, we’d tried to find it then. Our friend’s family home is in the area, close to the small …
November is a fabulous month for seasonal food in Fethiye. And one of these foods grows in the wild; the Saffron Milk Cap Mushroom. These days, even at the local markets around Turkey, it’s possible to eat some fruits and vegetables year-round without having to worry about them going out of season. Yes, some months …
For many of our first few years of living in Fethiye, Olympos in the Antalya Province was a bit of a holy grail that we were in search of. It was that place where the travelling backpackers (many of them Aussies and Kiwis) hopped onto a gület in Fethiye harbour and took off to sail …
Well, think it’s about time we had another of our Fethiye updates. It feels like a long time since we did one of these round-ups. We’ve had so many friends over to visit this summer and our final visitor left a few days ago. We do love our summers, and catching up with events from …
The engines of the gület slowed to a steady purr as we pulled into the natural sweeping harbour. Somewhere in that dense pine forest was the ancient city of Phaselis. For now, however, it was the pine trees and a curve of sandy beach that greeted us. And there was indeed a ticket booth on …