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Fethiye, Turkish Food, Slow Travel Turkey
I'll hold my hands up; I've developed a little obsession with our local duck population in Fethiye. Even Barry lets out a little, "Aww," when we walk past them, so hopefully, these little animals are bringing as much joy to the other passersby as they are to us. (Ahh, the simple things in life, …
Continue Reading about Fethiye Ördek Adası – Taking Pleasure From The Simple Things In Life
Twitter is a wonderful invention. No more than 140 characters per Tweet and yet you can get to know a stranger quite well and have a good sense that you will get on when you do eventually meet in person. This was certainly the case with the lovely lady behind the Istanbul blog, Agent L Abroad. When …
Continue Reading about Fethiye, Flamingos & Football – A Weekend With Agent L (Part 1)
On our recent trip to visit a friend in Eastern Turkey, we were lucky enough to be around just as the annual Inci Kefal (Pearl Mullet) migration started. Every year, in May and June, thousands of fish swim upstream from their home in Lake Van for spawning season. Inci Kefal In Van …
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At the moment, we're on the final leg of a bit of a trek around Turkey. If you remember when we wrote about our Turkey travel plans (so far) for 2013, we said we would go north from Fethiye by bus up to Eskişehir, across to Ankara by high speed train and then we would take the overnight Van Gölü …
Continue Reading about Spring Just Sprung In Eastern Turkey – And We’re Loving It!
Similar to last year, it's been a mild winter but it's been a wet winter. Last week, there was a lull in the rainfall so we decided to get out of the house and go for a leg stretch. As you know, we love a good food market and, as it was Thursday, we decided to get the comfortable walking shoes out …
Continue Reading about Ambling to Çiftlik Via The Scenic Route
A couple of years ago, you may remember we went to Iztuzu Beach near Dalyan to watch the release of Özlem the loggerhead turtle back into the wild. A few weeks ago, while killing some time before dropping friends off at Dalaman Airport, we returned to Iztuzu Beach because these friends wanted to see …
Continue Reading about Caretta Caretta in Turkey: Meet Deniz!
We don't want to put anyone off from wandering around in the forests of Fethiye, but you should definitely be aware that there could be Pine Processionary caterpillars in the area too... If you've ever been to the Fethiye region of Turkey (or other pine forested areas of Mediterranean Turkey), …
Continue Reading about Trekking in Fethiye Forests – The Processionary Caterpillar
Yesterday, traditions usually associated with the Aegean region of Turkey headed south to the Fethiye region (the village of Karaçulha) and those who chose to attend were treated to a mini camel wrestling festival. I say 'mini' because I've seen photos of the size of the crowds attracted by the …
We've got a new pet. A cicada! We love cicadas... Well, when I say new 'pet,' I mean more of a new 'periodical visitor.' This Turkish insect, part of the Cicadoidea superfamily of insects in the order Hemiptera (apparently), has been with us for the last few days. And I'd lay a good bet …
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Hopefully, you should be able to view a very short video now of Özlem (this name means 'longing') the loggerhead turtle being released back into the wild. Just click on the play button above. Last year we read in the Fethiye Times that Özlem was going to be released on Iztuzu Beach near Dalyan on …
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