Turkey's For Life
Fethiye, Turkish Food, Slow Travel Turkey
Yesterday was the final day of Çalış Carnival 2011 so we spent most of the day with friends along Çalış Beach. We had no idea what was supposed to be happening in the daytime. All we knew was that Turkish band Dolapdere Big Gang were playing the carnival out later on in the evening and we were …
Continue Reading about 2011 Çalış Carnival – Final Day in Pictures
Isn't it great when you get an unexpected, pleasant surprise? When you think you've seen all there is to see of an area...and then realise you haven't. Being that it's completely flat, the whole area of Çalış is perfect for people who just don't do hills and for those who enjoy pedalling around …
Continue Reading about Çalıs Beach: An Alternative Viewpoint…After A Short Climb
I know there are horrendous storms that affect certain parts of the world on a regular basis and last night's storm in Fethiye would probably look like a mere gust of wind in comparison to those, but for this area of the Southwest Turkish coast, the storm was pretty significant. Thunder, lightening, …
If you're familiar with the Fethiye region, you'll no doubt have heard of Fethiye, Çalış Beach, Ovacık, Hisarönü and Ölüdeniz. However, there is one area that we have (until now) neglected to mention. That's because, for some reason or other, we haven't walked down to that area in a long …
Like us, most of our friends are music lovers and so when they come out to Fethiye to visit us, a night out revolves around the places playing the best music. Of course, Deep Blue Bar is where most evenings are spent (the reason we started going there ten years ago was because we preferred the music …
Continue Reading about Eating & Drinking – The Tents, Çalış Beach
Wow, a hot one today. Even the arms are out. A few days ago, we wrote about the tell tale signs of the summer season starting in the Fethiye area. Well, as the weather in Fethiye was so beautiful today, we decided to go for a walk along Çalış Beach to Güven's Bar and the signs are now there for all …
Continue Reading about Summer’s Coming to Fethiye…But Are The Flights?
It's one of those funny (as in funny, odd) nothing days today. The Fethiye weather is just grey, no breeze at all, a bit misty, might rain, might not. That sort of day. We're off to Fethiye market in a few minutes. That might liven the spirits up, a little. Speaking of markets, we went to Çalış …
