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 …
Fethiye Living – Early Summer News Update
Welcome to this month's random news from daily life in Fethiye. All those little goings on that don't merit their own blog post. Little happenings and repeat visits to places - they get mentions on social media but would go missed on the blog if it wasn't for this section. And it's been super busy. …
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Help Beach & Yacht Club, Fethiye – Love It!
What a great day we had! We need to tell you that there's yet another new addition to the Fethiye beach scene and, as with all newcomers, we were excited and just had to go and check it out. But we had to bide our time. Mixed weather since their opening day didn't really make for ideal beachy …
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A Picnic At Karaot Beach – Because We Can Still Hope
Whether it's for sunbathing, taking a morning or evening walk - or just for standing and admiring the view, most of us love a good beach. And, when it comes to beaches, the Fethiye area certainly has no shortage - sand, shingle and pebble, small sheltered coves, the lagoon at Ölüdeniz or long …
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Zentara Beach & Kitchen – Chilling …And Eating!
(This Zentara Beach And Kitchen article was last updated summer 2017) Zentara Beach And Kitchen is in an area that forces us to reminisce. "I remember when all this was fields." That kind of saying that parents used to say. Koca Çalış Before Zentara Beach & Kitchen We're a good few years into …
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Güven’s Bar & Restaurant – Our Take
Creatures of habit, that's what we are... We're always wandering around the Fethiye area trying out places we've never been to before - and some we go back to every now and then. And then there are those places where it's just a given that, in between visits to all those other beaches, bars and …
The All New Kuleli Beach Park – We Just Had To Check It Out…
A tad relieved... That's how we're feeling now after having spent a couple of hours yesterday at one of our favourite Fethiye beaches, Kuleli. Because when you've known and loved somewhere for so long and then that somewhere changes. And changes a lot. Well, you're gonna be a bit concerned or …
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Ölüdeniz Lagoon, Springtime Paradise
After the winter we've had - not just in Fethiye but throughout the whole of Turkey - this year, any sign of warm spring sunshine and we're out there, relishing in that lovely feeling of pleasant heat on your back. April started off full of promise. And then, from nowhere, the last throes of winter …
February Lodos On Çalış Beach – We Like Waves
Just in case you go thinking we've got a bit of a weather obsession at the moment, we've not. Well, not really, anyway. It's just that, right now, anyone and everyone who lives in coastal areas around Turkish shores is talking about the weather. In our last blogpost about the weather in Fethiye, …
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Falling For Kabak And Feeling The Need To Make The Most Of It
Kabak's been a part of our life for a long time, but it's definitely fair to say that since around 2012, the area's kind of taken hold of us and we've fallen for it in a bigger way. If we're to look back to try and pinpoint why we've got such an affection for here, it's probably got to be when we …
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