There are many reasons why we never get bored of being in Turkey and one of them is, you can’t get bored of being in Turkey. Towns and cities are constantly growing and changing at a rapid rate; new apartments, improved public services…new harbour. Obviously, when change on such a grand scale is announced, it …
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), you will no doubt have …
We came across an interesting article the other day which gave us a little glimmer of hope for some of Fethiye’s crumbling ruins. The article focused on the rock tombs of Dalyan and said that nanotechnology is going to be used to restore and protect the rock tombs from further erosion; the first time nanotechnology …
A few posts ago, we mentioned about going to Antalya at the beginning of March to take part in Runtalya – a 10k run. I’ve pounded the Fethiye running track all of five times now and my shins are sore – I’m not cut out for a life of athletics – so we decided a …
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 Selçuk Festival which can apparently …
Whenever we have friends out to visit, we usually try to go out and about so that they can visit places they haven’t yet seen. We had a few hours in Göcek on the way to Dalaman Airport but one of the places they really wanted to see was Gemiler Bay. It was perfect winter …
Arriving by ferry to the Dodecanese Greek island of Meis (or Kastellorizo as it’s known outside of Turkey) – just fills you with that complete happy satisfaction that not all in the world is racing along and over-developed. For the traveller craving tranquility, idylls are still very much in existence. And Meis (aka Meğisti) ticks …
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, high winds and …
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 time. After yesterday’s cloudy downpours, …
A good few years ago we went to Ören to a trout restaurant and we’ve heard there are more trout farms around now (you can see them on the satellite images in Google maps) so we thought we’d just drive around that area to see what’s changed. As my dad is here at the moment, …