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 …
The Turkish gület cruise; that most graceful of prima ballerinas of the southern and southwestern Turkish seas. Every year, thousands of people travelling or holidaying in the country will book themselves a Turkey gület cruise as part of their Turkish experience. Depending on their wont and the company they book with, they will either party …
We all know that when it comes to holidays and travel, Fethiye is very much associated with sunshine, hot weather and the great outdoors. But sometimes, it does rain! Indeed, when you see various tips about how to entertain yourself whilst you’re in Fethiye, most of these tips will take you off to local beaches, …
Pure comfort food for cold autumn and winter days and guaranteed to give you a warm hug when you’re feeling under the weather – a lemony Turkish chicken soup with vegetables recipe (ekşili terbiyeli tavuk çorbası). In Turkish cuisine, there are groups of dishes where a particular type of sauce or pastry might be used …
If you are food market enthusiasts like we are, we want to show you a little bit of Kadıköy market. In recent articles, we’ve already had the leisurely sail across the the stretch of water where the Bosphorus meets the Marmara Sea. And we’ve taken in the views from the Eminönü Kadıköy ferry. Now, we’re …
How we came to make egg muffins – Turkish-style of course. A couple of Christmases ago, we decided we’d have a go at making our own mince pies, which involved purchasing a non-stick muffin tray. The pies worked out well…and, since then, the muffin tray had sat on top of the kitchen cupboards looking a …
If you can’t think of any reason why you’d want to head over to the Asian side of Istanbul, the Eminönü to Kadıköy ferry is more than a decent excuse. Over the years, most of our posts about our various jaunts have covered our exploits around the European shores of Istanbul. Asian Side But, Istanbul …