Many Turks will be amazed that we managed to live in Turkey for over ten years before we had our first ever taste of what is perhaps Turkey’s most well known soup; Tarhana Çorbası. When we did finally make tarhana soup, I put this on my Facebook profile and on Twitter. “Noooo waaay,” was one …
The Ani ruins lie in the Kars Province, southwest of the city of Kars in a village called Ocaklı. As with most drives we did around this area, the route from Iğdır towards Kars and Ocaklı is virtually traffic free. The roads stretch for miles until they disappear over the horizon. And, as we told …
Onwards to Tuzluca Salt Mines. We left the story where we were sat in a police station in Iğdır, on a national holiday, smiling politely at the policeman on duty in the hope that he would authorise our hire car to be released from car prison. There are four of us, sitting there. Our two …
So allow us to refer you back to the map of our East Turkey road trip. We started off at point A, Patnos, and drove Southwest to point B, Muradiye Waterfalls. In our last post, we then headed northwards to Doğubeyazıt so we could visit the amazing Ishak Paşa Sarayı. After that, it was decided …
The Doğubeyazıt district in the Ağrı Province – one of the easternmost settlements in Eastern Anatolia – is the small town which is the base for visiting the absolute splendour that is Ishak Paşa Sarayı (Ishak Pasha Palace). The real urge for us to see Ishak Paşa Sarayı came when we were watching the 2006 …
Oh, do you remember a while back when we told you we were taking you on our East Turkey road trip? We even asked you if you were ready. Well, quite obviously, we weren’t ready because we’ve still not done it. Well, all that is about to change. We have a new determination this week …
Do you ever have those days when you just look in the fridge, you’ve got food in there but it’s not really inspiring you and you fancy doing something a bit different with it? Our latest little fad is making ‘Mediterranean pasta bakes.’ That name is in inverted commas because we do just make them …
In an ever changing Fethiye, Deep Blue Bar in the old town of Paspatur, has been a constant for over 25 years. Deep Blue Bar, Fethiye The local Fethiye bar and restaurant scene is constantly evolving. And the pace of change has certainly quickened as the 2020s have progressed. But Deep Blue Bar has remained …
Anyone who visits Harrogate is always told they must go to Betty’s Cafe & Tea Rooms. When we visited Harrogate, we dutifully took ourselves off to said tea rooms. Can’t tell you if it was a pleasant surprise or a disappointment because it was an age ago, but I do remember wondering why these places …
Wow, these monthly Fethiye updates seem to come round quickly. So it’s almost the end of March and Spring has definitely sprung. Gardens are being planted up, bars and restaurants that have been closed for the winter are being cleaned and painted. And the usual Fethiye sounds of March ring in your ears wherever you …