Over the last few years, the small town of Kaş has become increasingly famous for its beaches. And two local favourites are Little Pebble Beach (Küçük Çakıl Plajı) and Big Pebble Beach (Büyük Çakıl Plajı). When we think of Kaş it’s usually the bougainvillea-covered narrow streets of the old town that spring to mind. And …
Antiphellos Theatre was first on our list of little explorations for the day… Over past years, because of going backwards and forwards to the Greek island of Meis (Kastellorizo) to renew our visas, poor old Kaş had become no more of a stop off point for us. It was a few years since we’d spent …
There is always something new to learn living in Fethiye. We had never heard of Beşkaza until a few weeks ago. Here is the story of Beşkazalı…
Mountains, Mediterranean, twists and turns, small villages and towns, Roman and Lycian archaeological sites galore. And fabulous bays like Kaputaş Beach. Regular readers will know we have a bit of an obsession with the D400 road that runs along the length of the southern coast of Turkey. Anyone who has driven along it will know …
When is strawberry season in Fethiye? Well, right about now, as it happens. This is also the time of year for the sour foods where erik (unripe plums) start to make an appearance and çağla (unripe almonds) abound on the stalls of the markets around Fethiye. And it’s where trays, piled with plump juicy strawberries, …
We like to keep it real, here! We’re doing our best egg recipes! As this weekend is Easter weekend and we have a distinct lack of any egg-shaped chocolate in the house, we’re going to concentrate not on the chocolate variety, but on those protein-packed staples that are produced by the chicken. Obviously, this is …
The Setting:Fethiyespor Football Stadium, 23rd March 2013: It’s the 80th anniversary of Fethiyespor Football Club and the match is being aired live on Lig TV; the first time the club have been shown live on the channel. A carnival atmosphere is expected as an online campaign has been rallying supporters and tickets for two of …
We love to eat seasonally and March in Fethiye is the beginning of the broad beans season. Which means it’s also broad beans recipe season! On a visit to Çiftlik Perşembe Pazarı (Ciftlik Thursday Market) we noticed that the first young bakla (broad beans or fava beans) of the season were for sale. Not lots …
Izmir is a great city to walk around. Try this circular walk, with two
short ferry sails, starting at Alsancak via Karşıyaka, Bostanlı,
Konak…and back to Alsancak
Sat at the foot of Kadifekale, sandwiched between the hillside and the streets of Kemeraltı is the ancient Izmir agora. When we wrote about the Lycian and Roman ruins of Xanthos, we said that around many of Turkey’s archaeological sites, modern daily life continues. Nowhere is this more evident than at Izmir agora. Izmir’s Ancient Agora …