A late summer road trip around parts of Turkey's Lake District. First stop, for a photographic driving break, was other-worldly Salda Gölü. Then it was time to move on to our base for the next few days, Eğirdir. Barry had done the accommodation research and we plumped for Göl Pension on the town's … [Read more...]
Villa Yonca, Akyaka – Comfort And Tradition On A Weekend Away
September 8, 2018 2 Comments
It was the month of July and at home in Fethiye, we were in the midst of a heatwave on top of the usual summer heat. Time to get out of town for a couple of nights to a place not too far away. A place where we'd been in the past and loved - and where we knew that whilst it would still be hot, it … [Read more...]
Fora Apart Hotel, Datça – ‘Wow’ Views And Spacious Rooms
June 22, 2018 Leave a Comment
Sometimes, you just get lucky! Very lucky, for us, on this occasion. A proper wow moment as we stepped out onto the balcony of our little apartment at Fora Apart Hotel in Datça. We'd just had three great nights in springtime Bodrum and made the leisurely ferry journey to our next destination. If … [Read more...]
1207 Boutique Hotel, Kaleiçi – We Splashed Out In Antalya
March 22, 2018 6 Comments
This year's trip to Antalya for the Runatolia event was a bit different. You know us; we're happy in a small pension. As long as there's a clean bed and a shower, we're good to go. The less spent on accommodation, the more we have for playing out. So, this is how it came to pass that we ended up … [Read more...]
Weekending At Full Moon Camp, Kabak – Life’s Good
August 13, 2017 6 Comments
Life's little traditions. For my birthday, we always go to Antalya. It's round about the same time as Runatolia so that tradition has happened by default. For Barry's birthday, it's an escape to Kabak. Only a dolmuş ride away but an amazing journey along the mountain road and a true feeling of … [Read more...]
Dantel Pension, Antalya – Cosy Kaleiçi Digs
May 30, 2017 8 Comments
Clean room? Check. Comfy bed? Check. Decent breakfast? Check. In a good spot? Check. Great for our budget? Check. Yeah, these are all the things we look for when we're booking our digs for any little jaunt we do and Dantel Pension in Antalya's old town, Kaleiçi, ticked all of our boxes. Whenever … [Read more...]
Mooching Around Leytur Hotel, Ovacık – And Glad We Did
July 25, 2016 9 Comments
Mooching around hotels and other types accommodation; it's one of our favourite pastimes. Over our years in Turkey, we've been able to have a good old nosy around quite a few hotels. Either because we happen to be staying there, or, usually in the case of Fethiye, well, we just go and ask. That … [Read more...]
Tree Houses, Kabak – Views, Food & Relaxation
June 21, 2016 6 Comments
If you follow this blog a lot, you'll know we're big fans of Kabak Koyu. A place to go and chill out away from the rest of the world. One night away, preferably without internet, and you're ready to rock and roll again with all that life has to throw at you. It's that kind of place. We had friends … [Read more...]
Ağan Pension, Bodrum Centre – Another Little Happy Find
April 21, 2016 2 Comments
We're starting to get quite a little collection of comfortable, familiar go to places whilst on our travels around Turkey. In Antalya old town, we've got Hotel Twenty (we stayed there again on our last visit), in Kaş we've got Meltem Pension, Istanbul is the exceptional Istanbul Place Apartments and … [Read more...]
Hotel Nena, Sultanahmet – Our Posh Hotel Stay At Not-So-Posh Prices
December 3, 2015 4 Comments
When we were in Istanbul back in April, you may remember we got to stay in a very swanky apartment overlooking the Bosphorus; an apartment where we felt like we were living in the neighbourhood of Galata for a few days. We also looked around some of the other Istanbul Place Apartments and said we … [Read more...]
