Greetings from the Lycian coast of Turkey. That's the area where thousands of people take to the sea each summer to journey along Turkey's Mediterranean shoreline - the famous Blue Cruises. We've lived in Turkey for so long now - on this very coast, in Fethiye, and we've never done a cruise on a …
Nature, Fun & Food At Yuvarlakçay Yeşil Vadi Restaurant
There are so many beautiful places you can head to as a day out from Fethiye, without even having to drive that far. We've just had friends here for their summer holiday. They suggested getting a car for the day and going for a little wander. Where to go... We knew they'd been in the Kaş and …
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Myra: Springtime Lycian & Roman Explorations
Because we wanted to see the ruins of ancient Myra again, we did a mini D400 coastal road trip rather than returning via the quicker yayla mountain road. Back in March of this year, we were in Antalya for Runatolia, a running event that Barry took part in. If you followed the posts, you'll …
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Adrasan Beach – A Detour From Our D400 Road Trip
These days, the D400 is wide and forgiving. (Free) tunnels cut out the higher mountain roads, the tarmac is smooth in most places. And, if you give yourself lots of time, there are fabulous detours you can take, like this one down to the beach at Adrasan Koyu (Adrasan Bay). In our previous post, …
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Antalya To Fethiye By Car – A D400 Coastal Road Trip
Antalya: to drive or not to drive; that is the question. Well, we're big fans of public transport in Turkey and Fethiye to Antalya by bus (and vice versa) is a perfectly simple (and cheap) exercise. But when we went to Antalya in March we decided to take a hire car with us so we could drive back …
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Have We Found Our Ideal Budget Antalya Hotel? Otel Twenty Could Be The One…
Budget's the name of the game when ever we go away anywhere - and recently, when we were in Antalya for Runatolia, we again went on an online hunt for budget accommodation for our 3-night stay. We've learned the hard way with this, though, and past experience has taught us it's a bit of a gamble …
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Topçu Kebap – Traditional Antalya Cuisine In The City Centre
There are many cities and regions in Turkey that are famous for particular recipes or foods - and Antalya is no exception to the case. On so many occasions on this blog, we've written about our love of köfte; yeah, you know we love our köfte - we've done various köfte recipes in the past such as …
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Runatolia 2015 – The Colours Of Antalya
That's the overriding memory of both last year's Runtalya 2014 and this year's Runatolia (there's been a name change); just a mass of colour. Last year, I perched myself on the bridge over the start line to take photos and to try to spot Barry in the mass of runners. Of course, that was a …
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Would You Run In Stilettos? The Runatolia Antalya Ladies Do!
Yes, this year, we again returned to Antalya for the 2015 Runatolia races so that Barry could take part in the half marathon. In previous years, the event has been called Runtalya and it's just getting more and more popular every year. Last year, we realised there was also a high-heel …
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A Day At Lake Köyceğiz – Time To Chill
In a previous article, we wrote about another day trip from Fethiye; Sarıgerme Beach. Well, if you're anything like us and you start to feel a bit restless once you've finished admiring the beach scenery, you need somewhere to move on to. Sarıgerme is part of Ortaca and just a tad further along …
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