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Blogs from Fethiye, Aegean, Turkey, Middle East
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October 20th 2012
The Ceremony We spent a few lazy days at the hotel with no farm work. We just enjoyed the sun, wandered around Fethiye and relaxed by the pool. On one of the evenings, a ceremony was held in the town center to "open" the brand new promenade and seaside area, as well as unveil the Atatürk statue on the new town square. Quite a few people showed up to hear the mayor's speech (which of course I couldn't understand) and watch the dramatic unveiling of Turkey's favorite politician and national hero, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. A traditional marching band accompanied the event with rythmic turkish traditional music. It was an interesting experience. 12 Islands The next day, my fellow American helper and I decided to make use of the wonderful weather by going on one of the ... read more
October 12th 2012
Bus ride from Istanbul It was really easy to get a bus ticket from Istanbul to Fethiye. I already knew there was a nightbus with a company called Metro. I just asked around in a few of the many tourist offices in the Sultanahmet area until I got directed to an office caled TourIsta. They among a few others sold bus tickets for that company. I got to choose my seat and it cost me 65 TL. I pre-purchased the ticket, but as soon as I got to the central bus station in Bayranpasa (Otogar Metro station) I realized I could have just bought it there. We left the bus station at 9 p.m. sharp. After picking up more people in the many suburbs of Istanbul we finally started the trip down south. By then it ... read more
Gorging, Rafting & Beaching it in Fethiye!
Published: October 4th 2012Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Fethiye
August 9th 2012
We woke up with no alarm today! It was amazing! Another average breakie but the bread was fresh which was a bonus! We fed up put our togs on and off we ventured! We had been told we were on the bus for a hour or so heading to a big gorge to do a bit of a hike through the water and rocks with the option to raft if we wanted. When we arrived we fell in love with the area. It was so so pretty with huge mountains and rocks and a whooshing river running through it. So we decided to pay the 30 lira and go rafting for an hour. We had no idea what to expect but they gave us these lil shoes, an oar and a tube and pushed us into ... read more
From a Ghost Town to the Blue Lagoon... the hard way
Published: June 1st 2012Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Fethiye
May 28th 2012
Having followed the Turkish coastline for over a thousand kilometres since leavıng Istanbul, I finally arrived back in Fethiye - the seaside town that had sparked my love affair wıth Turkey one year ago. Upon checking into my hostel it should have come as no surprise that two of my roommates were Rich and Ryan - the same two Aussie lads I had already bumped into in Eecabat and again in Selçuk - as there is a definate 'east coast Australia' effect going on in Turkey, by which I mean that the vast majority of backpackers seem to be following the same route and stopping off at the same half-dozen-or-so places in much the same way as the 'backpacker super-highway' that exists between Sydney and Cairns in Australia. Nevertheless it was cool seeing the guys again ... read more
Fethiye & Paragliding at Oludeniz
Published: October 12th 2011Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Fethiye
September 30th 2011
Fethiye is where I had hoped to have a go at tandem paragliding, it is one of the best locations for paragliding in the would and such a picturesque spot Fethiye is also another pretty seaside location which is the destination of many travellers from England on package tours. So it was interesting to see Fish and Chips advertised outside the restaurants. The bus trip to Fethiye was interesting we passed through acres and acres of glass and plastic glasshouses. Now I see from where all those lovely tomatoes and cucumbers we have been eating came from. We booked to stay at the Fethiye Guest house, after getting on the Dolmus and telling the driver where we were going once again we were still on the bus, everyone else had got off and our driver didn't ... read more
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September 22nd 2011
Fethiye is a pretty great base for explorations around the the Aegean coast. There are a bunch of things that can be done as day trips or overnights. I stayed at a nice pension Yildirim's in Fethiye and would stay there again. The facilities are not 100% brilliant, but the people that I met there were quite nice and the city of Fethiye itself is quite pleasant, even though there isn't too much to do. It is right on the water, so that adds quite a lot of ambiance to the city. When I arrived there were two other guys in the dorm, and the first night we had a quiet night. We awoke for a Turkish breakfast, after which I took a minibus to Kayakoy. My plan was to hike from Kayakoy over the neighboring ... read more
August 23rd 2011
After breakfast we got picked up and were taken down to the waterfront where we got on our boat for the day cruise. It was a 12 Island Cruise, which actually only went to about 5 Islands, but in each one we stopped and got to jump off the boat and swim and explore the islands. They were all uninhabited islands so they were nice and quiet. One of them had a rope swing which we could swing off into the water, and another was called Aquarium Bay, which had water so clear that you could see your feet at the bottom. We got served another BBQ lunch which was nice. After our 5th and final stop and swim we headed back to Fethiye where we had gotten on in the morning. We had a quick ... read more
August 19th 2011
Well we have been very much looking forward to arriving in Fetihye, number one because we are here for three nights without having to change hotels and number two because our guide was leaving for a couple of days to visit his family. Don't get us wrong, he was a very nice man, however by this point he is starting to get on our nerves somewhat, and although we were looking forward to some time by ourselves it would have been nice if he had given us some more info about the local area rather than dumping us at the hotel reception. Oh well at least he left us with our driver, Suleyman, who although he could not speak much english he was the nicest guy we had met in Turkey so far. It was also ... read more
Goals Revisited and Some New Ones (July)
Published: July 22nd 2011Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Fethiye
July 22nd 2011
Goals Completed - Ride an elephant in Thailand (05/11/11; Chiang Mai, Thailand) - Swim naked and/or a nude beach (05/24/11; 05/29/11) - Ride a Vespa and/or Segway (04/12/11; Beijing, China) - Give up my seat (06/21/11; Plane to Lisbon; got upgraded to 1st class because I did) - Do something that gets me truly scared (07/08/11 ; Running of the bulls, Spain) - Do the running of the bulls (07/08/11 ; Pamplona, Spain) - If injured by bull, have a clip of it make Tosh.0 (N/A ; Sorry) - See a sunrise and sunset on the same day (07/17/11 ; Santorini, Greece) Half Credit - Spend the night somewhere unexpected - I was on an overnight bus that was supposed to arrive at 6am. It got in at 2am. Since its too early to check in ... read more
June 11th 2011
Finally a Day for relaxing! We didn’t have anything planned for the day so we just did what we felt like doing. Which turned out to be exploring the town of Fethiye and then swimming in the Mediterranean sea afterwards. Hasan was very nice and drove us into town (he had to get the heater in the bus fixed because it kept on blowing out hot air and we couldn’t turn it off, so he drove us in before taking the bus to the shop). We then lazily wandered around the town, I wanted to buy a dress but nothing was striking my fancy. Steph is obsessed with the “happy pants” (they are Turkish pants that are baggy and tapered at your ankles, but the actual crotch of the pants hangs down very low, and the ... read more
