Blogs from Fethiye, Aegean, Turkey, Middle East - page 7

Hello agaın. So thıs ıs me typıng from Fethıye thıs tıme, and agaın from a Turkısh keyboard, so the I 's wıll agaın be wonky. I thınk sınce my last blog I've been to Selcuk, Bodrum and here, so takıng them one at a tıme, here goes: So after my last blog I was ın Selcuk, whıch lıke Canakkale ıs a crap town, notable maınly for the thıngs surroundıng ıt. Those are the Temple of Artemıs and the ancıent Roman cıty of Ephesus. The Temple of Artemıs was actually one of the seven wonders of the ancıent world, however ıt now consısts of a sıngle column, and even that had to be re-constructed. So thıs was very much the type of tourıst attractıon that you take one photo of and check ıt off on your lıst ... read more

6/5 - 6/9 Our boat trip ended in the pretty coastal town of Fethiye. We got settled into a modest hotel- and explored the surrounding areas. The downtown area is picturesque with a port and several water front restaurants. There is a decent shopping district that offers fine Turkish goods...and still more carpets. There certainly seems to be no shortage of carpet salesman in Turkey. Our first full day we rented a scooter and took a 20min drive to the nearby town of Kaya aka "Ghost Town". This village was predominantly dominated by Greeks (represent) until WWI. After the Ottoman empire was defeated ~1915, Turkey and Greece had redefined borders and there was a population exchange, with many Greek people moving out of Turkey into the newly defined border of Greece. As a result this Greek ... read more

We arrived into Fettiyeh after dark and it took us a while to work out where our hotel was. We had pre-booked in Istanbul, so we knew what it was called - just none of the locals did. We finally found it after a good hour of searching and checked in before heading out for a quick meal before bed. Fettiyeh is a typical beach resort town and as such attracts tourists from all over the place, including fat, sunburnt, lager-swilling Brits. Happy time! Our one day in Fettiyeh was spent sitting by the small pool in our hotel, getting sunburnt and drinking lager. (well?) We even found time to duck out at lunch for a doner kebab and in the evening for...the same. A very un-productive day but who cares! Saturday morning, we were picked ... read more

I have arrived in Fethiye, which is by far the most touristy place I've been in Turkey. Everything costs about double what it has so far. It is also very dead - there was only one other person staying at the most popular hostel in town! None of the blue cruise boats are running and many of the shops are closed. On the way into town from the bus station, our bus driver crashed into another car - ripping the back bumper off. The police arrived and he was made to sit in the back of the police car. Some random guy off the street got into the bus then and drove us to where we were getting off. Where this guy came from or who he was is a complete mystery! After getting to the ... read more

2 Hours away from Goycegiz is Fethiye, my rest stop before I go on a Blue Cruise to Olympos. My pension this time was the Ferah Pension. On a rooftop dorm overlooking the cool harbour. 2 of the Aussie girls are also here. I've stayed in the same places as them in Canakkale, Goycegiz and now here. "You are not a stalker pabloq, you are definitely not a stalker". Soon as I arrive I realise that Arsenal are playing Chelsea this afternoon, so the rush to find a bar with the match is on. I didn't have to look too far because a English guy could see the worried look on my face and told me "It's full of Chelsea up there son" SO? I go on upstairs and settle in with a beer and in ... read more