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Turkey Is For Easter Not Just For Christmas.
Published: May 15th 2011Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Marmaris
April 30th 2011
Some months ago a public holiday was announced back in Blighty due to some bloke - being the son of a Prince - getting married to a girl who had also never really had a proper job. An opportunity was spotted for a rare mid-term escape for our little gang as the date fell between a four day Easter break and the May Bank Holiday weekend meaning that three official days off work would reap a twelve day holiday. Mum took the organisational reigns on this one and started scouring the internet for a suitable bolt-hole, deciding that the Aegean coast of Turkey would be a worthwhile destination. I'd not done a trip like this before. Previously our jaunts have pretty much involved buying a plane ticket to somewhere warm & sorting out the details once ... read more
May 29th 2010
From the sleepy town of Palamut named after the indigenous trees in the bay, we took a taxi to Knidos, one of the rich and famous harbour towns of the Roman age. There has been a settlement at the tip of the Datca peninsula where the Aegean sea meets the Mediterranean, for over 3,000 years, before being destroyed by an earthquake. Still visible are good examples of Roman temples to the gods as well as several churches from the 3rd and 4th centuries AD. Because of its remote location, it is not a popular destination and we spend a couple of relaxing hours wandering through the ruins. The constant droning of bees fılled the air as they collected pollen from the wild thyme that has overgrown the site. We spent the afternoon eating fresh bread baked ... read more
May 28th 2010
After a few enjoyable days in England visiting family and friends our flight to Dalaman went wıithout a hitch. The disappointingly cool and showery weather quickly gave way to a more mediterranean climate as we made our way west from Gocek aboard the Sanola. We stopped in Ekimcik Buku and ate an excellent and very efficiently produced, if rather expensive, dinner at My Marina. Next morning we motored along the Dalyan River by Turkish water taxi to visit the Lycian tombs and ancient Caunos - an old Roman harbour that is now a mile or two inland because of silting. We also saw loggerhead turtle tracks heading in and out of the sea and several turtles in the water. The sailing has been great every day as we made our way westward along the Datca peninsula. ... read more
December 7th 2009
Well, I've been full of cold on and off since getting stuck in that flood and generally feeling like shite hence no blog entries for the last month, but I'm finally starting to feel alost human again, or at least I would if I could sleep. We decided we sleep downstairs with the sorber on as it gives off a lot of heat and I'm freezing already, although it is still betwenn 10-20 c in the day it drops down quite low under 10 throughout the night, especially when I have to work until 4am my time :( however, I've noticed I was sleeping badly, and I think I've figured it out... normally when I've slept downstairs it's been with the little one who has a habit of waking up her big sister if she gets ... read more
November 6th 2009
well in a few words omfg!!!!!!! i got hypothermia!!! but I'll get to that in a bit. Leave the best til last eh lol. Well the season has ended now so hubby is finally at home now so I'm catching up on a bit of sleep but as I'm ill Im needing it anyways lol. Everything in our village is now closed apart from a few supermarkets (supermarkets in the village are what we class as corner shops though) none of the restaurants are open now:( so no more nights out until April at least!!!! the weather has been mainly okay up until Tuesday night. Me and my mate decided to go to Ortaca as we have been looking forward to a day out without the kids, well it rained Tuesday night but it walking down ... read more
October 26th 2009
omg didnt realise it had been so long since i been on here tut tut slapped wrists, the meeting was a day from hell and finished 3 hours later than it was supposed to followed by more talking and people asking questions followed by working until 4am wot fun. I've been so busy with one thing and another between the kids each day, working on my site, working at my job the site is finally starting to take off pretty well and have a few more people that have shown interest, 5 more people and it will be 1000 visitors woohoo not bad as only been up less than 2month .... i think im suffering severe sleep deprivation lmao cant wait until the end of the season now so hubby can be here and i can ... read more
October 2nd 2009
Spent 2 weeks in Turunc, Turkey, hanging in the sun, taking in the sights and enjoying the culture. We visited Efes (home of the Temple of Artemis), Pamukkale (calcium deposit mountain) and a beach where sea turtles lay their eggs. Awesome time!... read more
September 25th 2009
I have my interent back yayyyyyy. Its been like having no hands this last week, i havent had a bill for 3months and so of course typical they cut me off on a weekend and to make it worse its been the end of ramazan so everything was closed until Wednesday so finally back online and full of a cold and loads of work to catch up on. I couldnt get the time off work so i had to sit in the village until 4am when i was working so no wonder im full of cold...lets just hope it stays that way and doesnt turn up to be the flu cos my whole body is aching like mad. So what's been happening.... not alot lol. I got a day out in Maramaris yesterday so that was ... read more
September 14th 2009
This Blog Linked From Here The Web This Blog Linked From Here The Web Monday, September 14, 2009 day 20 well im tired done 2 shifts til 4am one left to go tonight yayyy fort id be able to get early night thursday but now i have to help out somewhere else so be least 2am when get to sleep if i knock myself out lol so next early night now.....hmm next tuesday only 8days away keep going.... i also have to try and sort a meeting out as all kinds of shit happening here on site im dreading this meeting in a couple of weeks its going to be long and drawn out i can just picture the cay glasses being thrown punch ups and whatever joys the day holds. andddd lucky me gets to ... read more
September 12th 2009
This Blog Linked From Here The Web This Blog Linked From Here The Web Saturday, September 12, 2009 day18 anddd a good time was had by all, me and my hubby had a great night out. I managed to go out and make some cash too so even better. we enjoyed a good couple of hours together then we had a couple of drinks wi my mate she's fantastic then we moved on to the next bar and saw some of james work mates so we had a few drinks with them and it was quite lively in there. lotsof the reps = lots of life lmao. was hard doing anything tho cos id made a casserole and when i went to take the lid of i bloody steamed 3 of ma fingers on my right ... read more
