Blogs from Turgutreis, Aegean, Turkey, Middle East

One of my first holidays in Turkey was in the Aegean area of Turgutreis. At the time I was far to young to appreciate the beautiful scenery and cultural of the area but this didn't stop me from having a fantastic time! The hotel, at the time, was a beautiful small perfect family run hotel with a nice sized pool, restaurant and perfect location directly on the beach. The hotel owned their own section of the beach so we were able to eat dinner on the sand and breakfast with an exquisite view of the nearby island and sounds of the ocean waves peacefully rolling in to the beach. I visited the area with my Grandma, Mum and Sister and during the holiday found friendship with a lovely English family from Hastings. We would spend timeless ... read more

We flew on Atlas Jet from Istanbul to Bodrum and picked up a nice rental car at a very reasonable price. We drove to Turgutreis on the western tip of the Bodrum Peninsula. This is where Jean and John homeport Cadenza, their 43' Brewer sailboat. D Marine is a very modern marina which has all of the amenities one would expect in a 1st class harbor in the U.S. They even have a hotel with a beautiful infinity swimming pool and restaurant. We took one of hotel rooms while Jean and John got their boat shipshape after a long winter’s hibernation. We could walk to the grocery stores and restaurants and hike along the city front promenade. It was still early spring weather, meaning cool and windy for most of our stay there. So we ended ... read more