Blogs from Bodrum, Aegean, Turkey, Middle East - page 3

And then I got ill. And it got messy. When I travelled round the world for three years back in the 90s one got used to the first topic of conversation being about your diarrhoea. No-one was immune and I picked up nasty things in Egypt and later in India. Other times it was just the trots, you drank plenty of water, took some rehydration sachets and it would go again. For a while. But sometimes it hits you bad and this time was bad. I pretty much lay in bed for four days and part of our trip had to be cancelled as I just couldn’t get there....well it was a 13 ½ hour bus journey away...with no toilet on board....and only primitive squat loos when we did stop. Honestly, if you want to join ... read more

Geo: 37.0391, 27.4302 GÜN 04 GÜNLERDEN PAZAR: Sabah 09:00 da Mülkiyeli kardeşlerimle vedalaştık ..Fethiye'den ayrıldık . Yaklaşık saat 12:00 de Bodrum'a vardık Bizim evden çıkışımızın, 4 günü olması nedeniyle, baş tarafa Gün 04 diye yazdık. Yanlış anlaşılmasın diye ,belirtme ihtiyacı hissettik . İlk üç günümüzü, Fethiye de sevgili sınıf arkadaşım Kenan 'ın Ova Resort tesisinde geçirdik. Bu yıl tanışmamızın 50 yılını kutladık.. 50 yıldır okul arkadaşlarımla hiç kopmamanın, gururunu taşıyorum .. İşte bu rüya gibi geçen üç günün ardından 4. gün Bodrum'dayız . Yarın kısmet olursa, eşim Ayşe ile, çok istediğimiz bir seyahati gerçekleştirmek istiyoruz.. Yaşım ilerledi ve Avrupa'da fazla görecek bir yer kalmadı .. Yıllarca ,Ayşeciğimle oraları harmanladık .. Son ve güzel bir seyahatle Avrupa... read more

Deep in sleep my dream turned into some weird wailing noise. As I groggily woke up looking around the unfamiliar room I was quickly reminded where I was and that this was indeed a muslim country - the azan (call to prayer) is recited over LOUD speakers from the Mosque 5 times a day. I swear this was at about 5am in the morning, but I think it was more likely to be 7ish? The timing of the azan depends on the sunrise and sunset and geographical location to Mecca. All of the mosques (and there are alot of them) call the azan from the minaret (tower) of the mosque so you hear this everywhere you go. I must admit, waking up to this the first time gave me a really airy feeling when you realise ... read more

Following our "experience" at the Turkish Bath we returned to the pool to start the process of the ultimate tan. I must admit, my skin was very, very soft following all the scrubbing, rubbing, massaging, stretching and contorting. I had noticed on our return that a hair dresser was advertising their service at the resort, so went to check this out. Following the signs I found a small, rather empty looking salon with a turkish guy standing outside - I identified him as the "Hairdresser" by the large "hairdresser" sign hanging around his neck. Being blonde is a bit of hard work and I had meant to have my hair done before our holiday, but time ran out and finances reigned so didn't. After trying to explain to the hairdresser in broken english what half head ... read more

Geo: 37.0391, 27.4302 GÜN17 CUMARTESİ: Kos-Bodrum arası bir saat bile sürmüyor… Bodrum'a vardık Alelacele gümrüğü geçtik. Dostumuz Salih'e geliyoruz diye telefon ettik. Taksi çevirdik... Birden bire Türk paramızın olmadığını hatırladık... Hadi bir koşu bankaya git para çek .. Tekrar taksiye bindik ve Salih Kardeşimin, Club Pirinç Oteline vardık.. Karşılıklı hasret giderme ve yolculuğun kısa bir raporunu verdikten sonra odamıza çekildik . Öğleden sonra bir AVM ziyareti yaptık Seval 'i AVM içinde zor bulduk ... Akşam üstü otelin balkonunda ,güzelim Bodrum manzarasına karşı mükemmel bir sofrada,koyu bir muhabbeti gerçekleştirdik . Ouzo'nun yerini artık Rakı aldı.. Müzik değişti.. ... read more