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

Hallo vrienden, ook via deze weg zal ik jullie vanaf nu op de hoogte houden van ons Turks leventje. Zou het leuk vinden om af en toe wat reacties van jullie te krijgen. Let wel, iedereen kan het lezen. Zondag aangekomen op ataturk airport istanbul met 1,5 uur vertraging. Gelukkig was dat niet het enige kon ook nog mijn havana club (heerlijke rum uit Cuba) inleveren aangezien deze niet gesealed was. En mocht je denken, als dat alles is, nee hoor er was ook nog een koffer, 1 van de 7, niet aangekomen. Je kan je voorstellen hoe ik mij voelde op dat moment. Met 2 vervelende kinderen, 5 handbagage, 7 koffers - 1 koffer. Maar goed, we hebben onze koffer inmiddels terug. En ja hoor, met inhoud. Inmiddels ook een auto gekocht, op z'n turks. ... read more

Hi All. Taken a while to get the blog up and running as we've needed decent internet connections to put any pictures up. We spent about 7 days in Turkey, flew into Dalaman, long bus ride to Bodrum to see Becca. We stayed at her lovely house with amazing views. She was our guided tour for the week, and helped us with our Turkish. We also hired a scooter for a couple of days and cruised around Bodrum. Weather was great, warmer and less windy than it had been in the UK ! Not a great deal to report but it's been a great start to our travels. ... read more

I stared at the departure schedule in disbelief. There was no way it could be correct, despite being posted on a big sign in huge permanent letters. An uneasy feeling, almost nausea, crept into my stomach when I remembered where I had gotten the schedule information in the first place. It seemed that my guidebook had another big strike against it, nothing new there. I walked into the tiny waterfront shop and asked the man what the schedule for the hydrofoil to Rhodes was. He looked at me with a dumbfounded look on his face and pointed to the large sign that I had seen by the door. I stepped outside and stared out across the water while I took a moment to think about what the ‘new’ schedule meant to me. I had initially planned ... read more

Geo: 37.0391, 27.4302We've been lying pretty low the last few days, dividing much of our time between the pool and the beach and socializing with our friends. The socializing has unfortunately been cut back a bit because little Ipek and Alp Doan both have been sick. They both went down on the same day, so we're all wondering where they got it. Luckily it seems to be a little person's virus and no one else has been ill. Still, it's kind of a bummer. No late night parties when there are sick babies--all the moms have to stay home.This morning we headed to Yalikavak for our last market day. I felt myself getting a little choked up at the notion that we won't be able to shop there any more will all of the beautiful produce. ... read more

Geo: 37.0391, 27.4302Yesterday we hosted friends up at our pool for a while and then headed down to the beach. We called it "baby day" because much of the activity was centered around playing with our two toddler friends. Kids and adults fetched water from the sea for Alp Doan and Ipek to play with and Ipek had a day of beauty that included doing her hair and nails (in a very stylish blue). It has been wonderful becoming part of the long-time resident community. Whenever we arrive there is always someone there we know, even if they don't speak English and our Turkish is till lousy. We exchange pleasantries in Turkish and watch the kids play. More often than not their is a group of 15 or 20 of us milling about from seat to ... read more