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  • Quirky Turkey

    If It Moves…

    24 August 2021 / Comments Off on If It Moves…

    Another look at the vast subject that is Turkish transportation. Did you know I once saw two Friesian cows in a minibus and a full-length ladder being carried sideways on a scooter?

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    Mike Vickers

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    Collective Nouns

    19 August 2021

    Linguistic Idiosyncrasies – Signs, Labels and Menus That Don’t Necessarily Help

    28 October 2021

    Once Seen Never Forgotten

    20 August 2021
  • The Seasons

    Fethiye In Winter

    24 August 2021 / Comments Off on Fethiye In Winter

    The pace of life slows in the off-season and with days often sunny and warm, Fethiye in winter is a delight, particularly when the mountains are topped with gleaming snow.

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    Mike Vickers

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    Springtime In Fethiye

    27 July 2021

    Sonbahar – Autumn in and around Fethiye

    26 July 2021

    Remember The Winter?

    27 July 2021
  • Living In and Around Fethiye

    Kaya

    23 August 2021 / Comments Off on Kaya

    While only a few kilometres from Fethiye as the crow flies, the Kaya valley is a rural oasis, green, fertile and dotted with numerous ruins, including the abandoned village of Karmylassos.

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    Mike Vickers

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    Surprising Fethiye

    25 August 2021

    Lockdown Living

    27 July 2021

    Splendid Sunsets

    27 July 2021
  • Turkish Food

    Turkish Cuisine. It’s Memorably Tastys

    21 August 2021 / Comments Off on Turkish Cuisine. It’s Memorably Tastys

    The food is amazing, the dishes colourfully sumptuous, the taste exquisite. Turkish cuisine is amongst the finest in the world and is one of the main reasons we decided to come and live here.

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    Mike Vickers
  • Quirky Turkey

    Once Seen Never Forgotten

    20 August 2021 / Comments Off on Once Seen Never Forgotten

    When was the last time you did a double-take? It’s an almost daily occurrence in our lives when we see something incredibly beautiful or just joyously eccentric. My neck muscles have never been more toned!

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    Mike Vickers

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    If It Moves…

    24 August 2021

    Linguistic Idiosyncrasies – Signs, Labels and Menus That Don’t Necessarily Help

    28 October 2021

    Collective Nouns

    19 August 2021
  • Quirky Turkey

    Uniquely Turkish Transportation

    19 August 2021 / Comments Off on Uniquely Turkish Transportation

    You see all sorts on the roads in Turkey, where necessity is very much the mother of invention. I always keep my camera handy when out and about to snap the truly wonderful.

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    Mike Vickers

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    Collective Nouns

    19 August 2021

    Linguistic Idiosyncrasies – Signs, Labels and Menus That Don’t Necessarily Help

    28 October 2021

    If It Moves…

    24 August 2021
  • Tales From Turkey,  Travelling in Turkey

    A Short Stay In Selimiye

    19 August 2021 / Comments Off on A Short Stay In Selimiye

    Released from Covid restrictions, we spent a few days over in the delightful seaside village of Selimiye on the Bozburun peninsula during the final week of the tourist season.

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    Mike Vickers

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    The Symphonic Aqueduct At Delikkemer

    28 July 2021

    Elmali – A Town Of Mountains And Apples

    27 July 2021

    All Aboard the Turistik Dogu Ekspresi To Kars

    27 July 2021
  • Quirky Turkey,  Tales From Turkey

    Collective Nouns

    19 August 2021 / Comments Off on Collective Nouns

    They’re all here - a piglet of peppers, a slurring of gin and a pandemic of toilet rolls, all thrown together for a bit of fun.

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    Mike Vickers

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    Linguistic Idiosyncrasies – Signs, Labels and Menus That Don’t Necessarily Help

    28 October 2021

    Uniquely Turkish Transportation

    19 August 2021

    Once Seen Never Forgotten

    20 August 2021
  • Tales From Turkey,  Travelling in Turkey

    Antalya Kaleiçi

    29 July 2021 / 1 Comment

    Antalya is a teeming city of millions, but at its heart lies the Kaleici, a hidden gem of close-packed narrow streets, restored Ottoman houses, lovely parks and a Roman harbour, all encircled by ancient walls.

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    Mike Vickers

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    Remember The Summer?

    27 July 2021

    Back On Board The Turistik Dogu Ekspresi

    27 July 2021

    Springtime In Fethiye

    27 July 2021
  • Historic Turkey,  Tales From Turkey

    The Symphonic Aqueduct At Delikkemer

    28 July 2021 / Comments Off on The Symphonic Aqueduct At Delikkemer

    The builders of the Delikkemer reverse siphon aqueduct demonstrated a profound knowledge of hydraulics when they constructed this substantial piece of quality 2000-year-old civil engineering, allowing water to flow uphill. Astonishing, and well worth a visit.

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    Mike Vickers

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    Lycian Legacy – Pinara

    15 March 2022

    2020 – The Year Of Patara

    27 July 2021
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