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    Oh, No! Not More Observations On Life Between Husband And Wife.

    20 September 2023 / Comments Off on Oh, No! Not More Observations On Life Between Husband And Wife.

    Some more off-the-cuff one-liners and wry observations between Jan and myself, accompanied by another collection of orphan photos.

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    Mike Vickers

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    Yet More Observations On Life Between Husband And Wife

    12 March 2025

    Some More Observations On Life Between Husband And Wife

    13 July 2022

    Observations On Life Between Husband And Wife

    21 December 2021
  • Travelling in Turkey

    Springtime In Nif

    17 June 2023 / Comments Off on Springtime In Nif

    We stayed at a wonderfully tranquil rural retreat up in the hills behind Fethiye. Why travel to Japan when you can see all the cherry blossom you will ever want at Nif.

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    Selçuk and Ephesus

    25 September 2021

    Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul

    6 April 2022

    Back On Board The Turistik Dogu Ekspresi

    27 July 2021
  • Travelling in Turkey

    A Road Trip Across Europe With A Very Grumpy Cat!

    23 August 2022 / Comments Off on A Road Trip Across Europe With A Very Grumpy Cat!

    Fancy an adventure? We take a road trip from Fethiye to Gloucester, passing through nine countries and covering 4245km in the company of a very grumpy cat!

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    Post-Lockdown Pottering About!

    25 August 2021

    Springtime In Nif

    17 June 2023

    Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul

    6 April 2022
  • Other Fun Things

    Some More Observations On Life Between Husband And Wife

    13 July 2022 / Comments Off on Some More Observations On Life Between Husband And Wife

    This second collection of offhand remarks and observations between Jan and I, once again accompanied by a random collection of orphan photos looking for a home.

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    Mike Vickers

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    A Life Shared With Animals

    16 June 2022

    Tissue Issue – A Look At Loos

    11 January 2022

    Observations On Life Between Husband And Wife

    21 December 2021
  • Other Fun Things

    A Life Shared With Animals

    16 June 2022 / Comments Off on A Life Shared With Animals

    We all share our lives with animals. They're everywhere, from beloved pets to domesticated stock and true wild animals. Here's an album of some we've met in Turkey over the years.

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    Tissue Issue – A Look At Loos

    11 January 2022

    Bertie and the Kinky Politician

    16 February 2025

    Yet More Observations On Life Between Husband And Wife

    12 March 2025
  • Travelling in Turkey

    To Rhodes And Symi By Gulet

    1 June 2022 / Comments Off on To Rhodes And Symi By Gulet

    Although a faulty engine effected our cruise, it most certainly didn't spoil it, and we were privileged to experience something really rather special as we visited two fabulous Greek islands.

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    All Aboard the Turistik Dogu Ekspresi To Kars

    27 July 2021

    Back On Board The Turistik Dogu Ekspresi

    27 July 2021

    Eğirdir and the Turkish Lake District

    29 August 2021
  • Living In and Around Fethiye

    Fethiye Boatyards

    10 February 2022 / Comments Off on Fethiye Boatyards

    If you want your bottom scraped, a paint job, rotting timbers replaced or an engine refit, best book a spot at the boatyards beyond Karagozler. It's a fascinating place where traditional skills live on. Always well worth a visit.

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    FLOP – Looking at life on the street from an alternative point of view…

    27 July 2021

    Lockdown Living

    27 July 2021

    Kaya

    23 August 2021
  • Other Fun Things

    Tissue Issue – A Look At Loos

    11 January 2022 / Comments Off on Tissue Issue – A Look At Loos

    Ah, the rarely talked about subject of toilets. In this Loo Review, we take an affectionate look at the weird, wonderful and eccentric.

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    Mike Vickers

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    A Life Shared With Animals

    16 June 2022

    Some More Observations On Life Between Husband And Wife

    13 July 2022

    Bertie and the Hairdresser Who Ruled the World

    16 February 2025
  • Living In and Around Fethiye

    A Life in Colour

    1 October 2021 / 2 Comments

    Months of brilliant sunshine really make colours fizz and pop in Turkey. Here's a selection of cheerful photos to prove my point. Don't forget your shades. Or welding goggles if it's a particularly bright day!

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    Mike Vickers

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    FLOP – Looking at life on the street from an alternative point of view…

    27 July 2021

    Fethiye Boatyards

    10 February 2022

    Lockdown Living

    27 July 2021
  • Travelling in Turkey

    Three Mountain Passes

    26 August 2021 / Comments Off on Three Mountain Passes

    If you’re heading up to the mountains, here’s a trio of routes you might like to try. Each winding country road takes you over a remote high pass, with glimpses of traditional country life and, at the summit, wonderfully expansive views.

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    Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul

    6 April 2022

    Kars. The Colder The Weather, The Warmer The People.

    27 July 2021

    Charming Çıralı – And A Tribute To The D400

    27 July 2021
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