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    Are You Really Sure You’re Ready For Some More Observations On Life Between Husband And Wife?

    9 February 2026 / Comments Off on Are You Really Sure You’re Ready For Some More Observations On Life Between Husband And Wife?

    A fresh batch of one-liners and pertinent observations on life, pithy and to the point, accompanied by photos of our Yakamoz years. It was the best of times...

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    Mike Vickers

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

    20 September 2023

    Yet More Observations On Life Between Husband And Wife

    12 March 2025

    Observations On Life Between Husband And Wife

    21 December 2021
  • Other Fun Things

    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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    Tissue Issue – A Look At Loos

    11 January 2022

    Bertie and the Kinky Politician

    16 February 2025

    Some More Observations On Life Between Husband And Wife

    13 July 2022
  • 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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    A Short Stay In Selimiye

    19 August 2021

    Navigating Istanbul Airport

    26 July 2021

    Charming Çıralı – And A Tribute To The D400

    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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    Charming Çıralı – And A Tribute To The D400

    27 July 2021

    Post-Lockdown Pottering About!

    25 August 2021

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

    20 September 2023

    Observations On Life Between Husband And Wife

    21 December 2021

    A Life Shared With Animals

    16 June 2022
  • 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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    Mike Vickers

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    Are You Really Sure You’re Ready For Some More Observations On Life Between Husband And Wife?

    9 February 2026

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

    20 September 2023

    Observations On Life Between Husband And Wife

    21 December 2021
  • 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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    Post-Lockdown Pottering About!

    25 August 2021

    Eğirdir and the Turkish Lake District

    29 August 2021

    Three Mountain Passes

    26 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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    Lockdown Living

    27 July 2021

    Meeting New Friends

    27 July 2021

    Surprising Fethiye

    25 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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    Observations On Life Between Husband And Wife

    21 December 2021

    The Best Foods Begin With The Letter ‘C’

    12 April 2022

    Are You Really Sure You’re Ready For Some More Observations On Life Between Husband And Wife?

    9 February 2026
  • 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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    Meeting New Friends

    27 July 2021

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

    27 July 2021

    Fethiye Boatyards

    10 February 2022
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