Club Barbarossa Hotel Erdemli

... set for 5.30 off we went to sleep. While the sun was still down Shona was awoken by a beeping horn. She doesn't remember when she put her shoes on but before she knew it she was fiddling with the lock and shouting at Dino to get the bags. By the time she had ran down the stairs, told the bus driver to wait and ran back up again Dino only had his pants on and was in the process of putting on his shirt.
“What's going on?
“Come on get the bags, the bus is ...

... area seems not so bad, especially the smallest of the lot, Tasucu. Lonely Planet says no reason to hang here, but I beg to differ. For the first time I actually feel myself connecting with Turkey and its people, not just processed. Tasucu is a nice little beach town with very few tourists, and I like it that way. I sense some sincere hospitality, not just opportunistic commercialism. In one instance after I ...

... drink made out of goats' milk (a bit like Kefir). There is no reason why the Bedouin should lose their culture of hospitality and strong values of courage, honesty and endurance in the face of hardship. As with all nomadic people the Bedouin are very loyal to their clan and extended family and if they can diversify their lifestyle through appropriate and relevant education they can continue a viable economic life without ...

... hand dug through the soft stone) you could see huge stones that they would roll across passages to seal it off incase someone unwanted came in. It was all very interesting and quite fun exploring all the hidden passageways. It was a big drive to the coast, and it was extremely muggy when we arrived. The camp site though is in one of the most picturesque places. Our van is parked right on the beach, which is ...

... was simply spread on the floor for us to sit on and before we knew what was going on, he had opened a compartment at the rear of the truck, lit a gas burner and set about making tea. Five glasses of sugary tea and a stomach full of bread, cheese and tomatoes later and we were back on the road. He made two further stops, firstly to pick up five cans of beer - something he had ascertained we enjoyed during one ...

... crusaders, rogue pirates, Seljuk Turks, Cilician Armenians, Ottomans and the modern day Turkish peoples... Quite often it is hard to grasp the richness of the historical within Turkey... It might make it easier to simply state that we drove by or explored thousands of years of history within our nine day trip... starting with Catalhoyuk, the oldest human settlement ever found... dating from around ...

... American passport, he seems satisfied, stamps it and hands them back. Now we are told to drive to the Syrian border crossing. We drive for about 10 minutes, with the interior dome light on as indicated by our driver so anyone who is interested can see that nothing irregular is happening in the inside of the car. This drive through, and I mean literally, no-mans land, was quite interesting. Small fires lined the side of the road that was filled with pot holes and probably had not seen ...

Hiked 12km to homestay in cave house and the owner invited the men in our group to attend Mosque with him for the end of Ramadan. After an hour of kneeling and bowıng with the rest of the men. the Imam greeted us & welcomed us to his vıllage.Very interestıng experıence ...

... owner that Porcupine sent us. Yes, yes, that's the coocoo's guy's name. And he seemed to be proud of it. Everytime we addressed him, he wanted us to call him porcupine, and every time we did, we couldn't help but laugh. So after missing our bus closing time since he didn't let us go until a half hour later, we tell him that we had to leave. On our way out, we wave to him and say :"Bye porcupine ...

When it ever gets to buying a property in this area, then Kas is definitely favourite. The town has natural limits to growth thanks to steep mountain ridges and densely growth of pine and olive trees. We hooked up with the Korkmaz family, part-time carpet sellers ...