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Bodrum Peninsula Turkish Aegean Coast, Turkey

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... to the mud baths and I was abandoned for an hour to go and explore.



You had to pay to enter the mud baths, even if you didn't go in and I have to admit (at the risk of sounding a snob - after visiting the blue lagoon (Iceland) there was no way I getting in the water/mud here!! It was hard to distinguish where the actual 'natural healing' spring started and where it was ...

I was really overdue my holidays, finally getting to take it in October and I just signed up to two weeks of not doing much in Turkey with a couple of friends in a group. For me though not doing much isn't my cup of tea so I took every chance to re-live my old Turkey memories, from food, sights, sea, dancing and ahem, yes the men, again :)

Please come back soon as I update all the stories from the two weeks. Thanks.

... tour to an island that will most likely also have undergone a similar transition.

Does this actually benefit the area? I have to assume that it does, that the number of tourists who travel through from cruise liners and package holidays enjoy the ability to simply relax away from home, thus bringing in vital income to the area. But I hope that areas that cater to the travellers market (for people like myself) is not ignored as ...

... around. I got to go in first while Chris and Damien watched, but the guard was too alert for any subterfuge. It wasn't really a problem, as the baths were also a giant waste of money. I barely noticed the warm water, so busy was I dodging swirls of green goo and flaccid pink Germans. We wandered around the ancient ruins and in the early afternoon made our way to the Marmaris peninsula on the south coast.

... tidbit was, I didn't feel like being herded to another store, at the expense of more time at Pergamum... Of course that didn't stop me from buying a cheap little onyx turtle for my mom...I probably shouldn't have out of principle.

The trip from Bergama to Kusadasi was almost as long as that from Troy to Bergama...it was turning into the longest day ever. It had also become clear that we would not be able to see the major attraction in Kusadasi, Ephesus, the ...

4th Day - SAILING TO BODRUM or ALIKARNASOS

Our ship -MARIA- leaves the port at 9.15 sharp.
We are sailing for 50 minutes before reaching the port. The sea is calm today and the trip is enjoyable.

The funny thing was that we were told that the trip to Bodrum costs 25 euro a person -two way ticket- , but we got ours for just 39 euro.
The best way is to go directly to the ship and ask for the cost instead of booking through ...

... line above Kas.

The initial scenery was quite fine, looking back down to the sea and goat herds in the valley. But the landscape was brutal. I was climbing and walking in weathered limestone and thorn bushes. Cross country, no trail.

This exposed weathered limestone is a wicked substance. You dare not fall or trip. To do so would be to puncture or tear your flesh to shreds. In fact, I had the notion that the myth of Marsayas had arisen from the fact of someone falling ...

... stairs. He insists we keep it. In the park we find a turtle lazily walking about. He is quite timid and just about shuts himself inside,so we stop and look at him from a distance. Out for some lunch and a walk around town. We head into the tourist information office and ask about the ferry, we have to go to a private company around the corner. He says nothing much to see in town. We find the ticket office and learn the ferry goes and returns on Tuesday and ...

... in Marmaris harbour Kadırga to Çiftlik & Gebe kilise bay Gebe kilise to Ekincik & Semizce bay (You can visit Dalyan Caunos & mud baths by river boat which extra) Semizce to Aşı bay & Baba island Baba island to Island bay & Binlik bay Binlik to Cleopatra bay & to Domuz island Domuz island to Sazlık bay & Yaslıca island Yaslıca to Kızıl island & Fethiye Fethiye to Ölüdeniz & Gemiler island Gemiler to Yeşilköy & Kaş Kaş to Kekova Üçağız ...