Malhun Fethiye

What do you do when you desperately need to do laundry, there are no driers, and it decides to rain? Well...

(riveting start to the blog, I bet you're excited!)

First you head up to take a look at the rock tombs. These tower over the city on the rocky slopes surrounding the town. Carved by the Lycians around 300BC, they are impre...

Stayed here for a Week long Holiday after our university exams, nice place good food, it was an all inclusive resort, with fresh salads and cooked breakfast every morning, dinner ranged from barbe-qued fish to roast meats. organised trips down to the beach everyday and trips to the largets market in Fethiye. Also organised trips and tours around...

I arrived at the Fethiye Otagar (bus terminal) and was prepared for the touts that it is reknowned for... actually I didn't even have to get off the bus, they got on and one sat infront of me and one sat behind me... Fortunately I had my Ipod on and chose to ignore them, which sadly only made them more persistant. When I stood up, they stood up,...

Getting to Koycegiz was a bit of a logistical nightmare, (I think from Selcuk - it was three buses!!) but I got there in the end. I stayed in a guesthouse that was recommended to me from the guys I stayed with in Selcuk and it paled in comparision - but possibly because I was only one of two people staying there. The owner was a slightly strange...

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Ouı, imaginez-vous donc qu'on est alles faıre du paraglydıng a partır de 7 000 pıeds dans la montagne. C'est sımple... surtout pour moı (Jean) quı aı peur des hauteurs... on nous attache a une sorte de gros parachute... on a un guıde avec nous... on cour sur le somme...

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On a quıtte Faralya apres 1 pleıne journee,,, et la on a faıt une journee double parce qu,ıl n,y avaıt aucun endroıt pour dormır! OUFFF.... on a monte, et monte, et monte... La vue est extraordınaıre!!! Apres un superbe arret (en bas) sur la plage Kabak pour 1 heure et... on...

We met Grandma and Papa again at the Yacht Plaza Hotel in Fethıye after three days on our own. We moved into the hotel then went to dinner at the Fısh Market. The fısh market is thıs restaurant where you pıck out your own fısh then take it to one of the eight restaaurants to have appetizers and get the fısh cooked. It was really good! The next d...

We have moved onto the lovely city of Fethiye. It is tucked into a broad bay and is a very old town. Unfortunately, a major earthquake in 1958 levelled most of it and left only tombs from 400 BC. It's an incredibly relaxed place and we are thoroughly enjoying ourselves. We have been here 3 days now, and have walked along the inner bay - a natura...

Monday 7 July Tashkent - Istanbul Awake well before the 4.30 am alarm, pack gear, do final toilet visits, and downstairs before 5. There is a taxi waiting, but not ours, which isn't due till 5. A group we think is getting it loads into a private car, the driver of the taxi gets a phone call, and it seems he is our taxi, but MP gets him to check...

From my last blog, I had spent a day checking out the famous ancient city of Ephesus, and then caught a bus south to the town of Bodrum. Bodrum is a great resort touristy town situated in this beautiful harbor that is lined with a boardwalk full of restaurants, nightlife, and boats. During the day, its great for a leisurely relaxing stroll, but ...