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Travel Blogs from Oludeniz
Intrepidness
... who is Turkish and really tries his best with English. He is really much better than he gives himself credit for, but it's just wonderful having someone who speaks the language. The next day at 5am i heard this loud chant on a speaker phone. Thinking it was just some late going party people I ignored it and tried to get more sleep. I was later informed that it was a call to start prayer, and that it happens five times a day. I later went ...
Turquoise Coast
... rivalry.
While the views of the harbor and sea from Fethiye are pleasing, it does not have a beach. The beach resort of Oludeniz (Dead Sea) is just a half-hour Dolmush (same as marshrutka in the ex-Soviet union, mini buses that operate on an approximate schedule and leave when full) ride over the hills to the southeast. Enroute, you pass through the bizarre holiday towns of Ovacik and Hisaronu that have an over saturation of tacky hotels, salons ...
Kas-hing in
... br>
Kas is a small, relaxed town on the coast. It's a great spot, offering all manner of activities in and on the water, hiking in the hills, and Lycian, Roman, and Byzantine ruins.
As well as plenty of relaxing by the pool, we spent a day sea kayaking and a day hiking.
The kayaking's main appeal was passing over ...
Fethiye
... br> We are swimming a lot and eating great food, napping and drinking wine. Yesterday we pulled into a cove and hiked into some cool old Byzantine ruins, so old. I am fascinated with the way they built the arches without any mortar so long ago.
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Day 23-26 Brits on a Boat and a Goat Spit Roast
... from a rival company arrived, Oasis overland, are currently travelling from Cairo to Istanbul and one of their stops was Turkey. I can safely say that a few looks were exchanged between groups, each eyeing up each others’ vehicle, before we all looked at each other and in a rather child like fashion said ‘OUR TRUCK IS BIGGER THAN YOURS!’ After the initial eyeing up of each other, the groups got talking, and it was great to see fellow overlanders ...