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Trip Start Mar 08, 2008

Trip End Oct 02, 2008

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Flag of Turkey Cirali, Antalya, Turkey
Monday, September 1, 2008

Lets set this straight from the start.............Cirali should be the model on which any beachside tourist development ( If there has to be one) in the world should be based on...........Cirali is what Oludeniz could've been or perhaps once was before it became the hilariously awful package holiday village it is today.

There are some pretty special things in Cirali that obviously can't be replicated elsewhere
ie
_Ancient ruined city
_Rare natural phenomenon; The eternal flame of the Chimaera ( A mysterious natural gas emanating from a nearby hill which bursts into fire as it hits surface oxygen)
_And some generally spectacular cliffs and mountains as a back drop

Buuuuut............what it can demonstrates to others is pure unpretentious simplicty..........low rise guest houses set in fruit orchards.....simple beachside restaurants set amongst forests of poplars magnolias and the like.......no pumping clubs.......a reasonable amount of beach chairs.....no watersports........and you guessed it as a result
no dickheads!

Cirali is a joy..............a close to perfect retreat........only pure squeaky white sand could complete it........but perhaps thats whats keeping the dickheads away.....!?!?!?

Happy Ramadan

much love jamangie