Category: Fethiye
The rain finally stopped late this morning, so we decided to go for a walk around lunchtime. We remembered that today’s the Friday food market, where all the villagers bring in all their produce into town to sell, so we set off for the market. The market is huge! They have all sorts of produce … Continue reading Local Market
Instead of driving 3 1/2 hours to Olympos, we opted to stick around Fethiye and explore the town. We found a few beautiful vistas, and agree that the waters in Turkey are best seen from above to truly appreciate the beautiful colors. View of SeaMe Beach past the marina. We chose not to go to … Continue reading A Day In Fethiye
Driving in Turkey is relatively easy. We felt right in place as they disregard speed limits like we do, and they also hardly ever use their turn signals like Californians. However, two observations had us scratching our heads. First, they don’t respect lines. They’ll drift from one lane to the next, taking the shortest path … Continue reading Three Hours At The Beach
There is no doubt that Turkey has a rich history. Everyday there’s something new and amazing to learn about this country. However, not everything is great and glamorous. One of the darkest days in recent Turkish history has to do with exiling it’s minority Christian citizens (e.g., Armenians, Greeks) after the rise in Turkish Nationalism … Continue reading One More Month To Go
Lycia is a Greco-Roman geopolitical region that encompasses the modern day Fethiye to Antalya regions of Turkey. Their history dates all the way back to the 15-14th century BC. So obviously, we’ll be visiting a lot of Lycian ruins while staying in the area. Both ruins we visited today, Xanthos and Letoon are examples of … Continue reading It’s All Lycian To Me
It’s been a while since I’ve slept through the night and not gotten woken up by something before I was ready to wake up. While staying in the city and town centers, we’d invariably get woken up by the muezzin who announces the morning prayers at 5-6AM. We thought our problems would come to an … Continue reading Left Our Thinking Caps At Home
