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Fethiye 12 Island Boat Tour

October 15, 2010

There are a number of must-do activities when in Fethiye – besides a visit to the ghost town, Kayakoy, you should also take up the boat tours offered by many tour operators. These boat tours are typically for an entire day – you depart at about 9 am and the boat will sail through the [...]

Turkish Pancake Gozleme at Bulentin Yeri Kayakoy

September 18, 2010

The best thing to complete a long day of trekking around the ghost town of Kayakoy is with Turkish Pancake Gozleme at the nearby gozleme shop Bulentin Yeri (about 5 minutes walk from the entrance to Kayakoy). Gozleme is a traditional Turkish filled pastry bread with ingredients such as spinach, feta cheese, mushroom, chicken and [...]

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Kayakoy Ghost Town

September 6, 2010

Located about 30-minute uphill drive from the coastal town of Fethiye, Kayakoy is one of the must-go places when you are in the region. Unlike many touristy areas, this is where you can really enjoy a quiet trek among many abandoned buildings. Because of this, Kayakoy is also known by many as a ghost town [...]

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Turkey Fethiye Yacht Boutique Hotel Review

August 17, 2010

When you are in Fethiye – a quiet little Turkish town by the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, you have to stay at the Yacht Boutique Hotel. As its name suggest, you can expect beautiful views of the sea with the endless rows of yachts parked by the marina from the hotel (even if you [...]

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Turkish Ice-Cream Dondurma

August 6, 2010

Another sweet treat from Istanbul that is so unique to this country – the Dondurma (turkish ice-cream). Dondurma in Turkish translates literally to Freezing. It is made of milk, sugar, salep and mastic and originate from the Turkish region of Kahramanmaraş. Two qualities distinguish Turkish ice cream: texture and resistance to melting. Inclusion of the [...]

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Turkish Sweet Treats – Baklava and Turkish Delight

July 29, 2010

No visit to Istanbul is complete without a stop at Gulluoglu Karakoy. This establishment is famous for producing the national pastry sweet since 1949, baklava and it has only one location in Istanbul near the Karaköy Port Authority . The top quality ingredients are provided from all over Turkey assembled into mouth watering baklava, börek [...]

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Istanbul Yerebatan Sarayi Sunken Palace – Basilica Cistern

July 23, 2010

While in Istanbul, there is no better place to escape the hot Turkey summer than to explore the Yerebatan Sarayi (Sunken Palace) Basilica Cistern (Entrance Fee: 10 TL). This huge underground cistern used to serve as a place where the city’s water is drawn from and where water from nearby mountains pool. Nowadays, it has [...]

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Istanbul Ottoman Topkapi Palace

July 18, 2010

Just like the mosques e.g. Blue Mosque, Red Mosque, there are just as many palaces in Istanbul – the most prominent and the oldest one being Topkapi Palace. Unlike other palaces in Europe e.g. Versailles in Paris, Schonbrunn in Vienna, the Topkapi Palace’s architecture has a more Eastern influence – less of the grandeur with [...]

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Blue, Red and New Mosque Istanbul

July 10, 2010

In Istanbul, you will not be able to miss the big mosques which dominate the city skyline – so massive they are that they have become an attraction in itself and many hotels and restaurants are selling their rooftop terrace views when promoting their menu and accommodation. There are 3 key mosques in Istanbul with [...]

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Istanbul Hali Hotel and Hanedan Hotel Review

July 1, 2010

Being one of the most famous tourist destination in the world and the bridge between Asia and Europe, you will find a wide selection of hotels available in Istanbul. One of the best places to stay in Istanbul is at the Sultanahmet District where you can be in the middle of all the tourist buzz [...]

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