Alcudia
While speaking to my dad, he mentioned that Majorca was on his list of places to go.
Got to admit, my initial impression of Majorca would be a place filled with awful concrete hotels and teenagers, and probably not all that family friendly.
However, after looking up his recommendation of Alcudia my view is feeling particularly challenged.
And [...]
Jolie Ville, Luxor
I had planned to get this blog started before our first holiday - which turned out to be in Luxor, Egypt, in October 2008.
I’m planning to provide more information soon - but in the meantime, here’s a couple of photos from the Jolie Ville Maritim that we stayed in:
And, yes, it was as gorgeous as [...]
December 14, 2008Santa Giulia
When I was first researching where to go on holiday, one of the early recommendations I found for beaches was for Santa Giulia in Corsica.
When you look at pictures of the place, it’s not hard to see why:
And here’s another short from across the other side of the bay:
It really does look stunning, and you [...]
December 11, 2008Greek riots
It’s been a close call between Turkey and Greece for our next holiday, and while Turkey has been in the lead running because of sites such as Olu Deniz and the general Turquoise Cost, both the Greek mainland and islands have been on the radar for possibly the next holiday.
But not for much longer unless [...]
Fethiye
I asked my dad about holidays around Olu Deniz, as he’s been a few times before, and he stated that his preferred option is to stay in Fethiye as it’s more central for activities - not least hiring a boat.
I’ve had a look around, and with all things around the Dalaman/Antalya area it looks pretty [...]
Kayaköy Ghost Town
Now here’s a really fascinating discovery - apparently there is a ghost town, now preserved as an open museum, near Olu Deniz.
It looks quite remarkable:
According to the Wikipedia, it became deserted after a population exchange in 1923, I presume from hostilities after World War 1.
Apparently the village was built from around 1700, so not a [...]
Olu Deniz
For our second holiday we’ve been looking around for a location with an excellent beach as well as historical interest, and Olu Deniz is currently showing top of our list.
When you see a picture like this, it’s hard not to see why:
I’ve already been doing some research on Olu Deniz, and I’ll get some more [...]