Holiday tips for Turkey Holidays
Well, we came back from Lykia World by Olu Deniz in Turkey last weekend.
Generally, a very enjoyable time to be had for all.
A few holiday tips, though:
1. A week is far too short in Turkey. There’s too much to do, too much to see. 10 days would be a minimum recommendation.
2. The flights [...]
Hamish McTurk tours
Now that it’s certain that we’re going to Olu Deniz, I’ve been looking at places we can go and visit.
While we’re almost certainly going to visit Kayakoy, my girlfriend found a local tour operator called HAmish McTurk which looks like it offers some good excusions.
The only problem, really, is that we’ll only be there for [...]
And we’re going to: Lykia World in Olu Deniz
Well, I’ve finally booked this year’s holiday - it’ll only be our second overseas holiday abroad ever, and in as many years, but Olu Deniz won out - mainly because of Lykia World.
The selection process was as follows:
1. We went to Egypt on our first overseas holiday last year, so it had to be another [...]
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 [...]