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The best Turkish holiday reading
Choosing holiday reading matter can be one of the highlights of preparing for your spell in the sun. A suitcase full of romances, the latest thriller, that long and serious novel you take every year...
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Two halves – one language
One spoke no English; the other didn’t have a word of Turkish. But the conversation had been going on for the best part of an hour with no signs of flagging. “Galatasaray?” A vehement thumbs-down and a...
View ArticleSpend some time to save some money
In these days of low-cost air fares and bargain hotel deals, paying for your flights and accommodation is the easy bit. What can be more painful are the bills you run up in the pursuit of pleasure....
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What’s afoot? Wearing high heels in Kalkan and other adventures!
Do I hear sniggers? Well, shoes are an important subject and I don’t think they’ve been addressed yet in any of the travel literature I’ve waded through in my research. Whilst for some people it may...
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Kalkan – Love at First Sight
The Kalkan Phenomenom – Love at first sight view from the rooftop bar of Tera Mare’s Kalamar Meltem Apartments** There’s clearly something about Kalkan, Turkey that encourages love at first sight....
View ArticleDon’t let them bug you – bite back
Every day, all over the world, a war is raging. It’s the age-old conflict between man and that common enemy, hell-bent on making our lives a misery – the mosquito. Our arsenal of weapons has...
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What your beach towel says about you! A Kalkan special report.
How lucky are you! Turkey has never seen the like of this before. Meet Kalkan’s newest phenomenon. More mysterious than Mystic Meg, more extraordinarily talented than an X factor contestant ( in...
View ArticleTechno Turkey
Once upon a time when you went on holiday you waved goodbye to your family and friends and you saw them again in a fortnight. Apart from a postcard which usually arrived in the UK about 10 days after...
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Cocktails for Kalkan lovers
With less than thirty hours to go until we depart on our holiday to Kalkan, Turkey I have abandoned all hope of getting packed in a structured and calm manner. Instead I have decided to create two more...
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Boats and more in Kalkan, Turkey
The sea was a millpond early that morning – unbelievably blue and dotted with a few yachts slowly gliding across the bay. It had just gone 7 am and was pleasantly warm.. The signs suggested that it was...
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