Archive for May, 2010
Holiday safety in Bodrum Gumbet
Bodrum Gumbet and Turgutreis is very safe for holidays however even we can make it more safe and secure to have better holidays. Traveling is among the most pleasurable and fascinating things we are able to do, but with traveling comes some risks. Everyone knows that it is not always safe to go traveling and [...]
Bodrum Holidays in Turkey
Today when Bodrum is one of Turkey’s prime holiday hotspots, it’s hard to believe that it was once a place to which those who had fallen foul of the authorities were exiled. Amongst those exiles was a man called Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı, who had been born into a well-to-do İstanbul family, the same family, in [...]
Expats living in Bodrum
A foreign resident living in the popular Mediterranean resort town of Bodrum has launched efforts to bring together the expat community in the town. “I really know what it means to be on your own,” Susan Marechal said at the end of a long chat in the courtyard of a cafe in Bodrum, where she [...]
Sunshine in Gumbet Bodrum
Bodrum Gumbet can get very warm and you need to make sure that you are protected from strong sunshine on the Gumbet Bodrum Beach. A deep, bronzed skin, acquired by sun tanning is very popular today. Not only that, many people enjoy tanning. One only has to go to the local beach to see dozens [...]
Ephesus in Turkey
Ephesus was one of the most important and biggest cities in Roman Anatolia and the capital of the province Asia. The exceptionally well-preserved ruins are close to the modern city of Seljuk and one of the main tourist attractions in Turkey. Ephesus was founded 1000 BC as an Attic-Ionien colony some kilometers from the place [...]
Dalyan Turtle Beach
The closest beach to Dalyan is Izutzu Beach, which is more affectionately known as “turtle” beach since it is a nesting site for the rare loggerhead turtle (“Caretta Caretta”). Being used by loggerheads the beach and its surrounding area remains un-developed, despite numerous planning applications to get the site developed to cater for tourists. During [...]
Flights to Turkey
Flights to Bodrum Dalaman and Antalya might get cheaper soon. Turkey’s low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines is launching new direct flights from Manchester to the Turkish holiday destinations of Antalya and Dalaman. During the summer season, the airline will fly directly to Antalya every Sunday and direct flights to Dalaman every Monday and Friday. The new [...]
Most sexy Megan Fox
Megan Fox has been sexiest always and not just in UK, she is Worldwide we think. It’s official; Britain’s Cheryl Cole is the sexiest woman in the world. At least she is according to men’s magazine FHM, which has held an annual vote for the sexiest woman in the world since 1995. In case anyone [...]
Expats with residence permits and Muhtar
Back in the day, the muhtar used to be the head of the village and years ago one would go to him for documents proving residency. The elections for the position of muhtar used to be the most local and interactive type of election for villages and for some neighborhoods. For those who are not [...]
Izmir killer captured in Bodrum
As details continue to trickle out about Hamdi Ayrı, captured in Bodrum last week after killing three people in as many days in İzmir, it is becoming increasingly clear that the murderer planned to continue his deadly spree. Apprehended in an early morning operation on Wednesday as he slept in a hostel in Bodrum’s Muğla [...]
Hotel fire in Bodrum
One man was killed and 11 people were injured Sunday in a hotel fire in the popular resort town of Bodrum. The fire broke out around 5:30 a.m. at Baraz Otel, a three-star 52-bed facility located on Barlar Street. The blaze started in the restaurant section of the hotel, where chairs and tables caught on [...]
Turkey is a paradise of sun
Turkey is a paradise of sun, sea, mountains and lakes that offers the visitors a complete change from the stress and routine of everyday life. Located on two continents Europe and Asia. The European part of Turkey is called Thrace, while the Asian part is called Anatolia or Asia Minor. Turkey is surrounded by sea [...]
