Category Archive: TURKEY

OMG – I’m Going to Croatia!

OMG – I’m Going to Croatia! Well, well, well… it looks like I’ll soon be flying to Croatia! After I’ve been quite happily ‘stuck’ in Turkey since early February of this year (that makes more than seven months to date), mostly due to the Covid-19 pandemic, I am actually finally going to leave amazing, beautiful …

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My 10 Best Experiences on Turkey’s Turquoise Coast

My 10 Best Experiences on Turkey’s Turquoise Coast To date I’ve spent nearly five months exploring and living at Turkey’s gorgeous Turquoise Coast. Initially I got ‘stuck’ in Antalya city for 10 weeks during Turkey’s loose Covid-19 lock-down. Eventually the lock-down measures were lifted so in early June I set out to explore more of …

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My 10 Best Experiences in Turkey

My 10 Best Experiences in Turkey At this point in late August, 2020, I have been in Turkey nearly seven months. That means I have severely over-stayed my 90-day tourist visa by almost four months. Yikes! The reason for that, of course, is the world’s Covid-19 pandemic. I got ‘stuck’ in Antalya for 10 weeks …

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Costs of Budget Travel in Turkey in 2020 – pt 2: High Season

Costs of Budget Travel in Turkey in 2020 – pt 2: High Season Back in May I wrote a very thorough & detailed article about the costs of budget travel in Turkey in 2020. At that point I’d been traveling around the country for over three months, so the article is a detailed summary of …

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Update on Staying Safe Traveling During Covid-19 Pandemic

Update on Staying Safe Traveling During Covid-19 Pandemic Landing in Turkey during the year of Covid-19 This year, to date, I’ve spent the entire Covid-19 Pandemic in the wonderful country of Turkey. I arrived in Istanbul in early February from Cyprus with a 90-day tourist visa. Long before my visa expired, the deadly Corona Virus …

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8 Fantastic Day Trips from Fetiye – Turkey

8 Fantastic Day Trips from Fetiye – Turkey Fetiye is a small, laid-back coastal city situated on Turkey’s stunning Mediterranean ‘Turquoise Coast’. With a look and feel much more like a large town than a city, Fetiye is beautifully set on a huge round natural bay with over 10 km / 6 miles of open …

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Introduction to Beautiful Fetiye – Turkey

Introduction to Beautiful Fetiye – Turkey Fetiye is a small coastal city on Turkey’s southern Mediterranean Seashore, in a stunning mountainous region known as the Turquoise Coast. Fetiye is situated about halfway between Antalya, to the east, and Bodrum to the west. This places Fetiye about right in the middle of the Turquoise Coast, also …

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All About Turkey’s Gorgeous Turquoise Coast

All About Turkey’s Gorgeous Turquoise Coast Overview Turkey is a large country with incredibly long coastlines that total over 8300 km / 5000 miles. The country’s entire northern border lies along the Black Sea, running from the western border with Bulgaria, past Istanbul and then all the way eastward to Turkey’s eastern border with Georgia. …

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My Plan for Traveling Safely in Turkey during a Corona Virus world

My Plan for Traveling Safely in Turkey during a Corona Virus world The first week of June things began re-opening in Turkey. On June 1st the restaurants, cafes, parks, beaches, museums, national parks & cultural sites were given an official government go-ahead to re-open while adhering to Covid-safe practices like mask-wearing indoors and social distancing. …

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I’m Resuming my Travels in Turkey During the Covid-19 Re-opening Phase

I’m Resuming my Travels in Turkey During the Covid-19 Re-opening  Yippie! I finally get to resume my travels through Turkey! To kick things off, I will be exploring the beautiful Mediterranean and Aegean Sea coastlines. Essentially I’ll be continuing my originally-planned travel route before I got ‘stuck’ in Antayla for two months+ during the Covid-19 …

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