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One of the pleasures of returning to the village is visiting the weekly market in Mumcular.  Starting very early on Sunday morning, it re...

The centre of Bodrum has been blighted for many years by a very ugly concrete edifice.  Built on the ruins of St Nicholas' Orthodox...

I walked past this sign at the traffic lights on Friday and thought it worthy of a quick snap.  It translates as " It's easier ...

For a dog used to open pastures, forest paths and the occasional romp over an archaeological site,  a winter spent in central Bodrum migh...

Time has come to move from busy Bodrum to our peaceful summer quarters. The two are only 30 kms distant from each other, but  sometimes se...

When travelling in South West Turkey in April, expectations are not great.  April is the month when the hotelier suddenly wakes up an...

It had to happen; 16 months of uninterrupted blogging has hit a blip.  On Thursday our telephone line went down taking the internet with it....

If you have read  "Birds Without Wings" you will recall that Ibrahim the Mad could mimic the bleating of his goats; the surpr...