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Blogging has been curtailed this month because my husband has been in hospital -  in hospitals - both in Istanbul and Bodrum.  I can't f...

On the last day of March, I was lucky enough to be invited by Aslı Mutlu to take part in one of her cookery programs for Kent TV.   Whil...

Jake and I were on hand in 2014 to see the  1st Bodrum Global Run  and this morning we were out and about to see the 3rd one.  There appe...

When you get given lemons, make lemonade, the saying goes.  When global strife, neighbouring civil war and a refugee crisis conspired t...

Behold the Orchis Italica,  also known as 'the naked man orchid' or 'the hanging man orchid'.   Most of my orchids get d...

The main road between Bodrum and Turgutreis is now almost continuously lined with shops, supermarkets, hypermarkets and shopping malls. Th...

Reality is seriously stunting my blog writing prowess this year so I'm delving into mythology for this week's post with an event fr...

Here am I, producing a blog that sings the praises (mostly) of our beautiful town and what happens? This! What can I say.

Euromus Stratonikeia Iassos Euromos theatre Having friends to stay is always a pleasure, especially ones that reconnect ...

For many Turks who live in big city apartment blocks, Bodrum is a Shangri-La: a fantasy of blue sea, white-washed sugar cube houses and t...