The tiny town of Sutlegen
For most foreign tourists staying in Kalkan, Sutlegen is just another small village on the drive to Elmali, the largest Ottoman town in the southwest area of Turkiye. This larger, ...
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Heading off the tourist track
For over half a century BMW marketed its cars with the slogan ‘sheer driving pleasure’. Our Turkish hire car, the ubiquitous Duster, doesn’t quite live up to this tagline, but ...
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Walking the old goat trail
Bezirgan is a beautiful, rural village nestling in an ancient lakebed some 700 metres above Kalkan. Only a few decades ago, locals would spend the winter months in Kalkan and ...
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A wedding at the villa
On a beautiful spring day in May 2022, Villa Yazlik played host to the wedding of our manager’s eldest daughter Buse, and her groom Hakan. The radiant couple looked resplendent ...
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This isn’t going to hurt – much
On my numerous stays in Kalkan I always treat myself to at least one of the amazing Turkish haircuts. Well … haircut only begins to describe the “experience”. Prepare yourself ...
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Day trip to Saklikent Gorge
We wait, and we wait, but still nobody comes. The 10am dolmus to Saklikent is going nowhere. It cuts a solitary vehicle in the bus station now all the other ...
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A traditional Turkish breakfast
So… we’ve had a lovely evening the night before in Kalkan: great food washed down with good wine and Efes. It’s now mid morning and we’re feeling peckish. What better way to ...
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