How I found out that there are 2 airports in Istanbul

Have you heard the saying “complacency is the mother of all cock ups”? I doubt it as I think I just made it up. But it sums up our journey to the airport when we left Istanbul. At some point in the 24 hour period before departure I convinced myself that the airport we needed…

The Turquoise Coast of Turkey – Where everything seems to begin with a K

The Turquoise Coast of Turkey has much to offer, but we limited our explorations to only the places we could reach using the excellent dolmus minibus service from Patara. First up was the coastal town of Kalkan, about 20 minutes east. Claire had heard a lot about this pretty fishing town and really wanted to…

Patara – Great beach? Awesome Ruins? I’m in heaven!

We are  a bit slap dash when it comes to research. As I mentioned in the balloon flight post a couple of photographs is more than enough to set us on a lengthy journey. But when it comes to beaches we learnt in early 2011 that more extensive investigations are needed. Some supposedly great beaches are…

Floating on Air – Cappadocia

We have a habit of basing our foreign adventures upon the most minimal of information. The main reason we went to South East Asia in 2010 was because I had a small obsession (now a big obsession) with the temples of Angkor in Cambodia. Likewise we visited Peru because of the breathtaking city of Machu…