BacktoBodrum
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I moved to Bodrum in 1982 and left in 2000. Am now back in Bodrum and reviewing changes that have taken place.
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Jake's Bodrum
Posted on 18/05/2013
For a dog used to open pastures, forest paths and the occasional romp over an archaeological site, a winter spent in central Bodrum might have been a bit of a let down but both dog and...
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In transit
Posted on 13/05/2013
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 seem to be decades, countries and climates apart. Our...
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Kaya Köy - Cultural Connections part 2
Posted on 07/05/2013
When travelling in South West Turkey in April, expectations are not great. April is the month when the hotelier suddenly wakes up and realises that the tourist season is upon him and starts...
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Technical Hitch
Posted on 04/05/2013
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. As our household relies on a permanent link to...
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Kaya Köy - Cultural Connections - Day 1.
Posted on 01/05/2013
If you have read "Birds Without Wings" you will recall that Ibrahim the Mad could mimic the bleating of his goats; the surprised, the nanny looking for her kid, the perplexed,...
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Bikes in Bodrum
Posted on 26/04/2013
The 6th stage of the Presidential Cycle Race started in Bodrum this morning. The main square was transformed yet again as professional cyclists rode back and forth between the stage,...
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23rd April
Posted on 25/04/2013
National Holidays are always busy in Bodrum and unfailingly accompanied by much flag waving, horn blowing and drum bashing. At the end of our morning walk on Tuesday, Jake and I met one...
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Bodrum for Foodies.
Posted on 21/04/2013
When was the word "foodie" invented? It seems to have slipped into common usage in the last 20 years or so and replaced "gourmand". It implies to me a more down-to-earth...
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Homework- Bodrum Style
Posted on 19/04/2013
Anything that makes homework more palatable gets my endorsement. These young ladies have found a perfect spot to study."My maths exercise book floated away" is a much better...
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Of Trees and Tesserae - Beautifying Bodrum.
Posted on 15/04/2013
Bodrum is no stranger to mosaics; the two above were excavated by Sir Charles Thomas Newton in the 1850s and mosaic floors are still regularly uncovered as gardens are dug up for new...
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