“Hoş geldiniz” – “Welcome”

  “Hoş geldiniz” – “Welcome” is almost a common word and an expression of a living culture of welcome, according to our impression, in many parts of Turkey. We are actually greeted with these words in every shop, bistro, bakery and the like during our weeks in Turkey. Once, a local passing by one of our pitches and another man stopping next to us at a traffic light even literally “welcome” us in this way. We are very happy about… Read more…

Foray through Lycia

  Warmer temperatures and exciting discoveries on the Lycian coast are what we expect from a return to the sea. From Pamukkale, we travel through a freshly snow-covered mountain landscape, where we make a stopover. Here, during the night, the temperatures actually drop noticeably to -5 degrees. It is only mid-March, but we could hardly imagine this for the sunny country of Turkey at this time of year.     Between the towns of Fethiye and Kemer lies a stretch… Read more…