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The New Golden Gate Hotel, Ovacik, Turkey. I have just returned from this hotel and it was amazing. Ovacik is a mere 1 hours drive from Dalaman airport and is a lovely, scenic part of Turkey. The hotel itself only has 30 rooms, they are quite basic but with air conditioning (payable locally and cheap) and a balcony and small but adequate bathroom that is all we were looking for. We stayed b&b for a week and the rate was very reasonable (check out the website and it has also now been grabbed up by some holiday companies). Whilst there there was only 4 other British couples, the few other guests were Turkish. It often meant it was only the British at the pool - ...  Read the complete review

"The Foreign and Commonwealth Office advise against all non-essential travel to SE Turkey, places east and south of and including the cities of Diyarbakir, Van and Mardin." This cheery sentence was ringing in my ears as the minibus pulled up at Diyarbakir's enormous black basalt city walls, firecrackers sounding all around me. Thoughts of PKK violence and racial hatred did come to mind, as Diyarbakir is well-known throughout Turkey as being a majorly important Kurdish centre and a fairly lawless place. My travelling companion, a Turkish friend I studied with in Syria, climbed out of the bus and stood next to me. BANG! A firecracker exploded just ...  Read the complete review

Kadirs Tree Houses. Kadirs Tree Houses was shown as a documentary on the television some time ago. And at the time I wondered if it was the type of holiday I would go on. Although the documentary was good I feel that it lacked detail and the true amenities that would be available. In some respects for some it would be the ideal holiday for others such as the Ibiza visitors it would be far from their normal habitual life except for a dance round the campfire. I must admit I haven’t been to Kadirs tree houses and only passing on my opinions. I shall also give as much information as possible without advertising. I am a person who ...  Read the complete review

Remember those great pictures of the beaches in Turkey on the Kebab shop wall well this is the place a mere 1/2 hours coach drive from the airport you get to stay in one of three closly knit resorts. Oluz Deniz is the beach resort miainly hotels and resturants not too much nightlife although the Buzz bar is a great place to chill out of an evening watching the midnight paracenders (Local mountain is a shrine to paracending people come from all over europe to learn and fly here). Hisaranou is the more lively purpose built resort which lies half way up the mountain here the nightlife is much more geared to the western tourist plenty to do and plenty of shops. Fetiyhe is ...  Read the complete review

Well, apart from the old-fashioned and yet spendid city of Turkey -Istanbul, there is another part of Turkey which worths a visit - Capadoccia. It encompases the natural splendour and beauty which can hold your breath. The grandeur of the landscape in the Cappadocia is unsurpassed and unique in most of the European continet. The strange rocky landscape of the Cappadocia was formed millions years ago due to the seismic activity. There are numerous old ancient underground cities in Capadoccia which was built during the Byzantine era to elude the attack from enemies. However, getting there necessitates the guidance of a local guide. Transportation in Cappadocia for ...  Read the complete review