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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 ...  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 ...  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 ...  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 ...  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 ...  Read the complete review

Sun, sea, and anything else you might want from a good holiday will be found on a gulet cruise. We first went on a gulet holiday in 1998 and became, like most other gulet guests, instantly hooked and have since returned twice. Gulets are traditional wooden boats with accommodation for up to 16 people. they sail around the exquisite coast ...  Read the complete review