A WEEK kicking back aboard a traditional yacht on the Aegean Sea provides the ultimate stress-busting break for novice sailor Ashley Davies. There’s something about watching the land disappear behind you as you float off into the watery distance that dissolves stress in the time...
Entering the sheltered island harbour of Symi is a memorable experience. The historic Venetian-style architecture of pastel-coloured houses that surround the bay are a romantic snapshot of an era long gone in most of the Mediterranean. ...
When we disembarked the small plane that brought us from Istanbul to Bodrum, in the South-West of Turkey, the question with whom we’d spend the next seven days came to my mind for the first time. Or if we’d have a bathroom for ourselves, or...
The Greek island of Tilos is firmly off the tourist map. With a year-round population of less than 200, its biggest settlement consists of a few dozen whitewashed buildings huddled around the tiny port. Outside one of its few shops was a rack of postcards...
I lolled in the Aegean on an inflatable mattress, the Turkish sun caressing my tingling skin as our sailboat, the Nemesis, lapped in the water only 30 metres away. Only four more days in paradise, I thought. Will I ever be able to return to...
If ever there was a compelling reason to take to the waves in Turkey, it's that taking to the roads can be hair-raising. Even late at night on the short journey around the coast from Bodrum airport. By contrast, when we arrive at the small...
I recently returned from a magical week sailing the turquoise seas of south-west Turkey, leaving behind the cosmopolitan port of Bodrum to discover hidden coves and...