Before I had a child I used to go gulet sailing in Turkey with a bunch of friends (the only way to do this!) Now my son is a teenager we spent two of the most enjoyable weeks in Turkey in the summer of 2013 on board a gulet for...
Kalkan…brilliant with or without the children.
I was reading an article in the Telegraph last week which discussed the topic: Do you dare go on holiday without the children. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/10152866/Do-you-dare-to-go-on-holiday-without-the-children.html The two parents, Christine Odone and Beverly Turner each stood up for their differing views. Christine said ‘Yes’ and Beverly said ‘No’. Both argued well and...
Boutique Hotels in Kalkan
The phrase ‘boutique’ when used in reference to hotels has now come to be so overused that in many cases it simply serves as a phrase on loads of unscrupulous tour operators websites simply to try and give their substandard hotels a bit of a lift. In Kalkan many hotels...
Holidays to Kalkan Turkey
Holidays to Kalkan started back in the 70s with backpackers from Europe stopping off at this pretty harbour for one or two nights, staying in tiny pensions. In the 80s, an innovative tour operator called Tapestry Holidays came to Kalkan, saw its potential, and began offering quality holidays in the...
Weather in Kalkan Turkey
Kalkan is extremely fortunate in that it is situated at the foothills of the Taurus Mountains which have an influence on its weather giving it the climate that is typical of the Southern Med…..just lovely! May tends to be sunny but with cooler evenings when a sweater would be advisable...
Breakfast at the Asfiya
A number of our new guests often ask us what the breakfasts in our hotels are like especially given the fact that we only sell our hotels on a B&B basis. The reason we only do a B&B options is so that our guests can experience the great choice and...
Kalkan’s Beach Clubs
One of the questions we are asked here in Kalkan by many first time guests is “How do you get to the beach clubs and where are they?” Everyone’s heard of them or they’ve been recommended to them by friends who’ve visited, but nobody’s too sure how to find them....