Hastings Battleaxe enjoys Turkey – yet again!

Well, here we are, back home after teo weeks away… We had dreadful trouble getting out to Turkey, with a cancelled flight. But overall, a lovely, peaceful time at the familiar Yavuz Bungalows in Cirali,…

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Cirali,Turkey… Battleaxe is too hot to think….

The weather here in Cirali, Turkey is strange just now…. I gather they have just had record rain back in Hastings….and are now heading for record heat. This is our second week here, and last…

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From Cirali,Turkey, to sizzling Hastings

Don’t think I’ve ever experienced this. Get on the plane in Antalya,  temperature in the high 30s, get out at Gatwick at 5.40pm – felt almost as hot.  I know it isn’t in the high…

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Home again… Eastbourne Bandstand, reflections on Turkey….

Here we are, back at home. The weather is scorching, with no sign of rain. Obviously not as hot as Turkey, where it was 38 degrees, but somehow more humid and enervating – and of course, you have to do things…

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Turkey – Ramadan Bayram and beyond

Of course, when we booked our holiday we had completely forgotten that our stay would coincide with the end of Ramadan – four days of public holiday.  Mr Erdogan has increased the number of holidays….  This…

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