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...
Je kunt cruisen op een schip met zesduizend passagiers of met zestien. In dat laatste geval is de zee dichtbij - maar je medepassagiers zijn dat ook....