This is the stand of hot nuts for sale down at the old harbour at Antalya that I told you about in my previous post. The woman was there toasting her nuts the first week we arrived when there was still a chill in the air and it was so cold we had the fireplace … Read more about Antalya, Turkey: hot nuts on a cold night
I can’t get enough of the sunsets in Antalya. Early evening, an hour or so before the sun goes down, we wander down to the old harbour, a ten minute walk from the house we’re renting. During the day Terence and I are so focused on work, that apart from our coffee and lunch breaks, … Read more about Antalya, Turkey: silhouettes and beers at sunset
Two months ago we arrived in Antalya, Turkey, from Crete via Northern Cyprus. We weren’t in Turkey to research or write about Turkey. We were here to hole up at our friends’ villa in Kas and use it as a base for a month to write up the Crete and Cyprus books, write a tonne … Read more about Living like locals
Lonely Planet founder Tony Wheeler said in a 2005 New Yorker story ”The Parachute Artist’: “To research a big guidebook, you need some people who live in the country, but you also need some parachute artists, someone who can drop into a place and quickly assimilate, who can write about anywhere.” The skills and tricks … Read more about Top secrets of travel writers: #2 the art of parachute artistry
I’m not a fan of guided tours as you know, although if I was forced to do a tour and I was free to select my own guide and devise my own itinerary, then that’s another thing. An engaging expert, some alluring destinations… so here are my top 10 dream tours: 10. A global surfing … Read more about Top 10 dream tours