It has been anything but quiet in KaÅŸ this year. August was one of the busiest months for visitors ever; during one week all pensions, hotels and villas were full! It also rained two days in August, something quite unusual! Temperatures have been mild along with five days of rain in November.
Monthly Archives: November 2011
Expats: Muted Celebrations, Half Term, and England
Every month Alex Smith will share his perspective on the expats of KaÅŸ. More about expats in Turkey… The celebrations for Republic day were, after the build up I gave them last month, somewhat muted this year. There were no parades, no music and much less an air of celebration than previous years.
Expats: What is an expat?
What is an expatriate or expat? Anyone who lives for an extended period of time outside their native country struggles with this definition and the problems and challenges of living in an adopted country, especially one where the culture and possibly the religion are completely foreign to the place from which they came. They frequently…
A Slice of Irish Culture in KaÅŸ, Turkey
Bougainville Travel invited Kate Fennell, KaÅŸ Irish Film Festival director, to write a follow-up article about the Festival and she graciously consented. Please read on… “A slice of Irish culture travelled to KaÅŸ during the weekend of 11 – 13 November, 2011 in the form of an Irish film festival – the first of its…
Fright, Friendship and Frustration
Imagine you are a young woman who is physically fit and an experienced sea kayak instructor. Imagine further that you are paddling solo in a sea kayak near the northern coast of Australia. You decide to make camp for the night but when you reach the shore you suddenly realise you are not quite alone!…
The turkey in Turkey
Did you ever wonder how the turkey, a bird eaten in celebration of Thanksgiving and Christmas in England and America, became to be named after Turkey, a country of mostly Muslim people? Read on for more…
Rumi
Mevlana Celaleddin Belhi-Rumi, the great 13th-century Sufi(Islamic mystic) poet, was born in 30 September 1207 in Balkh, presently Afghanistan. He lived almost all of his life in Konya, Turkey, and died there 17 December 1273. He is arguably one of the most famous poets in the world. In Turkey he is referred to as Mevlana…
Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas of Myra is the primary inspiration for the American Santa Claus, as well as the Anglo-Canadian and British Father Christmas, which are all derived from the Dutch Sinterklaas.
Demre, Turkey-Ancient Myra and Andriake Tour
A group of 40 KaÅŸ residents travelled to Demre recently for an archaeological tour. Our tour guide was one of the archaeologists on the site and the group was entered through their housing and offices rather than the main gates because our “patron” of the event was the KaÅŸ Turizm Ve Tanitma DerneÄŸi(Association Of Tourism…
First Irish Film Festival in Turkey
The first ever Irish Film Festival to take place in Turkey happened in KaÅŸ! A selection of Irish feature films and shorts were shown in the KaÅŸ Ancient Theatre between 11 – 13 November and many people of all ages attended for free. The selection of films reflected the best in Irish cinema over the…
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