Author Archives: Bougainville Travel

Bougainville Travel is the original KaÅŸ adventure company for diving, paragliding, sea-kayaking, mountain biking, canyoning and trekking. Since 1994 we''ve been the best and most trusted operator in southern Turkey.

Diving Course Graduates

The Bougainville Dive Team Instructors, Divemasters and Dive Guides are some of the most experienced in the area and are fully licensed. Safety, while having fun, is their priority. Our list of graduates for 2012 is off to a good start with two divers completing their Open Water Course and completed her Advanced Open Water…

Alaturka.info

The Alaturka.Info team have put together a comprehensive web portal about Turkey in three languages, English, German and Turkish. Their home page has links on it to all the major regions of Turkey and they cover many different Turkish cities and ancient sites.

Expats: January, Sick And Tired

Every month Alex Smith shares his perspective on the expats of KaÅŸ. You can also take a look at some other expats of Turkey… “January, sick and tired, you’ve been hanging on me You make me sad with your eyes You’re telling me lies”

Busy Bees-KaÅŸ4Kids

Gwen, Val and Sandy are three ladies you should be careful of when you are around KaÅŸ. They may make you an offer you cannot refuse. They may ask you to give to or volunteer for BusyBees-KaÅŸ4Kids (Bees). They can be magical and bewitching, they have the ability to turn items you would ordinarily cast…

Natalie Sayin-A Solo Tour of the South West Coast of Turkey

Natalie Sayin, author of the Turkish Travel Blog writes a guest posting for our January 2012 Newsletter titled Tour of the South west Coast of Turkey. At the end of September, I was finally able to set out on a journey that had been in plan for three months. I was aiming to tour all…

Pub Quiz Night in KaÅŸ

Roger Wade, author of the website Kas Hotels Guide enlightens us about the KaÅŸ Pub Quiz Night. As an American travelling around the world, he takes on the local British establishment and often has to ponder questions only someone from the United Kingdom should know–and handles the task very well.

Belek Öztürkcan-Captain of the Seas

Belek Öztürkcan, formerly a dive instructor for BT, is a ship captain who sails the oceans of the world. Over the years he has worn many caps besides that of captain of an ocean going vessel. He has endured difficult diving course students and the threat of pirates off the coast of Africa. He is…

Expats: Antalya, Christmas and New Year

Every month Alex Smith shares his perspective on the expats of KaÅŸ. You can also take a look at some other expats of Turkey… Alex says… Observations this month come off the back of a six week stay in the north of England which, I think I have mentioned previously, was for family health reasons…

Yes, I Would Love Another Glass of Tea

Kathering Branning is the author of the book: Yes, I Would Love Another Glass of Tea: An American Woman’s Letters to Turkey

Busy Bees-KaÅŸ4Kids Events

Busy Bees-KaÅŸ4Kids efforts help in the support of local KaÅŸ and surrounding villages’ “children in need.” Some village children would go without new schoolbooks, new shoes, and uniforms without your help. Many of the proceeds also go to buying toys for the new kindergartens (Ana Okulları) in surrounding villages. The kindergartens are in ÇukurbaÄŸ, KaradaÄŸ,…