The Weekend Tourist is a blog written by Jess Friend Bartlett. Sometimes we only do touristy things on holiday - 25 days annual leave a year. That’s a shame, as we’ve 104 weekend days for exploring. This blog is all about discovering your local neighbourhood, attractions, historic places, local eateries and independents, which for me is in Oxfordshire, Warwickshire and the wider Cotswolds, UK. And when annual leave adds up, you'll find the occasional far flung adventure.
Meis island (in Turkish) or Kastellorizo (in Greek) is the largest formation of the Rhodes archipelago, technically part of Greece since 1947, the island has actually been the source of much consternation between Turkey and Italy…
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When we went to Kaş, it was hot! The kind of hot where your clothes stick to your skin and water evaporates from your body quicker than you can get it down your neck. At…
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The majority of our exploring of this Aegean coast line is based from Kalkan, Turkey. We have kindly been lent Tom’s family apartment for ten days and based on the hill side, I look forward to…
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I’m sitting in a the Cafe Del Mar, a bohemian hangout with every available space choc-full with ornate Turkish tea and coffee paraphernalia in Kalkan, Turkey. The sun is blazing, with 40 degree heat (and rising),…
View PostI’m sitting in a the Cafe Del Mar, a bohemian hangout with every available space choc-full with ornate Turkish tea and coffee paraphernalia in Kalkan, Turkey. The sun is blazing, with 40 degree heat (and rising),…
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To understand the rock tombs in Fethiye, you need to understand the region. Lycia is the geographical region which incorporates, Mugla and Antalya provinces, and quite frankly has been invaded by practically every well known…
View PostTo understand the rock tombs in Fethiye, you need to understand the region. Lycia is the geographical region which incorporates, Mugla and Antalya provinces, and quite frankly has been invaded by practically every well known…
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Ok, so you might be here under slightly false pretences and you don’t need to worry about any real spoilers of the upcoming series of Downton Abbey. But today I visited Calke Abbey, Derbyshire –…
View PostOk, so you might be here under slightly false pretences and you don’t need to worry about any real spoilers of the upcoming series of Downton Abbey. But today I visited Calke Abbey, Derbyshire –…
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