Delightful Dalyan: Turkey

As I previously mentioned within Eat-Travel-Lov3, my bags, clothes and travel guides were packed as I recently took a trip to Turkey with four of my dearest girlfriends.


Such a beautiful country, with green trees, aqua seas and very hot weather conditions. Other than the usual sun, sea and cocktails, myself and me group of besties decided to get a little cultural whilst relaxing in the Turkish sunshine and so we took a trip to Dalyan.

Located three hours away from Bodrum, Dalyan is a small coastal place that is influenced by Greek culture. Dalyan is surrounded by beautiful rivers with thick reed bushes (almost like something out of a bible story) against the beautiful limestone rock. Whilst in Dalyan we did some of the must see things.


Turkish Mud Baths
At the bargain price of 5tl or £3 to get in, this place is a popular tourist attraction, even popular with celebrities such as Dustin Hoffman, the Turkish baths have a deep mud bath pool along with a few more thermal pools to soak and revive the skin.

Kaunos Rock Tombs 
Such a stunning site to see, built into the limestone rocks are the Tombs for the dead kings of Kaunos.  As we travelled along the rivers we came to these almost hidden caves - when built for the kings and queens they represented extreme wealth and importance - as you can see in the images, the small (or rather large upfront) wholes were due to looters in the late 1900's who abseiled down the mountain and dug into the rocks to take out all the treasures, materials and money.  

Turtle Beach

When making our way through the Dalyan river which eventually reached a sandbank by the sea. This beach is also known as "the Turtle’s Beach" and has a special nature centre,dedicated to the breeding sea turtles.  Unfortunately we didn't see any see turtles as the season is a little early for mating - but no the less it is still a beautiful beach and area.

The Luscious Land of Byron Bay

Whilst traveling the East Coast of Australia we were lucky enough to visit the beautiful town of Byron Bay. A place of magic and mystery, Byron Bay is located on the Gold Coast. Unless anyone has visited Byron it is hard to describe the town other than think magical free loving hippie's who are welcoming and caring about the people of the town and the visitors who come to it.

The majority of food is organic and the people are into yoga - which suits this little town to the ground. It is an idyllic place for anyone seeking a sensual balance or relaxation in their lives. 

I personally loved the laid back atmosphere compared to my chaotic city life. 

So here's the question of "what can I do in Byron Bay?"

Byron Bay Look Out & Light House

The look out and light house in Byron Bay is a must see! I recommend walking through the beautiful beach to see the all the local surfers and yoga lovers practising their hobbies. Then you hike up through a intimate rain forest ) and of course lots of steep hills and steps...but when you get to the top it's safe to say the juice is very much worth the squeeze. I reccommend also taking lots of water with you - in particular on a hot day as you will melt!

Also whilst on the little visit you can visit the most easterly point in Australia which is pretty cool and is worth a visit as it is on the way to the beautiful light house!

Byron Bay Kayaking

As I have mentioned Byron Bay is a place on earth were all creatures and people are at one. So it comes as no supprise that you can actually go kayaking with dolphins and whales! Once again this is a must experience as you really get up close and personal with them.

Byron Bay Bars

Due to the amount of travellers and backpackers who make their way to Byron Bay of course they are going to have a line of epic bars.... Cheeky Monkeys Bar was by far my favourite!

A Trip to Nimbin

Well....if you think Bryon is a place of "free love" you should see Nimbin... however I will save this place for another blog post...trust me a paragraph is not enough to explain the wild & wacky world of Nimbin.

These are just simply the things that interested me when visiting Byron Bay, as well as this there are many other places and sites for you to see, such as surfing classes, yoga classes, art classes the list is endless...