Mark tries to paddle board to shore every morning for a jog—he’s been consistently running for about 15 years, and only the wildest of wind or waves will stop him from paddling to shore and going for a run. I love his jogging because he often previews everything surrounding our anchorage and then takes me …
Our first anchorage in Türkiye was off Kara Ada, where Kiri Maia 2 and Bedouin set anchor alongside “The Lady J”—a power yacht who was already there anchored in the shallow bay. There wasn’t much going on, besides the plethora of domestic wildlife braying and bleeting from the shore and a few goat bells …
Our last little Greek town before making the short crossover to Türkiye was Inousses where we found a little island with three churches on it. After walking around Inousses’ quiet little town, we motored our way over to the island nearby to check out the three churches. The wind was whipping but our concern …
In Linaria, we enjoyed a nice dinner on the quay. All was still quiet in this little town and the locals seemed to be enjoying the quiet of their quay without the frenzied mobs of tourists that are soon to arrive. At dinner, a woman came to our table to take our order, it …
The Milan Fashion Week this year was at the end of February, and if you missed it, fear not, because today we give you Meltemi Fashion Week. Yes, here on Bedouin we’ve got all the latest fashions from the poop deck. This meltemi season the vibe is definitely all about head fashion—beanies and …
We amassed a lot of Schengen time during our yard work days back in Planaco Marina and it was time to make our way out of Europe and head back towards Turkiye. Our planned route skirted us north through the Euboean Gulf on a very “sporty” sail day. “Sporty” is what Mark likes to …
The last stop our on grand Turkish road trip was to visit Hisarlik—believed to be the famed city of Troy and setting Homer used for his epic poem. On our way, we drove through Çanakkale, where the Trojan horse from the Brad Pitt movie Troy stands near the city’s harbor. The Hollywood horse was …
Since the Bakkers and we had already seen the ancient ruins of Ephesus, we left Pamukkale and headed over to two towns nearby; Laodicea and Aphrodisias. Laodicea The Laodiceans get a shout out from the apostle Paul in his epistle to the Colossians. We made a visit to the church of Laodicea which rewarded us …
Our trip into Pamukkale was to see the living embodiment of its glossy travel posters; that famous terraced calcified hill overflowing with jaw-dropping azure pools. So it came as a bit of a shock as it seemed we may have arrived twenty or so years too late—they’ve mostly dried up. And when we asked …
After 8 hours on the road we may have been a little tired when we arrived at our next stop. And, admittedly, a bit melancholy that the wind conditions had stopped us from taking to the air in one of Cappadocia’s famous balloons. So when we checked into the Bellamaritimo Hotel and the owner Harlin …
