Dress, bag H&M | Harness All Saints | Shoes Zara

Looks like we won’t be going anywhere outside the hotel grounds during this Turkish holiday, seeing as everything we need is pretty much in here. Frankly, I would prefer to steer clear of hosting a tourist circus-on-wheels show in the nearest town looking for something noteworthily Turkish, be it a marketplace or a cave. My family has a PhD on tourist circus, the lose eachother in the market and see you at the airport on Sunday act is by far the most amusing and crowd-winning. OK only kidding, but my point is it’s best for our own sake if we buzz around within some sort of system with walls and security – jail, rehab, or hotel – wellll, hotel it is. I guess we won’t be witnessing any authentic Turkish culture, but oh well, I guess save it for another journey.

Hello, how d’you do from Mistr Turtle I found at the golf course near the lake by the 8th tee.

Shirt, Pants Zara | Shoes Nine West | Bag DIY Vintage

This is my third day in Belek and so far I’m thoroughly enjoying the amazing weather, friendly people and delicious food. We’ve had to move hotels because the first one looked like summercamp, but now we’re settled and milking the current hotel of all its supplies and services. Like today, I was wading through the hotel pool and out of nowhere a water aerobics class started around me and I ended up having to do splits under water.

Oh and Alis you’re right, the seawater is so salty – I thought I was getting pickled swimming in it yesterday.

Last minute packing for Turkey as we’re leaving in less than 3 hours. I know will severely regret not getting some sleep because I am close to 100% sure that there will be a devil child on the plane wailing right until the moment we land. When I have a child and if it cries in an airplane I will be so considerate as to check it in with the rest of the luggage before boarding – plane’s happy, mummy’s happy, everyone’s happy!

I found my mother’s ring stash, very satisfied with stock.

Aand finally, last minute DIY to wear on the beach (similar DIY Tutorial here), I realised my bikini bottom will not do half a decent job of covering the junk in the trunk so I had to think of an alternative.

Hope you’re having a good weekend!

Shirt Mum’s Stefanel | Tee FCUK | Jeans Zara | Shoes Office | Bag DIY Studded Vintage | Necklace/ring Warsaw Antique market

Thank you for all the Turkey recommendations for the last post – I was intrigued by the restaurant on water bit, that actually comes quite close to fish coming to sacrifice itself in a puddle of lemonjuice! :D Still quite worried that I haven’t found a bathing suit yet. I’m going through the swimwear racks in all the shops but all I can find is bikinis that look like 3 pieces of tree-leaves strung together, or those that accommodate a balloon party if you know what I mean. I wish I could pick and order from ASOS’ vast collection, but we can all expect that to arrive after I get back from Turkey. I guess the only choice now, is to knit a swimsuit since we all know that DIY is the answer to all wardrobe dilemmas. Let’s see what kind of yarn I brought home…

Mohair… hm.

How about this, bathing suit from the year 1858. VINTAGE!

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Tee Lego by Paul Smith | Pants Zara | Shoes Monnari

We’re planning to go to Southern Turkey, Belek in a few days so I’ve been constantly shopping for beachwear. To tell the truth, this is the first time we’re going to on a proper beach holiday – we’re more of a city-touring folk, well at least my mother and I are, the smarter half of the family. Pffffff, lying on a piece of cloth wearing a few pieces of cloth by a mass of water, nonsense! No, we need to go into the city, the huddle buddle and the dirt that we’re meant to have vacated from, look at buildings (because we don’t have buildings where we come from), walk until our feet look like elbows, and all the while looking like idiots trying to blend in. Fact is, the ‘trying to blend in’ never works – three things that only tourists do: 1.Carry a map of the area in a different language, 2.FIGHT WITH YOUR TRAVEL COMPANION over that map, and 3. wear your camera across-body. Sometimes we will even consider eating in McDonalds or Burger King. Hey, it’s in the tourbook, try out the local food: FRENCH McPOISSON BURGER.

So my point is, I think my father and brother have a point when they stress for a holiday on the beachside, although I do fear my mother and I will go on a quest to find out when the hotel was built and can we please have a map of this area in Korean please. Do you also sell plaster models of the Mediterannean sea that I may purchase?

Anyone else who’s been to Belek and might have something for me to get excited about? Like, do the fish spring out from sea and sacrifice themselves on our dish? Something like that please.