Olympos
Monday, July 30th, 2007
After taking a night bus (22YTL) from Göreme, I found myself in Olympos, along the coast of Turkey on the Mediterranean. Olympos is just a little tourist town… and to say town is pushing it. It’s really just a bunch of pensions, set in treehouses, restaurants, and agencies to book travel tours or adventure sports. The only ATM in the area is a mobile truck that drives in daily. But what brings people here is the chillout factor. There’s a beautiful beach surrounded by mountains and ruins, although it’s a rock and pebble beach, which takes some getting used to to find comfort. And other than the beach, there’s nothing to do but chill. The pensions are treehouses, which is cool, but we’re not talking about the shitty kind you built as a kid. Many have (much needed) air-con, and are quite comfortable. It’s really more like cabin camping. I stayed at Bayram’s, known particularly for it’s chill atmosphere, as compared to some other which also have discos, and hordes of drunk Aussies. For 20YTL a night, you get a bed, breakfast (with a choice… not just Turkish!), and a dinner (which, after a couple days, started to get a little dull. But Saturday is protein day with meat. Woo!) And since there’s nothing else to do, it makes a cheap little stop. Although the bar drinks are overprices, and they ask you not to bring any from outside… but as long as you’re still drinking what they have and aren’t obvious about bringing it in, no problem, and buy from the cheaper market down the street. [read on]
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