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How to get to Flamingo Country Club, Royal Heights, Turquoise Homes and Lakeside Garden from Bodrum Airport!

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The route from the airport to the resort is reasonably easy as the majority is along the D330 highway. From the airport you take the D330 heading towards Bodrum. Some 10km later you will come to the Tuzla / Bogazici inlet /lake. There are two access roads leading to the resort from the D330, the first is signposted Bogazici (to the right) which takes you across the causeway, with the inlet on both sides of the road, and then to a small roundabout. Take a left here and then a right when you see the sign for Lakeside Garden. The road is narrow and bumpy here so drive with caution. In about 1km there is a fork in the road which you turn left on (sign posted to Lakeside Gardens). Travel through the small housing complex and turn left again when you come to the end. You should now be able to see the sea. Drive down the hill, past the entrance to Lakeside Gardens (to the left) just over 1.3km further on you will see the entrance to Flamingo Country Club on your left. Continuing on the ma...

Which Satellite system for English Channels in Turkey

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I have written something concerning satellite TV in Turkey before. Having seen many of the options available and as a native English speaker have not been impressed, I continued my quest to find the best satellite system for the English speaker. Forget Turksat, D-Smart, Hotbird, or Nile Sat. Turn to Thor. This is the list of channels that can be received with one satellite dish directed at the Thor satellite. Discovery World Discovery Science Discovery T & L Nat Geo Nat Geo Wild Animal Planet History Investigation Discovery Travel CNN Poker Channel Cartoon Network Cine Star Movies 24 Disney XD HBO Adria Reality CE BBC World Nova Sprt Explorer HBO CE Reality TV TV 1000 Hallmark STV 1 Disney Channel Eurosport HBO Comedy Adria Pro Cinema DDTV AXN Crime AXN Sci Fi Private Spice Various music channels At IdealWorld, we can organise a satellite engineer to visit your holiday home to receive Thor in the...

Golf in Bodrum

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I get many enquiries concerning golf courses in the Bodrum region. The area has certainly been marked as a new up and coming region for Golf in Turkey, and the first golf course is well into it's second year. To my knowledge another course is being landscaped on the other side of the Tuzla (Flamingo) lake, Bogazici (Boğaziçi). Another course near Karacahisar and Mumcular. So we will be well provided for in the future. Vita Park Golf Resort celebrated the opening of its Milas par-71 course on July 11th, 2008.  The course is the first of two 18-hole courses planned for the resort and the first in the Bodrum-Milas region to meet international standards. Vita Park lies close to Tuzla Bay, a unique wetland habitat for a number of rare bird species and flamingos. The resort encompasses a total area of one and a half million square meters, including the 5795-metre course, clubhouse and the Mike Adams Golf Academy.  It is the only golf facility in Turkey to have achieved ISO 1400...

Flamingos at Tuzla Lake, Bogazici

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I was wondering when the Flamingos were going to turn up.We first saw them last week, but managed to get some photos and video. The lake is next to the Vita Park Golf course and not far from Flamingo Country Club and Turquoise Homes apartments. Great place for a holiday . There is a family of Pelicans here too, but as of yet, they have eluded my lens. As I am not a bird expert, I think I have seen Cormorants and the Great Egret. Found some great picture here of birds . Someone who really knows how to take a photo.