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Article: The fair lady of Bodrum; William Shawcross finds a dream boat to explore the glorious coastline of southern Turkey.
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- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- September 15, 2002
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Byline: WILLIAM SHAWCROSS
WHAT could be better than to be in Turkey while the country was doing so brilliantly in the World Cup!
I cafe-hopped from port to port on a wonderful boat. It was a joy. Even when the Turks finally lost to Brazil they were incredibly good natured about it.
'Ah well, we got much further than we expected,' one man said to me.
Sailing in southern Turkey is hard to beat - but it does depend how you do it. My wonderful week at sea was arranged by American friends of mine.
I thought that the southern coast of Turkey had been ruined since the only other time I came here in August 1968. Lots of parts have ...