Do Like The Locals Do

So you've hire a gulet for week or thinking about chartering one of these Turkish boats as a private trip. The gulet you are interested in may not be extravagant but rather a classic gulet type. That's great! First off you don't need to pay for the big bucks in order to enjoy Turkey's southern coastline. The trip itself is a total luxury cruise. Comfort and pleasure can be found on the not-so-vip gulet boats too. The destinations certainly don't change and remain as blissful and exciting as ever.

The route may be as quiet and peaceful or as busy and packed with a good selection of things to do and see.

One of the most satisfying pleasures on gulets is the dining. It's not the same as dining at a waterfront restaurant, nor any other restaurant inland. Why? Well to accurately describe it - there is no way. You actually have to live it. But for the sake of this blog, eating on board a wooden gulet in the compounds of mother nature can be described as unbelievably much better than eating anywhere else.  How so?

On private gulet cruises the foods taste better - especially if you are BBQ'ing fresh fish over charcoal. The Turkish love to BBQ - not gas but charcoal. They even brew tea and Turkish coffee on charcoal. A whole different taste altogether that you just can't get back home. The Turkish people love it so much that you may even see them BBQ'ing in the middle of winter, on the side of the highway. How original and wonderful is that! 

Getting back to the subject and back to the gulet cruising... I would have to say that in order to really enjoy a gulet cruise in it's entirety is to do like the locals do. They don't pay too much attention to all else on board except when it comes time to eat. Generally all they are after is spending as much time in the water, eating and relaxing as possible for that one weeks' time. You're on holidays! Why not? 

The vegetables and fruit are plentiful. You could snack on this kind of freshness all day long.

There is no time restriction to your days and whatever you do. Feel the easy-going therapy of the Mediterranean. No stress. No hurry. No worries. Be a local for a week and you will feel so rejuvenated - a new person.  Then return home feeling fresh and ready to tackle the real world again.