Phil Buckley as featured in Today's Zaman
Phil Buckley, intrepid travel impresario and gadabout Kaş town was featured this Monday in Today’s Zaman Newspaper.
Phil is frequently a nattering nabob of travel information but even he exceeded his prodigious capabilities in this scintillating article certain to entertain as well as inform even the most critical and curious of readers…
A rollercoaster ride of new experiences and adventures – 07 August 2011 by Theresa Day
“Phil Buckley, who is British and who has been living and working in the southern coastal town of Kaş for nearly 20 years, tells us how coming to live in Turkey has been — and still is — an adventure in many senses of the word…Both Phil and the company are now part of the Kaş community, as the Bougainville newsletter shows. ‘It started out as a commercial marketing tool and was part of a general initiative to give us a better social media presence,’ he points out.”
What are some of the things he likes about Turkey? “The people, because of the similar sense of humor, their hospitality and their openness,’he points out. ‘The food, which is much more varied and a lot less stodgy than where I come from. I chose to stay in the Antalya region and not in, say, Istanbul because I’m not fond of big cities, except as a visitor. And the region that we’re in has so much potential for activities and adventure travel. I think the Mediterranean coast has some of the best scenery in the world; it’s quite simply stunning. The best years of my life have been on the Turquoise coast, where I met my wife and where we’ve raised our children.’”
What does our Mr. Buckley say when asked if adventure and safety mix? “All activities involve an element of risk, the skill is in managing it and keeping it to a minimum,’ he underlines. ‘So although diving and canyoning are inherently the riskiest activities we offer, there are more incidents involving mountain biking due to operator error. We were the pioneers for sea kayaking, mountain biking and canyoning. We have our own dive school and paragliding team. And we are specialists on hiking the Lycian Way.’”
And where does he see himself in the future? “Mostly here,” he responds. “My daughter wants to study in the UK, so it would be nice to have a holiday home there one day. I’ll be here, working hard to pay the bills.”
Well done! Congratulations Phil, to Theresa Day for her article and to the Hurriyet.
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