01/09/2026
Gölköy, Bodrum, Türkiye 🇹🇷
We call ourselves The 50 something backpackers (although we don’t stay in hostels these days 😜) as we ‘book as we go’ travel - usually just a few days ahead so we can ‘go where the wind take us’
We only found this place from meeting a lady in Istanbul that recommended it… turns out Australians are ‘very rare’ here… 🇦🇺
and that makes it even more special 🫶🏽 (it’s the place the locals go for holidays and it was so fu***ng awesome)
On the second morning I learned of dear Dollys passing, although I cried many tears - I leaned into the ‘choose joy’ that Dolly embodied (and was also a big theme of the Reteat in Bali - timely) 💕🌺
I may have also bought myself some new sparkly jewels a very special Turkish (originally from Paris) sparkly outfit that I’m choosing to wear at every opportunity… 💃🏻
Traveling abroad (much preferred term to ‘overseas’ ) opens up ones worldview in a way that can only be understood by doing it … traveling jigs the timeline, we get to step out of ‘our lives’ and review ‘all the things’ …
Bodrum - can’t be more grateful of our experiences with you, the people we met, the food we ate, the fun we had & the tattoos we collected 👯
Onwards to Ireland 🇮🇪 (I’m actually already here but due to time lapse posting- coz who really wants to do socials when travelling)… (or anytime if you’re me 🤪)
Big fu***ng ‘best ever’ award 🏆 to my bff for making this adventure the most fun ever (even during the ‘hard bits’)… so many lols 👯♀️🪩💃🏻😂 Nici Glyde
