The Bodrum Journal
The Night That Starts on a Boat: Bodrum Nightlife by Sea
Sunset swim, dinner arrived at by sea, a club's own jetty at half past midnight, and a quiet ride home across a black bay. The best night in Bodrum starts on the water.
Tables, Doors and Minimums: How Bodrum Nightlife Really Works
Short answer: Bodrum's best venues are not sold on a website. They are sold on a phone, in a chain of relationships, at a price that changes with the night, ...
Bodrum After Dark: The Hour-by-Hour Guide to a Perfect Night
Nothing important happens in Bodrum before 22:00. Here is the night hour by hour — when to swim, when to eat, when the club actually fills, and when to come.
Gumusluk's Sunken City: Walk an Ancient Road Into the Sea
At the western tip of the peninsula, a Carian city slipped under the bay. Its harbour causeway is still there, a metre down, and you can wade along it to Rabbit Island.
The 3,300-Year-Old Shipwreck Hidden Inside Bodrum Castle
A sponge diver mentioned some strange metal slabs on the seabed in 1982. Eleven years and 22,000 dives later, the Bronze Age looked completely different.
Bodrum Castle: The Crusader Fortress Built From a Wonder
Built by crusader knights out of the rubble of the Mausoleum, held for 121 years, surrendered without a shot and later used as a prison. What you are actually looking at on Bodrum harbour.
Where Did the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus Actually Go?
A Wonder of the Ancient World stood in the middle of Bodrum for over 1,600 years. Then it disappeared. The stones did not go far — and you can still find them.