Honeymoon Stop 1: Bodrum, Turkey
When Ryan and I began planning our honeymoon our first thought was to explore somewhere neither of us had ever been. After looking at a world map and scratching off majority of it between the two of us, we narrowed it down to Turkey and the Maldives.
After planning an entire wedding I was pretty planned out, so we sought out an incredible luxury travel firm, KK Travels Worldwide, to help us design the perfect getaway.
We started in Bodrum, which ended up being one of my favorite stops on the trip. Just look how beautiful it is!
The dock off of the beach club at our hotel, Amanruya.
We stayed at the Amanruya. A gorgeous luxury resort that offers completely private cottages, each equipped with your own pool!
Our private pool. Look at that view!
Our cottage. Notice my husband opening our first bottle of wine before we even unpacked.
The designers of the hotel, Turgut Cansever, Emine Ogun, and Mehmet Ogun, did such an incredible job. The interior of our cottage made me want to go home and immediately redecorate. The touches of dark wood on the mostly white interior added such an gorgeous contrast.
Next, the bathroom made of an entirely white marble was designed to resemble a Hammam, or turkish bath.
The white marble bathroom, designed to resemble a hammam.
However, while our hotel was perfection we loved the town of Bodrum even more. With amazing bars, live music, fish restaurants, and private boats called Gulets to take you touring the coast, there was always plenty to do!
Jumping off of our Gulet into the Aegean Sea.
The view from the Bodrum Castle.
The spread of fresh fish and mezze all prepared right on our boat!
Needless to say, we will be going back...
Xx Allie