Ravishing the Riviera - Turkey
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WHITE houses are bathing in the honeyed glow of late afternoon. Water laps beneath wooden decking. Guests with impeccable tans waft around the bar where a Brazilian bossa nova singer croons into a microphone under a bower of pink bougainvillea.
This is the view from my cushioned sun-lounger at the legendary Macakizi Hotel, near Bodrum, on Turkey's Turquoise Coast. It's a laid-back Gatsby kind of vibe but I'm regretting, what is it, my second gin martini?