Anyone been to Turkey this year?

Never fancied it but our kid and his family go every year and wouldnt go anywhere else as they love the place.
 
Still never recovered from my experience in 1996. Lost about two stone in two weeks. The mrs was surrounded by men every time she went in the sea and I bought about 40 roses from street urchins.

It's not for me.
 
I had a hairy experience in the Muslim district in Mumbai having been taken to a restaurant there by Indian friends.

People in India stare at you at the best of times. As a Glaswegian, this is hard to get used to as you think, is this **** looking for a square go. I always stare back. In Mumbai this took on more sinister tones.

Guys looking at you whilst on their phones is a great paranoi generator. I wasn't too upset when we left.

Tragically the men who were in my group were gentle souls, so would have been fucking useless if anything had kicked off.

I also decided not to eat, as I had a feeling additional ingredients may have found their way into my dinner.

Made me realise the level of ill feeling towards us by some. By no means all, but it doesn't take all of them to ruin your day.
 
I had a hairy experience in the Muslim district in Mumbai having been taken to a restaurant there by Indian friends.

People in India stare at you at the best of times. As a Glaswegian, this is hard to get used to as you think, is this **** looking for a square go. I always stare back. In Mumbai this took on more sinister tones.

Guys looking at you whilst on their phones is a great paranoi generator. I wasn't too upset when we left.

Tragically the men who were in my group were gentle souls, so would have been fucking useless if anything had kicked off.

I also decided not to eat, as I had a feeling additional ingredients may have found their way into my dinner.

Made me realise the level of ill feeling towards us by some. By no means all, but it doesn't take all of them to ruin your day.
 
Magicpole said:
I had a hairy experience in the Muslim district in Mumbai having been taken to a restaurant there by Indian friends.

People in India stare at you at the best of times. As a Glaswegian, this is hard to get used to as you think, is this **** looking for a square go. I always stare back. In Mumbai this took on more sinister tones.

Guys looking at you whilst on their phones is a great paranoi generator. I wasn't too upset when we left.

Tragically the men who were in my group were gentle souls, so would have been fucking useless if anything had kicked off.

I also decided not to eat, as I had a feeling additional ingredients may have found their way into my dinner.

Made me realise the level of ill feeling towards us by some. By no means all, but it doesn't take all of them to ruin your day.
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You do know this thread is about Turkey??
 
Been a few times, and we'd always enjoyed it. However the last time was 3 or years ago and we ventured further East than usual. Never again. Didn't feel welcome or indeed particularly safe. We had some issues with the hotel and transfers which didn't help but just didn't like the general feel of the place. I don't think we'll return in a hurry.
 
RadcliffeRick said:
You do know this thread is about Turkey??
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Yes, but the potential threat is there and I was recounting a situation where I encountered hostility because I was a westerner. Any threat in Turkey will come from similar hostility toward people from the west.

I have been to turkey twice. Wasn't an issue then as no attacks had happened to tourists yet.
 
We go every year. Stay in calis beach, love it, guaranteed great weather, good beer, relatively cheap to eat out and some of the best restaurants I've ever been in.
 
Francis Rizzo said:
Not one of my favourites to be honest but that was down to poor service on my last visit, some of the restaurants on the promenade down to fetihye are top draw.
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I enjoyed it but I do like a good Italian. Stayed here last year for a week and did that walk though I think we only had a beer in one or two then had an authentic kebab by the harbour. Nice little resort with Fetihye nearby for busy and Olu is another nice resort.
 
manchester blue said:
I enjoyed it but I do like a good Italian. Stayed here last year for a week and did that walk though I think we only had a beer in one or two then had an authentic kebab by the harbour. Nice little resort with Fetihye nearby for busy and Olu is another nice resort.[/QUO
manchester blue said:
I enjoyed it but I do like a good Italian. Stayed here last year for a week and did that walk though I think we only had a beer in one or two then had an authentic kebab by the harbour. Nice little resort with Fetihye nearby for busy and Olu is another nice resort.
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We got married in olu deniz and we went back for three nights this year, far too busy for me.
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Just back from near Olu Deniz/Fethiye last week - never have a bad time, locals friendlier than you can imagine, cheap, great food, politics irrelevant as nothing really affects holiday resorts....Olu Deniz coast should be great for snorkelling, there are fish the second you walk into sea.....
 
gordondaviesmoustache said:
Do a lot of work with Turkish people and I think they're sound. Got a lot of time for them. Been to Turkey twice and felt the same there too.
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Fantastic place people salt of the eartg nothing to much trouble weather and food brilliant lots of stuf very cheap great place for a holliday
 
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