Champions League Final | Istanbul Travel - Good to hear routes etc.

Newman123 said:
There are honestly too many to list. If you're in a big group then you're less likely to get pressured into giving money etc. If you're a small group then be careful cause they'll try to use force to be persuasive and make you pay them/intimidate you.

Common basic ones are someone shining your shoe and demanding you pay them money without you asking.

If you're at a bar, someone will offer to buy u a drink and then youll have a convo. They'll give some fake story about being a tourist or wanting friends (They'll seem genuine and believable). They'll invite u to have another drink but theyll take u to some dodgy bar and you'll get whacked with a £000 bill if you're lucky. If you're not then youll be drugged and wake up with stuff missing. They'll usually have a few big guys to intimidate you ad take you to withdraw the cash.

Theres also some who will do the same above but have a friend waiting to swipe something from you whilst youre distracted.

People will be coming up to u offering u drugs/women etc dont do it as its a scam. Theyll take u to some dodgy place like before or to a corner and try to mug you (Guns are more accessible in Turkey).

When I went, we went to a club after having a few drinks. They took us inside to what looked like a busy club but everyone was looking at us. We sat down and there were already food and drinks on the table. Women coming up to us etc. I realised that we didnt order anything.

I got up and told my friends to get up and leave. They tried to stop us but we didnt take anything. 3 large guys tried to get one of my friends in a room but I said I'll call the police and after a few mins we managed to leave.

Also be aware that theres no offical license for hard liquour. So beers are fine but dont drink vodkas/whiskey etc from shops because they are 99% of the time home brewed and can cost you a liver/your eyesight.

Oh and people tried to fight us on the day we're leaving cause they saw us with suitcases and started shouting at us about being able to leave Turkey or something.

I just didnt have a good experience with the people there who believed they were better than us. They were also super racist to my two black friends. There was just this general air of superiority they had/were trying to imply. I cba with that when Im on holiday and just want to relax/visit sights/ eat good food etc.
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Thats Liverpool not Istanbul
 
g180aj said:
1 of our group is crossing the border from Cyprus and flying direct, he’s worried about the consequences
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That’s what I’m doing on the way to IST. Land in Larnaca (Rep of Cyprus) early afternoon and then cross the border by taxi into the unrecognised independent state of Northern Cyprus (Turkey) and stay a night at a hotel close to Ercan airport in the North before flying into SAW early Friday morning.

Was gonna do the same route back but informed on this forum there could be border issues if they stamp the passport on re-entry at Ercan so decided to come back direct from Turkey. If that means a 3 year ban on entering Cyprus then tough shit.
 
Has anyone ever booked flights through ESky?

Have realised this is who mine are instead of Sky Scanner and the reviews don’t look assuring
 
blue44 said:
what i booked as come down from yesterday,

man - copenhagen weds ryan air,i booked easy jet thurs though
copenhagen - istanbul thurs turkish air
istanbul- copenhagen sun
copenhagen - man monday

man -copenhagen- man £110 with bag for cabin
copenhagen-istanbul - copenhagen £177.

£287
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