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Started by Ian Wickham in Ski Chatter - 350 Replies

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Pablo Escobar
reply to 'Holiday time is upon us'
posted Jul-2009

Ian Wickham wrote:
Pablo Escobar wrote:You can't tar the whole country with your brush just because you had a bad experience, I am pretty sure there will be more to Turkey than Marmaris ;)


I did reply to your above comments but it did not seem register any where, be careful someone might be watching :roll: :roll:


Someone is always watching. The point stands even if first time round my choice of words were way off the mark.

Caron-a
reply to 'Holiday time is upon us'
posted Jul-2009

Pablo Escobar wrote:
Ian Wickham wrote:
Pablo Escobar wrote:You can't tar the whole country with your brush just because you had a bad experience, I am pretty sure there will be more to Turkey than Marmaris ;)


I did reply to your above comments but it did not seem register any where, be careful someone might be watching :roll: :roll:


Someone is always watching. The point stands even if first time round my choice of words were way off the mark.


I've never really experienced much of tourist Turkey as the flotilla is totally off the beaten track. The whole flotilla had an evening in Fethiye though which I enjoyed very much.


Tony, I'm beating myself up about those Riu hotels. We want a holiday with lots of activity and the small ones don't have it but I've never been to a big hotel like that before. I'm very tempted by the bearable temperature, sea and white sand though. I suppose it depends if we can get a deal that can't be turned down.

Ian Wickham
reply to 'Holiday time is upon us'
posted Jul-2009

Pablo Escobar wrote:
Ian Wickham wrote:
Pablo Escobar wrote:You can't tar the whole country with your brush just because you had a bad experience, I am pretty sure there will be more to Turkey than Marmaris ;)


I did reply to your above comments but it did not seem register any where, be careful someone might be watching :roll: :roll:


Someone is always watching. The point stands even if first time round my choice of words were way off the mark.


It was not rude a bit patronising and It just explained about food poisoning on the first day, pushy locals who actually tried to push me into their bars, poor restaurants, we should not really include that one as Greece is not a culinary experience, and general British holiday makers singing songs about Alice !!! and no it was not Marmaris but Kusadasi......a wonderful experience
never to be experienced again.

Ian Wickham
reply to 'Holiday time is upon us'
posted Jul-2009

Anyway moving on......10 days to go 8) 8)

Swskier
reply to 'Holiday time is upon us'
posted Jul-2009

7 days to for me, this time next week i will have landed i think in Beijing! :D

Ian Wickham
reply to 'Holiday time is upon us'
posted Jul-2009

9 days until "I'm not leaving on a jet plane "

Tony_H
reply to 'Holiday time is upon us'
posted Jul-2009

Ian Wickham wrote:Went to Turkey once, will never go back, a poor mans Greece :evil:


I seem to recall you saying something similar about Austria - one bad experience and the whole place stinks!!!!

Mind you, every time I consider Turkey, my head tells me not to thanks to many experiences like your own from people I know who have been. They speak of pushy to the degree of stalking, physically manhandling people into bars and shops, and an almost unhealthy interest in little blonde girls: my mate has 2 young daughters and the locals would not leave them alone, kept touching them all over, the kids got very upset.
I dont think its for me.
www  New and improved me

Edited 1 time. Last update at 07-Jul-2009

Ian Wickham
reply to 'Holiday time is upon us'
posted Jul-2009

Tony_H wrote:
Ian Wickham wrote:Went to Turkey once, will never go back, a poor mans Greece :evil:


I seem to recall you saying something similar about Austria - one bad experience and the whole place stinks!!!!

Mind you, every time I consider Turkey, my head tells me not to thanks to many experiences like your own from people I know who have been. They speak of pushy to the degree of stalking, physically manhandling people into bars and shops, and an almost unhealthy interest in little blonde girls: my mate has 2 young daughters and the locals would not leave them alone, kept touching them all over, the kids got very upset.
I dont think its for me.


Your absolutely right the two countries you talk about are the only ones I have had bad experiences in, I have never had those experiences in France,Germany,Spain,Italy,Andorra,Scotland,Switzerland,Belgium,Holland,South Africa,Greece would I go back Austria maybe as I met some pleasant people in Innsbruck where we shared a bottle of Champers with a shop owner whilst watching the 1999 eclipse and Kitzbuhel where we spent a great lunch time being entertained by a restaurant owner, Turkey not while I have breath in my body, why would I return to a place that gave me food poisoning on the first day.
Holidays are about choice and thats mine....... :D

Topic last updated on 30-August-2009 at 13:07