natalielongstaff said:
where abouts in turkey were you alison ?? any tips ??
We were in Altinkum which is about an hour or so from Bodrum. Think sea-side town vs big city (Altinkum being the sea-side town)
As a family we love Turkey.
We started going to Altinkum before Eve could walk and made many local friends there. It was lovely being able to sit and eat a meal whilst the waiters entertained her.....
The Turks love children and say that a house isn't a home without children so, from our experience, they can't do enough to help - be it entertaining, baby sitting, feeding........
My husband isn't in the best of health either but I know that he can spend the day at our friends' restaurant sketching (he's an artist) and, if he feels ill, they'll bend over backwards to let him lie down, make him eat or drink (he tends to forget
) or just simply give me a call and bring him back to wherever we're staying
We've also been to Kusadasi which we enjoyed but found very busy, in comparison to Altinkum, and Marmaris (same again).
One thing I will say is that we found prices to have risen quite dramatically this year - from being very cheap to more in line with other EU holiday destinations.
If you like a drink at night pick up some duty free at the airport as even the local stuff isn't very reasonable - £2.50 for a glass of wine in a restaurant at night in some places but only 80p or so for a pint of lager.
Try
http://www.turkishliving.com/index.php. It's a board similar to this and you can ask allsorts
Where are you off to?
If you fancy buying an apartment abroad the prices over there are ridiculously cheap.....
