Turkey package holiday

davidjones@myself.com wrote:
> Thanks everyone for the advice. I have booked my holiday, going to
> Kusadasi for 7 days for 139 GBP. Seems spectacular value to me, really
> not sure how they do it so cheap.

I have just remembered another couple of questions;

I was assuming that at a port like Kusadasi there would be a fish
market where I could buy fish and cook it myself. A friend who
frequenly goes to greece says that is rare. What is the chance of
being able to buy fish myself?

If I did hire a car or bike, and ended up getting stopped by the
police, is it the done thing to offer a bride? It was quite acceptable
in Morroco, but was warned against it in greece.

Thanks for any advice.

Jack Campin - bogus address wrote:
>>I have booked my holiday, going to Kusadasi for 7 days for 139 GBP.
>>I would be interested to know how much people would expect to pay for
>>vehicle hire? It seems that the done thing is to hire a moped.
>
>
> Your insurance will almost certainly exclude this unless you hold a UK
> motorcycle licence.

That is a very good point, and I shall check before I go. I have year
round travel insurance (from alliance + leiscter with my current
account), and a few years ago I read through the policy. From my
reading it seemed to exclude very little, so I am hopefull.

>>If I did hire a car or bike, and ended up getting stopped by the
>>police, is it the done thing to offer a bride? It was quite
>>acceptable in Morroco, but was warned against it in greece.
>
>
> It would probably work if you'd grown up in the same village as the
> cop. Or if the cop asks quite explicitly. Otherwise I suspect it
> would just make him throw the book at you.

OK, I shall be very carefull. When I was in Morrocco I was stoped by
the police, and he just pointed to 400 at the top of one of his forms,
I gave him that much money (about 30 GBP IIRC) and he saluted me as I
drove off. Very pleasant way of dealing with the police.

a.spencer3 wrote:
> <davidjones@myself.com> wrote in message
> news:1158926902.183602.175490@e3g2000cwe. ...
>>I can assure you it was not an offical on the spot fine. The number he
>>showed me was the identification number of the form (like V5 on the log
>>book).
>>
>
> So you paid that form's number in dirham? He must have thought it was
> Christmas!
> (Well, maybe not!).

I did, yes. I am fairly sure that is what he was expecting, maybe not
though. He pointed at the number at the top of the form, I gave him
that, he saluted me (that is a first).

I have to admit I was somewhat fritened, having heard all sorts of
stories about 3rd world policing. It turned out to be one of my most
pleasant interactions with "the man", and an experience to remember. I
was not in the slightest concerned about the money.

Hi David;
I wrote you an e-mail regarding your holiday in Turkey... We wait for
your reply..
Thank you...



davidjones@myself.com wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I have decided on the easy and cheap option of a package holiday at the
> beginning of October (see thread "Advice on a european package or
> driving holiday"). It seems turkey is by far the cheapest, so that is
> where I shall go (probably around 150 GBP per person). I would be very
> interested in hearing anyones thoughts on what it is like. In
> particular, I have the following questions;
>
> A) Is the weather likely to be hot enough to sit on the beach and go
> swimming? I have not been able to find a good weather histroy site
> that gives me this information.
>
> B) Which resort should I go to? It seems that most of the holidays are
> in the Bodrum region, in one of; Altinkum, Bodrum, Gumbet and Kusadasi.
> Does anyone have any thoughts on these? Our priorities are (roughly
> in order);
>
> History. It would be nice to be able to hire a bike or car and go and
> explore some ruins or other interesting sites.
> Beach. In particular interesting snokalling and rock pools, so a plain
> sandy beach is not great.
> Fishing port. My friend is a vege, but he eats fish. It would be a
> big advantage to be able to buy fresh fish and cook it ourselves.
> Night life. We are not expecting Ibiza type things, but to be able to
> get a drink in this Muslim nation would be an advantage, and to be able
> to go out and meet people would be good.
> Sight-seeing. A large interesting city would probably keep us busy for
> a day or 2, so access to something like that would be an advantage.
>
> C) Can one get by with English? We will make an effort with turkish,
> but I would imagine that starting from zero we will not get very far.