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  1. troops avatar

    Black Sea Region - Turkey

    by troops 25 May 2012

    We will be in Turkey for three weeks in June/July, based in Izmir. We would like to visit the Black Sea area for 4 - 5 days. Are intereste…

  2. Anna_moebjerg avatar

    midt June trip to Iran..

    by Anna_moebjerg 24 May 2012

    I'm going to Iran the 13-14 of June. Leaving from Van in Turkey and going to Tabriz in Iran and ending up in Tehran somewhere around the…

  3. HollyGirock avatar

    Istanbul/ Datca/ Cappadocia in 12 days?

    by HollyGirock 24 May 2012

    I'm hoping someone can lend me their knowledge... I will be spending 12 days in Turkey from June 11th-23rd. I will be flying into Istanbu…

  4. PrincessOfPenguins avatar

    RE: Eurovision semifinals...

    by PrincessOfPenguins 24 May 2012

    And the gay nightclub summer hit goes to Turkey...

  5. lynnekeys avatar

    Turkish internet terms

    by lynnekeys 24 May 2012

    Can anyone give me a list of some common Turkish internet terms - verbs, nouns, phrases etc. - that İ can use to get on wıth thıngs here…

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    Re: Iran Visa for UK (yes, yes, I know...)

    by gavinjem 24 May 2012

    Hi, I'm looking into getting a visa for the end of this summer. I was looking at both iranianvisa.com and magic carpet, but is their…

  7. Tretower avatar

    RE: A warning to travellers

    by Tretower 24 May 2012

    Tried going in private in this country? Different experience! When my wife had private health care via work, she was diagnosed with an…

  8. hunventure avatar

    Re: [TRIP] Help me make it shorter

    by hunventure 24 May 2012

    It's too much... Look! I know the airfare is high from Buenos Aires but it will costs a lot on transportation, almost the same as another…

  9. Ruth_in_Canada avatar

    RE: Safe to Travel Alone?

    by Ruth_in_Canada 24 May 2012

    I traveled alone to Crete when my friend wanted to go to Turkey and I wanted to hike the Gorge of Samaria. Within 15 minutes of being…

  10. vasenka avatar

    Re: Greece and Turkey- best route?

    by vasenka 24 May 2012

    Thessalonika has the trains...and Athens has the boats...

  11. Pymble avatar

    Visa - Multiple Entries into Abu Dhabi

    by Pymble 24 May 2012

    We are using Abu Dhabi as a base for exploring Turkey and Jordan, so essentially we arrive into Abu Dhabi for a couple of days, then fly…

  12. cipy86 avatar

    RE: Trip to Turkey

    by cipy86 23 May 2012

    Thank you very much for all these informations. I will fly from Bucharest to Izmir starting from 22 july to 27 july 2012. What is the…

  13. edugarcia avatar

    Weather in July/August and other questions

    by edugarcia 23 May 2012

    Hi, I'm planning about going to Iran during July/August 2012 and I have some questions. a) What about the weather. I know it will…

  14. shandrak avatar

    RE: Self Drive on Aegean coast questions

    by shandrak 23 May 2012

    Hi Sarikanarya, Thanks so much for your suggestions! I agree that in the long run, I'd rather spend a few more dollars vs getting herded…

  15. guyfromrio avatar

    RE: Advice on a 10 days Turkey itinerary

    by guyfromrio 23 May 2012

    Yeah, I know it is quite early yet for fixed plans, but I am quite anxious for that trip and planning makes the waiting easier, I guess!…

  16. sarikanarya avatar

    RE: Advice on a 10 days Turkey itinerary

    by sarikanarya 23 May 2012

    Oh.Wish you'd said :-s I thought you were coming much sooner.It is too early to look for definate flights yet,winter schedules won't…

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    RE: Advice on a 10 days Turkey itinerary

    by guyfromrio 23 May 2012

    Oh, I see what happened! If I search for a date on June, July, up until October, the timetable seams to be just like you posted. But from…

  18. sarikanarya avatar

    RE: Advice on a 10 days Turkey itinerary

    by sarikanarya 23 May 2012

    No no,look again.It is defo 23.50 arriving 01.15.I hecked on bulucak and then double hecked on THY web site and both defo give 23.50 departu…

  19. bedknobs avatar

    RE: Advice on a 10 days Turkey itinerary

    by bedknobs 23 May 2012

    If you're worried about the connection and want an alternative to immediately transfering to Cappadocia, you could stay here when you…

  20. edusmith avatar

    Re: What do you prefer: Taxi, transfer of car hire.

    by edusmith 23 May 2012

    If you are a good bulgarian/russian speaker than may be OK the public transport, but not such a good idea. I had a really bad experience…

  21. guyfromrio avatar

    RE: Advice on a 10 days Turkey itinerary

    by guyfromrio 23 May 2012

    Thank you Sarikanarya! You have been of a great help! I looked up on the Turkish Airlines website and the TK 2022 flight seems to leave…

  22. sarikanarya avatar

    RE: Advice on a 10 days Turkey itinerary

    by sarikanarya 23 May 2012

    Ah,thats good;you can book your luggage all the way throught to Kayseri with THY if you decide to put Istanbul to the end.I did realise…

  23. guyfromrio avatar

    RE: Advice on a 10 days Turkey itinerary

    by guyfromrio 23 May 2012

    Thank you all very much for your help! I too intended to go straight to Cappadocia and leave Istanbul to the end of my trip (as it seems…

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    RE: Need to go somewhere for a few weeks

    by bedknobs 23 May 2012

    The Exit Festival in Serbia has a hell of a reputation: http://www.exitfest.org/en It would put you slap bang in the middle of eastern…

  25. sarikanarya avatar

    RE: Advice on a 10 days Turkey itinerary

    by sarikanarya 23 May 2012

    Yes,I too like this itinery,not too packed solid.I also agree with the idea of leaving Istanbul to the end;two reasons- a)Cappadocia is…

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