Where should I go?

Hope you enjoy your trip,,both Turkey and Iran are great destinations IMHO.Sorry if we digressed a lot!

I think on the 'personal opinions'...that is exactly why people don't generally answer these ''what would you do'?'' type questions in the way that a poster expects......everyone is different,everyone has different opinions and experiences and anyone who has travelled a fair bit finds it difficult/impossible to say what is ''better'' or worse'' (even for themselves,never mind someone that they have never met!)

Also...as mike mentioned...your 'likes' were very standard.It is a lot easy to suggest a place if they are very specific....

As noted, personal opinions only apply to the person. If you knew the person and had reason to value their opinion then yes, asking for their personal opinion would make sense. But to ask strangers for their personal opinion really doesn't get you anywhere.

Bear in mind that most regular posters here on the TT are individualists. They prefer independent travel for a reason. Frankly, I don't care what any of them think of a given country and would never ask them for their opinion of a place I was considering visiting. I make up my own mind. In the end, that is what you have now done yourself, regardless of any opinions expressed here.

What I would listen to however is their specific knowledge of a place and anything specific about it. So for example, if I asked, Can anyone give me the name of a hostel they have stayed in in Istanbul?' I would accept their answer. But I would never ask, 'where can I find the best hostel in town?' Objective vs. subjective. No one is going to give me the name of a hostel they didn't like in answer to the first question are they.

Enjoy your trip Pisaster and don't hesitate to ask any objective questions you might not be able to find answers to for yourself. That's where the TT cannot be beat.

no, I don't agree Lucapal… you seem like a boring "standard traveler" I wish more people with out of the box travel experience would reply to these posts, maybe then they'd be worth joining in and trying to help the person asking for it.

You don't agree with what?

And what the hell is a 'boring standard traveller'?

Having read back this thread (it was a while ago) I wrote that...most well-travelled people have been to SE Asia.And that it is an easy place to start.Also that there is no fixed 'better' or 'worse' destination-it depends on the individual.

Which of these do you disagree with?

Joey Alan..signed up just to post that,and never heard from again ;-)