Holiday Cost: Turkey v Elsewhere

[Stuart T]

It upsets me too, old chum.

What was once a very realistic, exciting proposition for my retirement has become something of a worrying quandary.

Annual - or even (when I can afford it) twice a year breaks in Fethiye and Calis I would very much like to continue.

Local contacts, friendly welcomes from people I've met and familiar haunts are still very attractive and I would miss them terribly but as to buying a holiday home there - major concerns.

It's all rather upsetting, really.

[Stuart T]

To qualify my posting - it's not solely the financial element that concerned me.

12 months ago I looked at a property in Fethiye that I was sorely tempted to buy. My savings would allow me to buy it outright (with a little bargaining - even so, I would probably have gone for it).

Through CBF I looked at all the postings associated with buying a property there.

Political movement, nationalistic "attitude", - so much has changed in recent times.

CBF offered me so much in the way of informed opinion.

Erdogan's Turkey is not moving in the direction that affords me any encouragement to buy my own home there.

I'll be back in September - for a holiday.

[sadler]

I absolutely don't blame you. Very wise caution IMOP. 

[Stuart T]

I've spoken so long and so loud with friends and relatives about the positive elements that I have enjoyed in Turkey for fifteen years.

The reservations (that's minimizing the attitude) that so many of them had about Turkey I've argued against and put my personal experience and views forward.

I'm struggling now.

Perhaps, in retrospect, I have been part of the "Fethiye bubble".

[JohnF]

Prices for beer in a cafe in Cordoba. Draught San Miguel, and served with a smile  



JF

[kevin3]

  But where's the F in Efes.??   

[peat]

Suppose it depends on where you go, I was in Mallorca last week and the San Miguel was 3 Euro in most places.

[Colwyn]

On the plus side, spending holiday spending in Turkey is now 2% cheaper than it was this morning {£=4.5TL}.

[Scunner]

Prices for beer in a cafe in Cordoba. Draught San Miguel, and served with a smile   



JF

Can those idiots not spell - it's Lager and Extra Lager!!

[JohnF]

Suppose it depends on where you go, I was in Mallorca last week and the San Miguel was 3 Euro in most places.

Aye, very true.   We go to places where the locals go, hence the competitive pricing. Here's another just to show it wasn't a one off.




Keith - ah'm splitting mah sides at that one. 

JF