Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum

Introduce Yourself => New Member Introductions => Topic started by: paellataffy on July 05, 2006, 10:03:39 AM

Title: ¡Hola! from Spain
Post by: paellataffy on July 05, 2006, 10:03:39 AM

Hi, paellataffy here! I'm currently living in Estepona, Spain and interested in travelling to Turkey. I'm a 45 year-old (single) writer with five cats, attitude (the cats and moi!) and a ton of questions to ask! I'm looking forward to meeting you all!

Title: ¡Hola! from Spain
Post by: stoop on July 05, 2006, 10:37:54 AM

Welcome - ask away.

Stoop

Title: ¡Hola! from Spain
Post by: paellataffy on July 05, 2006, 10:45:49 AM

Thanks Stoop! I'll try to pace myself so I don't swamp you! ;-)

Title: ¡Hola! from Spain
Post by: stoop on July 05, 2006, 10:49:24 AM

Where is Estepona? I've not heard of it. We have some friends who live in Chiclana, near Cadiz.

Stoop

Title: ¡Hola! from Spain
Post by: paellataffy on July 05, 2006, 11:09:51 AM

Hey, that's not far, Stoop! One of my mates lives not far from Chiclana! Estepona is a pretty wide area, stretching from about five kms west of the actual town to about 17 kms east! I live about 10 kms out of the town in an animal park called Selwo. For location - think about halfway between Gibraltar and Marbella. Estepona (when I arrived in 1994) used to be a lovely, unpretentious little fishing town, but it is now obscenely over-developed - although still much nicer than Marbella!!!

Title: ¡Hola! from Spain
Post by: Fran on July 05, 2006, 12:22:40 PM

Hi paellataffy welcome to the forum
Fran

Title: ¡Hola! from Spain
Post by: paellataffy on July 05, 2006, 12:36:32 PM

Thanks, Fran! I'll try not to swear, insult the vicar or steal the silverware! ;-)

Title: ¡Hola! from Spain
Post by: puma on July 05, 2006, 15:46:26 PM

hi paellataffy and a waem welcome to the CBF,whereabouts in turkey are you thinking of travelling too

Title: ¡Hola! from Spain
Post by: Orange on July 05, 2006, 16:11:17 PM

Hi paellataffy and welcome - lots of information on here regarding a future visit

Title: ¡Hola! from Spain
Post by: paellataffy on July 05, 2006, 17:24:43 PM

Thanks, both! I quite fancy Yalikavak - those windmills look very interesting. But I'm also investigating Fethiye!

Title: ¡Hola! from Spain
Post by: wickwilly on July 05, 2006, 18:54:12 PM

Hi Paellataffy. Welcome to the forum. I am sure you will love Fethiye.

WW

Title: ¡Hola! from Spain
Post by: tribalelder on July 05, 2006, 19:49:51 PM

Hi and a warm welcome to the Forum.  Fethiye is a great place but don't expect it to be too much like Spain. :)

Title: ¡Hola! from Spain
Post by: puma on July 05, 2006, 21:05:13 PM

been to yalikavak about 8 times loved the place until we found calis that was it hooked never been back to yalikavak

Title: ¡Hola! from Spain
Post by: paellataffy on July 06, 2006, 09:18:34 AM

I'm hoping that it won't be like Spain!!! Locals are lovely, countryside is beautiful, but construction companies are greedy and have ruined everything. Expats are a little bit of a mixed bag - some decent but most out for what they can get. If you're not in a position to survive without working, don't even THINK of coming here! There are some good people (my current employers are great) but too few and far between. Am now determined to visit Fethiye - thank you all!

Title: ¡Hola! from Spain
Post by: Anne on July 06, 2006, 12:05:08 PM

You won't be disappointed
Anne

Title: ¡Hola! from Spain
Post by: Harley on July 06, 2006, 20:57:44 PM

Buenos tardes Paellataffy y bienvenida a Calis Forum.  

Harley

Title: ¡Hola! from Spain
Post by: suwater on July 06, 2006, 23:05:38 PM

if you are writing at the moment kas and kalkan maybe a nice place to try kas has a few jaz bars, both easy to travel to from fethiye it would be a good experience to visit all three, pensions are easy to find and you would see alot of the culture and to be honest most of turkey is great it would be a shame to only see one place
sue

Title: ¡Hola! from Spain
Post by: paellataffy on July 07, 2006, 08:50:28 AM

Thanks for the recommendations, Sue y muchas gracias, Harley!

Title: ¡Hola! from Spain
Post by: jj on July 07, 2006, 19:01:13 PM

Warm welcome to the forum Paellataffy, you will love Fethiye. Julie

Title: ¡Hola! from Spain
Post by: kenkay on July 07, 2006, 23:03:14 PM

Hi Paellataffy
I visited Estepona a few years ago when my son was living there. He worked at Puerto Banus. He worked on the beach in the daytime at the watersports place, jetskis, parascending etc and as a Doorman at a table dancing club at night. Not a bad life eh  :D:D
Calis is very different and far cheaper, I'm sure you'll love it.
All the best
Ken  8)

Title: ¡Hola! from Spain
Post by: paellataffy on July 10, 2006, 09:39:50 AM

I'm hoping for somewhere quiet, jj and kenkay! I am completely fed up with all the all-night parties that you get in the summer where people living in my complex seem to think that it's perfectly okay to maintain a daytime level of noise (which I find pretty unacceptable in the first place!) at 3:00 in the morning! Just hope it's quieter in Fethiye!