Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum

Introduce Yourself => New Member Introductions => Topic started by: dennis on January 02, 2005, 17:45:34 PM

Title: Hello for the first time
Post by: dennis on January 02, 2005, 17:45:34 PM

Hello everybody. My name is Dennis and I have just joined having come across the site by accident. I live in Devon and have owned  an apartment in Hisaronu since April 2004.

Does anyone have advice on how to get a cheap flight to Dalaman (if there is sush a thing. It seems that prices are going mad.

I am attempting to learn Turkish via various books but short of moving into my local Kebab shop find it difficult. Any suggestions please.

Dennis

Title: Hello for the first time
Post by: teresa321 on January 02, 2005, 18:06:10 PM

Hello Dennis and welcome.

 Regarding flights
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if you follow this link Braveheart has just posted lots of links for airflight searches.

There is also a thread on various ways of learning Turkish somewhere, if you use the search button at the top of the page that will help.  There is a lot of good information here and as you have already bought, you will probably have a lot to offer as well.

Teresa X

Title: Hello for the first time
Post by: KKOB on January 02, 2005, 18:11:42 PM

Hello Dennis. My name's a bit of a giveaway. I've lived in Kaya Koyu since August.

There are plenty of sites offering cheap flights - actually booking one is another matter. You'll find plenty of info on here though. Apparently the first flights into Dalaman direct from the UK this year, will be on 21st March.


Two of the best ways of learning Turkish are with Linguaphone or Rosetta Stone. You can get both by going onto Ebay and entering "Turkish" in the search field. You can also get them from Amazon.

Title: Hello for the first time
Post by: Anne on January 02, 2005, 21:03:55 PM

Hi Denis
Welcome to the forum and good luck with the Turkish lessons
Anne

Title: Hello for the first time
Post by: Tonya on January 02, 2005, 22:37:35 PM

Welcome Dennis, nice to see you here.

Title: Hello for the first time
Post by: loz on January 03, 2005, 16:00:51 PM

Hi Dennis welcome to the forum. next to Turkey Devon holds a speacial place in my heart, where abouts are you?

I have copied a few links that maybe of interest. Though the Turkish lessons appear quite good, it is not the same as listening to the language, but comes in handy. and a few sites for flights.

http://beat.cwru.edu/sfa/turkce/

http://www.turkishairlines.com/en/index.php
http://www.flythomascook.com

have fun browsing

Title: Hello for the first time
Post by: janet.gur on January 03, 2005, 17:52:23 PM

Hi everyone and Happy New Year.  I've just gone into the learning Turkish site mentioned by loz and it seems excellent.  Thanks for sharing it with us loz

Title: Hello for the first time
Post by: dennis on January 03, 2005, 18:39:49 PM

Thankyou Loz for the info. I live in Honiton near Exeter. Is there a way for a bulk reply to questions asked on this site because if I reply to all with my one fingure typing i'll be at it for a month of Sundays!

Cheers me dear

Dennis

Title: Hello for the first time
Post by: dennis on January 03, 2005, 18:43:49 PM

Hello once again.

Thank you all for the info which I am just about to look into. I am soon to go on Broadband so will have more time to 'Play'

Dennis

Title: Hello for the first time
Post by: tel on January 15, 2005, 21:20:04 PM

Hi Dennis.
Welcome to the forum from from Devon.
Tel

Title: Hello for the first time
Post by: treacle on February 01, 2005, 20:47:56 PM

hi everyone im a new one as of today,ive been looking for a turkish site for ages and this one will do for me we have a house in altinkum we bought in sept 2003 luuuuuuuuuv it cant get enough time there so we thinking of uping sticks and coming over to live just love the country and the people

Title: Hello for the first time
Post by: Hazel on February 01, 2005, 21:01:40 PM

Welcome Treacle are you thinking of living in Altinkum.

Hazel

Title: Hello for the first time
Post by: Gary-O on February 02, 2005, 11:59:06 AM

Hi to dennis and to Treacle, welcome to the forum.

Title: Hello for the first time
Post by: glennat on February 02, 2005, 12:05:27 PM

Hi Denis,

Unless you stumble across a late-booking or cancellation, I have found that the cheapest flights are on http://www.flythomascook.com/
They allow you to choose what day you leave and what day you return and usually for about £125 e/w (including taxes etc).

Glen

Title: Hello for the first time
Post by: number2 on February 02, 2005, 15:24:35 PM

Hi Dennis & hi Treacle, as Glennat said you book the days to suit you, so I booked to go out on a Monday & come back on a Saturday so i'm going for 19 days for £161, can't argue with that. Alan

Title: Hello for the first time
Post by: caz1230_1 on February 22, 2005, 17:42:53 PM

Hi dennis
We have bought a apartment in Hisaroni also,it will be ready in july, we are on the Brooklands site, where is yours?,anyway welcome to the site
caz

Title: Hello for the first time
Post by: lindi on February 22, 2005, 18:29:55 PM

Hi Dennis

Welcome to the forum.  Glad to see we have someone else from Devon.  We are in Exeter and have an apartment in Ovacik. (just bought it and going over to furnish it early April).  Try a1travel.com also for flights and xl.com. (type in Calis in promotional code for a discount).  Thankfully we will be able to fly from Exeter/Bristol from May!

Sorry I can't help you with learning Turkish - I would like to try it myself one day but it seems so difficult.

Best Wishes

Linda  :) and Colin

Title: Hello for the first time
Post by: kanga on February 22, 2005, 18:30:59 PM

welcome to paradise dennis,have a wonderful time in your new apartment ,and an educational time on the forum,we will have a beer in harry's bar in the summer ,cheers

Title: Hello for the first time
Post by: kanga on March 01, 2005, 00:10:34 AM

welcome tony and susan,nice to have you on board the calis express

Title: Hello for the first time
Post by: canalman on March 02, 2005, 09:27:26 AM

Hi Dennis, although several members have made suggestions about flights to Dalaman if it is possible for you to do so, it is worth waiting until the two weeks before the departure date. You can be very lucky but it is risky as the prices may not drop at all during that time.
Every time that we go to Turkey we are determined to get really into learning Turkish but we fail. We should make a very serious commitment to spend about one hour each day learning.
Anyway welcome to the forum and we hope you will get as much enjoyment from visiting Turkey and especially the Fethiye area as the rest of us do.
Pete and Sue

Title: Hello for the first time
Post by: johnners on March 05, 2005, 15:53:19 PM

Hi Dennis we are new members too and are going out to Calis in May we have a place in Calis so will be staying there after we have furnished it we will be staying in Hisaronou for the first week and then moving into our own appartment
we come from surrey. Johnners