Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Turkey Related Subjects => Turkey Discussion Forum (Not Calis specifically) => Topic started by: Scunner on March 06, 2011, 17:16:29 PM
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According to the deluded Altinkum news site
http://www.didimtoday.com/travel/holidays-resorts/1411-5-top-resorts-in-turkey.html
Oh dear :-\
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WOW!! It even kicked Olu Deniz's butt!! Calis came 2nd from last?? Obviously, the newspaper is being run by "Dream-merchants", perchance??
Gordy.
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"if you are looking for more quiets relaxed holidays this resorts very ideal."
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"Marmaris is as classy as the southern coastal towns get."
The more I read it the more ridiculous it becomes :D
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Long may Calis be way down the list :)
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So when Didim Times ran a poll on Turkey's most popular resort and Fethiye was the runaway winner with their very own Altinkum trailing miles behind that was entirely due to dirty tricks from CBFers. Probably.
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Exactly - I am quite prepared to believe Calis might not be voted No.1 in Turkey but Jesus, Altinkum couldn't win resort of the year if only it and Seascale entered! As for Marmaris being about as classy as the southern resorts get, I must admit, I saw much more class in Marmaris than in dumps like Fethiye, Kalkan, Gocek and Kas. Who writes that rubbish!
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I didn't think I'd ever see Marmaris and classy in the same sentence.
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I just did!
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So why isn't there a picture of Didim/Altinkum on the cover of every UK Turkey holiday brochure instead of Olu Deniz?
Must say I've never been and people who live there seem to love it, maybe a question of liking the places you know.
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Isnt Marmaris twinned with Hackney?
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No,actually its twinned with Walford. ;)
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What tosh! Only deviated from Calis once in 92 for a fortnight in Altinkum in the May! Apart from the fact it never stopped raining, the place was a sh*t tip and needless to say we were back in Calis in the September!
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May until September? Hmmmm, that's a long time to stay in a place that is a "Sh1t-tip", Cavfan, : :) ;) ;)
Gordy.
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To be fair It was written by Didim Today and they state that the 5 resorts are their own selection, they are bound to be biased towards their own resort but this line was the one that amazed me the most
Hisaronu is growing rapidly and if you are looking for more quiets relaxed holidays this resorts very ideal.
Hisaronu quiet and relaxed? Theyve obviously never been at night!
Oh and yes this line too
Marmaris is as classy as the southern coastal towns get
Fethiye doesnt even get a mention
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I agree with H, let them stay top,
Remember when Direct Holidays did Calis, when Bostans was The Sunset, it was a nightmare, the reps were running scousers & jocks nights, because thats what they did in Marmaris, and other trips that involved getting smashed, it was like, get the performing monkeys out and make loads of noise,we spent the 2 weeks dodging in and out of back doors,it was a huge relief when they pulled out,
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we spent the 2 weeks dodging in and out of back doors
nothings changed then LOL ;)
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:D Well to be fair Pete, we've met some nobs over 22 years there, lol.
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Haven't we all Laffa ;) But back on topic, I must be missing something in the article[?] it reads, 5 top resorts, not top 5 resorts, in their opinion to stay and visit in Turkey[?]
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Maybe, but Altinkum is not a top resort, whichever way you read it :)
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AaaaaH, so it's a typo then, should read "Tip Resorts"? ;)
Gordy.
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The top resort area in Turkey in terms of number of tourists and revenue earned, other than Istanbul, is Antalya and its coastline. In this and their previous poll Didim Today ignores this. Why? Too inconvenient a fact?
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Indeed, as I said, its their opinion[?], which they are entitled to, lies,damn lies and statistics ;) :)
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I suppose someone who rates Altinkum in their "top 5" would naturally have to also have Marmaris in there. I might have Calis in my top 5, although I wouldn't put it in any list where the top 5 is based on any factual evidence - I like it but I can't say it is in the top 5 of Turkey's busiest, most exclusive, most popular, best beaches etc - but then I'm honest enough to say that, and not to claim it and back it up with glowing opinions of places like Marmaris. Marmaris has probably done more harm to Turkish tourism than any other coastal resort - I'm sick of reading about (and meeting) people who tell me they tried Turkey once, Marmaris, and never again.
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Originally posted by BM06
its their opinion
Indeed; and a damn fool opinion it is.
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quote:
Originally posted by Colwyn
quote:
Originally posted by BM06
its their opinion
Indeed; and a damn fool opinion it is.
In your opinion:D ;)
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Altinkum should be renamed Alstinkum