Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
General Topics => All things that have nothing to do with Turkey => Topic started by: loz on January 05, 2014, 23:59:24 PM
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January, thoughts are turning to Holidays, Scotland Booked, Bo'ness Childrens Fair, but looking for something different, Trying to talk Gordon into a Nile Cruise, so looking forward to anything but Turkey for a change.
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Ha Ha I did tell you how good "ABT" can be :D
As an "off the top of my head" reply - how about one of the Highland steam train holidays? I'm almost at an age where I see them leaving Perth International station and thinking "that might be good" :)
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That sounds interesting, but not quite there yet, the Holiday insurance is still and only just affordable for holidaying abroad.
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I was going to suggest the Italian Lakes but a glance at the photographs of the area and to be honest, you could be in Fethiye!
What about somewhere like Norway - those amazing fjords! Can cruise those too .....
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We are off next week to Norway to go dog sledding, snowmobiling and hopefully to see the Northern Lights. 8)
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If you have not been already, try New York, so much to see and do. A wonderful city.
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We are off next week to Norway to go dog sledding, snowmobiling and hopefully to see the Northern Lights. 8)
Wow - that's sounds very action-packed! Do let us all know how you get on, please.
Norway has been on my wish-list for a while ....
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Our in laws were very impressed with Hungary... and much cheaper than Turkey... lots to see and do and lots cheap flights to get there.
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Seeing the Northern Lights has been on the current Mrs Hamlets wish list for a long time Menthol, as it will be a one off for us I hope we see them, it's supposed to be one of the chances for many years but with my luck there will be no show just for the time we are there, lol ! 8)
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Hamlet, that is right up my street, but definitely a no no for Gordon. New York, never been on my list of places to go. However, I did want to go to Vermont in the Fall, yet after seeing the wondrous colours of the English country side this Autumn/winter saved a fortune.
Bo'ness Childrens fair is still on, and I am still trying for the Nile Cruise and Pyramids. The Norway Dog Sledging Northern Lights is definitely appealing to me. Hamlet I want to see LOADS of photos. have a great time.
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Thanks Loz, hopefully the skies will be good to us, cameras at the ready 8)
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We are lucky to have seen the Northern Lights from our window in Scotland. They often appear in the Aberdeenshire area. We have no light pollution as we are on farm lane on a hill and look out to the North Sea. Have seen the lights right across the sky fabulous sight.
As for New York Loz, it's fabulous and was always on my list to see, I would go back anytime and still have lots of things I have not got around to seeing.
Phil was in Egypt on business and was taken to see the Pyramids He was very disappointed, he told me it was filthy with rubbish blowing everywhere, and you could not get away from people following you trying to sell you stuff, he also disliked Cairo. I had fancied going, but Phil would not not go back and after hearing about the place I have changed my mind. Phil has also been to Norway many times, he said it's a nice place with lovely views, however, it is very expensive.
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I am looking forward to the photos Hamlet, bob-sleighing dog sledging love it, I used to go bob-sleighing, many many many years ago, #i was slim and fit then, Germany Austria and Switzerland, real adrenaline rush.
I do not like cities, Edinburgh is the exception to this rule, I very rarely venture into Southampton, and Winchester probably a few times a year and that is only 4 miles from us. London & Paris was maybe when I wast 20-21, Berne is another exception, so there is no way I will go to New York. Cities and shopping as a holiday experience hold no interest, luckily to both of us.
Our neighbour lived in Egypt for a number of years, told us of the pollution, but this is something I feel I must see/do. So many things I would love to do, but Gordon is either not interested and rather read about such places or it involves an element of danger, hell, I have no chance.
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The Amalfi coast is beautiful Loz. Lots of hilly bits, so guess that wouldn't suit Gordon unless you hire a car.. What about the Austrian or Swiss Alps? The villages are beautiful in the summer, lots of hotels with small outdoor and indoor pools, free buses to take you from village to village and lifts open to take you on to the hills. No need to be a walker or a hiker as locals use the mountains like people use the beach. Water features, flat trails, bbqs, mountain restaurants all open, deck chairs outside and peace......perfect peace. My friend & are are doing this again in August for our "special" birthday treat!!! Decisions decisions. :)
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What about Venice, it's brill. Nice and flat too. It's like Koca Calis with money!
You meet a fine quality of tourist in Venice.
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Hi Jacqui, I'm looking at New York at the moment for later this month. Its a special birthday for Claire and we fancy something different.
We have been through JFK a few times but only on our way to California, so were wondering what a long weekend break would be like in the Big Apple. Can you recommend any hotels/ attractions etc.
Buddy
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Toky and Keith, Venice I need to talk him into going, maybe, but he is Scottish and we are not going to enter the subject of Catholics ;-) Koca Calis analogy is appealing.
I have in my time covered vast areas of Europe, I did not need sun or beach, and was very happy to use a beach in UK if I wanted. I loved the Alps, Black Forest and just about anything inland, I did not have my first beach holiday abroad until 1994 when I was then in my mid to late 30's, because Gordon wanted and missed the Mediterranean and beaches, thereafter he won.
We are so similar yet so different, this holiday lark is getting to me! I can see Cornwall and Scotland calling at this rate. Gordon is now silently telling me he will be happy with Spain, oh dear.
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Perhaps you should introduce the concept of taking turns. So you choose this holiday and Gordon chooses the next one.
TA and I also have some rather different ideas about holidays. As he leaves me to sort everything out, we somehow always end up on the holiday I would have liked.
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We stopped in Venice for 2 nights in 2012, it rained day & night, St Marks Square and many of the areas were flooded where the canals were overflowing. There were queues of Gondolas in the central canals that couldn't get under the bridges because the tide was so high, even though we got soaking wet we enjoyed it and it was another thing to tick off the bucket list.
Re; reply #14, well 3 out of 4 people sitting around a particular dining table could probably be described as a "fine quality of tourist", not sure about the 4th one though, looks a bit sus to me! 8)
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It's a shame Loz, that you think N.Y. is only for shopping, what a treat you are missing. I have a friend who lives in Florida and they have bought a small flat in N.Y. because they love it so much there. She totally hates shopping, has no interest at all. She loves N.Y. for all it's attractions, the fabulous theatre, the wonderful Art Galleries and Museum, the vibrant street life around every corner. It's possible to spend 2 weeks in N.Y. with a full calendar of things to do and never see a shop.
I love shopping and N.Y. is the cheapest place to shop I have ever visited, but this does not mean that all you can do is shop.
Buddy, IMO A long weekend is not enough taking into account the eight hours to get there and the jet lag you are just settling in and then are going back, but for a taster if that is all you can manage, go for it. I would not know where to start with things to do. It's a 24 hour City. Briefly, visit Central Park, it's massive, but beautiful and the lovely thing is everyone does their own thing there, people jog, do yoga, dress up and sing, or just walk around, take one of the horse and carriage trips, the driver will point out all the things of interest and you can stop at Strawberry Fields and see the John Lennon Memorial. Take a trip out to the Statue of Liberty, the boat trip is very good. If you don't want to pay or stop at the island, get the Staten Island Ferry, it's free, go past the statue and then when it docks come back on the next ferry. Go to a Museum, the Natural History Museum is wonderful, but it would probably take 3 days to see it all, but, you can just take a dip in and spend a few hours. Visit the theatre, it's a must, but, don' t pay full price for tickets, Go to the South Seaport for 11.00am there is a box office there for half price theatre tickets. The South Seaport has a fabulous Seafaring Museum which is so interesting and there are old ships outside you can go aboard. The History of N.Y. with old documents is in this Museum and some wonderful model boats, Phil's favourite Museum. The South Seaport has a large shopping centre with restaurants that look out across the river, the seafood there is lovely and there are always street entertainers. We watch a guy with a rubber body doing so many tricks, including putting himself in a tiny plastic box. If you want to shop, you can get the bus out to Woodbury Common. The ride on the bus is so good as it go through the countryside, West Point the Military Academy is near this place. Woodbury looks like a quaint old American town with lots of small white wooden buildings. All the designer outlets are there. As it's in a Forest it's great for taking photographs, we watched huge eagles soaring in the sky above us.
Back in N.Y. take one of the open top London Buses that give you a tour of the town, they are good, because there is a running commentary and if somewhere looks good, i.e. China Town, you can hop off the bus and then hop back on the next one after your visit. I have only brushed the surface here and missed out so much you can see and do. I strongly advise a visit, but be warned you will want to return.
As for accommodation, keep away from Time Square, it's very noisy. The Madison Square Garden area is good because is handy for lots of places, 10 minutes walk to Time Square, 30 minutes walk to Central Park, 10 minutes to Brian Park. Accommodation is not cheap in Manhattan, so look around for deals.
I forgot to say, get taxis, they are cheap in N.Y. and everyone uses them. Just flag them down in the street.
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Perhaps you should introduce the concept of taking turns. So you choose this holiday and Gordon chooses the next one.
TA and I also have some rather different ideas about holidays. As he leaves me to sort everything out, we somehow always end up on the holiday I would have liked.
Take it in turns, you are kidding, every other holiday spent in the middle of an Hisronu type resort, Karaoke noisy bars, no thanks, luckily I get to book the holiday, he does not understand internet banking,
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Benidorm!
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We went to Benidorm for ten days, three years ago. Believe me, I am not the type of person who would jump at the chance to go there, but...
...it was great! Admittedly it suits a family with youngish kids and parts of it can resemble a zoo, but we chose a half-decent hotel on the outskirts, near to a couple of the mega theme animal/water/thrill parks, flights (Alicante) are easy, plentiful and dirt cheap even in mid-school holiday time, beer was 1€ a pint and food was cheap too. The old town is really nice with quaint little tapas places to wander between (the kids didn't allow the grownups much tapas y cerverza time, though).
And let's face it, there can't be too many more Brits in Benidorm in August as there typically are in Fethiye.
If Benidorm is too loud then I'd have a look at Moraira or Altea a bit further down the coast.
Saying all that, I'd still go to Turkey every single holiday if it was up to me.
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Following on from Jacqui's excellent Tourist Information Guide to New York! ;) I agree completely with all that. I'm not the world's best shopper, online shopping - great, but trailing round busy shops - no thanks! But it was so different in NY, looking round the famous department stores, Macy's, Bloomingdales etc, plus the other outlets within easy reach.
We also did the helicopter trip over Manhatten which we enjoyed Another tip, if you go up the Empire State Building to see the views from the viewing platform, try to go late in the day when it's still daylight but just about to turn dusk into evening. You get to see all the sights in daylight but then as it turns dark start to see the lights come on all around New York and see a totally different view of it. We did that, quite by accident I might add, but it was amazing.
Not really a restful holiday in NY but so much to see and do well worth it.
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Benidorm? No thanks, did that, too built up. we did Moraira too, at that time it was just becoming a holiday destination, we stayed in El Portet, looked on google earth and did not recognise the place.
One night we drove up into the mountains, spied a little village, we parked up, it appeared to be deserted, we had our son and niece with us and and decided to explore, we walked down this street, there was no one around, then we saw an old woman sitting in a doorway knitting, Gordon asked her in Spanish where everyone had gone, she told him that the village were running the bulls, he asked when and where, she told him running past here at 8pm, it was 7.50pm Gordon looked at us and yelled RUN!!! we made it into the village square and managed to squeeze behind the bars just in time.
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