Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
General Topics => All things that have nothing to do with Turkey => Topic started by: DonM on November 01, 2016, 14:54:05 PM
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This is the village of Barao Soa Joao where we are staying.
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Looks nice and peaceful :)
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Looks lovely Don, I am sure you are missed down at Engin's place. We were in there last month and there was lots of building work going on for next season.
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Very colourful Don, it looks bright clean and lovely. Id love to hear more, are you both enjoying it? Is it a good alternative to Turkey? 8) I was there for lunch with Jacqui and Phil too and we thought about you :D
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Very colourful Don, it looks bright clean and lovely. Id love to hear more, are you both enjoying it? Is it a good alternative to Turkey? 8) I was there for lunch with Jacqui and Phil too and we thought about you :D
Hi Lotty.
We are both well and enjoying life. We first visited Portugal in 1994 and fell in love with the western Algarve. We particularly liked Lagos and stayed in the area in our motorhome many times over the years. We are loners/isolationist and prefer our on company. We always enjoyed our stays in Turkey but we felt in need of a change, nothing to do with the problems they are experiencing at the moment. We always felt very safe in Turkey we often wondered around Fethiye late at night and never felt anything but very safe.
We live the same lifestyle in Portugal as we did in Kaya except here we don't eat out. We have the same diet as we do at home. Some people find it very hard to understand that when you are away for 6 months it's a way of life and not a holiday.
I can recommend Portugal's Western Algarve if you are looking for a quiet holiday.
Sorry I've rambled on a bit I'm gettinga sad old man in my old age.
DonM
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Looks absolutely idealic Don. Just so sorry that circumstances have made it Impossible for us to move too far from our routes now. Enjoy your freedom. :)
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It does look lovely Don. Enjoy your winter :)
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Very colourful Don, it looks bright clean and lovely. Id love to hear more, are you both enjoying it? Is it a good alternative to Turkey? 8) I was there for lunch with Jacqui and Phil too and we thought about you :D
Hi Lotty.
We are both well and enjoying life. We first visited Portugal in 1994 and fell in love with the western Algarve. We particularly liked Lagos and stayed in the area in our motorhome many times over the years. We are loners/isolationist and prefer our on company. We always enjoyed our stays in Turkey but we felt in need of a change, nothing to do with the problems they are experiencing at the moment. We always felt very safe in Turkey we often wondered around Fethiye late at night and never felt anything but very safe.
We live the same lifestyle in Portugal as we did in Kaya except here we don't eat out. We have the same diet as we do at home. Some people find it very hard to understand that when you are away for 6 months it's a way of life and not a holiday.
I can recommend Portugal's Western Algarve if you are looking for a quiet holiday.
Sorry I've rambled on a bit I'm gettinga sad old man in my old age.
DonM
Yes, the lovely Lottie was with us at the Istanbul. Phil was sorry we took her there as it was like a builders yard, but we had a nice afternoon lunch with a few drinkies thrown in.
I think we may look again at the Algarve for a wee holiday. I wish they flew from Aberdeen though. Thanks again for reviving my interest in Portugal where we used to have a time share.
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Looks beautiful Don. My ex mother-in-law had a villa built there over 20years ago. A beautiful unknown place named Tavira, not far from Portamao. Typical Portuguese town and hardly any tourists. But ı loved it! I've since seen advertising for Tavira holidays so i expect it's not an unknown town anymore which is a shame as it will lose most of its charm.
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Don, thank you for replying, you've had a marvellous life of travel experiences and your opinions are valued. I love that you continue to travel and enjoy places where you actually live for part of the year. It's exactly what Martin and I wanted to do and did to a certain extent. (9 weeks the longest!) So I know what you mean by people thinking you are permanently in holiday when you are actually spending time living in a country. I loved cooking at home several days a week using the fabulous Turkish ingredients. Like you we were also very happy on our own. A marvellous experience and no, you haven't rambled on at all, we've missed your posts, keep them coming it's amazing. 8) ;D
Portugal is beckoning !
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Haven't visited Portugal for many years now but used to own a timeshare there. Does anyone know how much long term rental of villas costs now in the algarve
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Haven't visited Portugal for many years now but used to own a timeshare there. Does anyone know how much long term rental of villas costs now in the algarve
If you let me have some more details, how long, how many beds etc. I check out the letting agents.
It appears every man and his dog visited Portugal this summer. The cottage we are in was full all season.
I've already checked out an apartment in Luz and for 1 bedroom sea front they are asking £265 per week for a 4 month let.
Being on GMT is another plus here.
DonM
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We met a couple from Hull a few weeks back who had just negotiated an apartment in Alvor for 6 months for £700. That included everything - electric, braodband, tv, the lot! OK it's winter but it's a damn good deal.
They were really there to safeguard English owners property for the winter and I suppose that's why the negotiated such a cheap deal.
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The Algarve is so nice, cheap all year round flights & short flying time & so much cleaner than Calis & without so many know it all ex pats
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Please note: that was not me writing under an abbreviated username; only Hilary is allowed to call me that.
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The Algarve is so nice, cheap all year round flights & short flying time & so much cleaner than Calis & without so many know it all ex pats
We thoroughly enjoyed the Algarve (especially the wine to price ratio) but I suppose it depends on the establishments you frequent.
Andy Murray was in the Wimbledon final when we were there and we found a sports bar that had it on. I can report that it was full of know it all ex pats :)
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Trust me there are plenty of know it all ex pats. We've been going for over fifteen years. Love the place but it's so different to Calis.
Both have their good and bad points and we feel very lucky to be able to afford to go to both places every year.
This October was the busiest for years. The weather was gorgeous and the prices not changed much since two years ago (we missed last year due to other holiday commitments). Only the weak pound meant it cost us a little more.