Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum

Introduce Yourself => New Member Introductions => Topic started by: makemwonder on October 06, 2005, 23:58:09 PM

Title: hello
Post by: makemwonder on October 06, 2005, 23:58:09 PM

hello to all, I am a new member and my name is pat, I have been to calis beach several times now since my friend and neighbour of 20yrs up sticks and moved out there almost 3 years ago, until then I had never been to Turkey,and if I am honest I had no real wish to go  (how I regret this now )our first visit was mainly to take out household items that had to be left behind by my friends as they simply couldnt carry any more.so we promised to take them out the following summer, thats when the love affair with calis began, we cant get enough of calis now and have met and made friends with many of the turkish people who make us welcome on every visit.last year we booked a last minute holiday but couldn't get one for calis so ended up in marmaris , " hated it " (sorry ! )so after 3days we stuffed some clothes in a bag and jumped on a bus and travelled for 3 and a half hours to calis,amazing journey and cost £3-60p each " bargain " spent the rest of the week in calis and went back to Marmaris in time to pick up our bags to come home.I am going back to calis on the 14/oct booked up last minute cheapy the other day staying at buse apartments, I know where they are but can anyone tell me what facilities they have i.e. hair drier,( a must as my daughter cant live without one ) kettle ( thats for me ) any advice would be welcome. thank you

Title: hello
Post by: canalman on October 07, 2005, 08:33:44 AM

Hi Makemwonder, welcome to the forum and hope you have a good time in Calis. I do not know the Buse aparts but I'm sure somebody will be able to help you.
Pete

Title: hello
Post by: Orange on October 07, 2005, 09:40:47 AM

Hi and welcome to the forum maybe there is some info in the search section from previous posts.  Have a great time.

Title: hello
Post by: puma on October 07, 2005, 14:11:19 PM

hello makemwoder and welcome,another one gone and got the calis bug ,it is so easy to catch.hope you have a great time when you come over we are going out on the 14th also,nohelp on the buse apartments but i am sure someone on here will know  bye

Title: hello
Post by: makemwonder on October 07, 2005, 15:48:24 PM

thanks to all for the welcome, maybe see you there puma on the 14th you wont miss me I am having to use walking sticks at the moment as I broke my ankle a couple of weeks ago and have just got the plaster off, I am leaving from newcastle at 10-45 pm so will arrive in dalaman about 5am.(cant wait )usually pop in to forum bar at night.does anyone know how Mandy's new dog zilly is getting on, had a good laugh watching everybody chase after it when we were there in june she had only just got it and it kept doing the off ! were the beachfront bars affected in the floods as we have friends that work in merhaba, rose garden,marias bar and annas bar.hope everyone is ok,saw the photo's on here looked terrible.I will keep checking back to see if anyone knows these apartments, have only seen one other reference to on here but they just wanted directions to it.

Title: hello
Post by: teresa321 on October 07, 2005, 18:15:17 PM

We will be flying alongside you as we leave Newcastle at 10.30pm - see you there and have a great time.

Teresa

Title: hello
Post by: makemwonder on October 07, 2005, 18:48:12 PM

thanks teresa, same to you, are you in hotel or apartment ?

Title: hello
Post by: lolly on October 07, 2005, 23:07:00 PM

Hi makemwonder, welcome to the Forum. Funny how Marmaris has that effect on some people we lasted a day before rushing back to Calis. Mind you Hisaronu was the same for us we booked for 2 weeks there and spent every day on the Dolmus to and from Calis and Fethiye!

Lolly x

Title: hello
Post by: teresa321 on October 08, 2005, 07:17:24 AM

We have our own place in Calis now Pat, we had visited Turkey for many years and then took the plunge. I will keep an eye out for you, you shouldn't be too difficult to spot!  We will probably be waiting for cases at the same time and in the departure lounge in Newcastle.

Teresa

Title: hello
Post by: makemwonder on October 08, 2005, 12:15:13 PM

hello lolly, thaks for the welcome, we lasted 2 days, only because we thought we would see if icmeler( excuse the spelling )was any better and the decision was a unanimous uh uh. so when we got back to the hotel we were sat on our balcony having a quiet drink and taking in the exhaust fumes from the busy streets below and I said oh lets get the bus to calis tomorrow, my husband agreed without taking a breath,then I thought why wait lets go now.so within 5 mins flat we were on the dolmus heading into town to catch the bus to calis.BLISS. been to Hisaronu also and I would gladly grab any cheap holiday there if thats all that was on offer but only because I know I could get to calis easily from there.

Title: hello
Post by: makemwonder on October 08, 2005, 12:33:34 PM

Hi teresa, I am going with one of my daughters and my grandson (you cant miss him either he towers above both of us.so if you spot me in the airport come and say hello,if you dont see me in the airport you can spot me on the plane I am the one with the white knuckles clinging to the chair and wearing the seat belt for the whole journey.one of my other friends has just bought an apartment on lemon 2. and my old neighbours live chatterlaric ( once again excuse the spelling )

Title: hello
Post by: brummyboy on October 08, 2005, 15:50:35 PM

hi pat ,welcome to the forum.

marcus

Title: hello
Post by: makemwonder on October 09, 2005, 12:27:11 PM

hello marcus, thanks for the welcome, I think I read on one of the other boards on here that you are going across soon as well. am I right?

Title: hello
Post by: teresa321 on October 09, 2005, 12:36:58 PM

Checked tickets Pat and we are on the same flight at 1045pm so I will look out for you and say hello.  How old is your grandson?  We will have 2 boys with us one aged 16 and one 14.

Teresa

Title: hello
Post by: brummyboy on October 09, 2005, 13:09:53 PM

hello pat ,yes i am ,another one on the 14th first time i have been on my own.
dont know  what to expect.dont know if i will miss the wife and kids to much.

you can only do so much fishing in a week,going to tidy the apartment up a bit and do a bit of sunbathing,.

are you going to the forum party? get a chance to put faces to names.i have never been to one before so i am looking forward to it.



did you book with goldtrail?(£120 all in buse aparts.). i was going to but they would'nt let me book on my own.

marcus :)

Title: hello
Post by: teresa321 on October 09, 2005, 15:56:28 PM

Mick went on his own earlier in the year to do lots of odd jobs. Phoned me every night from the bar,told me what he was eating and how he missed me so much. Oh and he changed a light bulb.  

Very worthwhile.

Teresa

Title: hello
Post by: makemwonder on October 09, 2005, 20:57:26 PM

Hi Marcus, yes I did book with goldtrail, a bit dearer flying from up here paid £166 each, I couldnt get anything on my own either yet when you put the same details in for 2 people it came up with several, (madening isn't it )thats why I had to wait until the 14th as my daughter gets her holidays then. I am leaving hubby (tony ) behind he is looking after the dog plus he is taking his reach truck test on the 18th. but I have been so fed up sitting around with my foot in plaster and not being able to do anything,couldnt even enjoy my other daughters wedding on the 30th sept as I only got the plaster removed the day before,they took my plaster off a week early just for the wedding but gave me crutches instead as I still wasnt allowed to walk on it. so thats my excuse for going ( not that I needed one )I was straight on the internet before he got the words " why dont you go to". where do you normal change your money here or in turkey ?

Title: hello
Post by: puma on October 09, 2005, 20:59:17 PM

pat whatever did you do?

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Post by: makemwonder on October 09, 2005, 23:11:06 PM

Hi puma, I was delivering to one of my sites at work they have a metal double glazed door at the entrance that doesn't lock open, so as soon as you let go of it the door springs back, which is exactly what it did before I got my other foot inside, so the door slammed my ankle against the metal step Ouch ! I was carrying a box at the time so only had one hand free to open the door.it didnt help that I had to drive my van all the way home as no one was available from work to come and get me."typical"

Title: hello
Post by: kanga on October 12, 2005, 20:27:18 PM

Hi Makemwonder, welcome to the forum
kanga