Club Sun City West Turkey Dlm Fethiye

... November 3rd) as 2 other groups from our pension had already booked it to arrıve at our place ın the AM. The fırst 2 couples got picked up ın one car, which was taking us to the beach resort town of Oludeniz (look ıt up, ıt ıs beautıful!) where our boat was launchıng from. Sean and I had to wait for another car to take us as there wasnt enough room. We got dropped off and headed on to the boat, but I soon realized that ...

(Sim)<br><br>We took a service taxi from Aleppo to Gaziantep for a bargain $12 and had the car to ourselves. The trip took about 3 hours including the border crossing, which thanks to our very sweet driver was very straightforward. The guy from customs checked our bags but was really only interested in James' book By Any Means , by Charlie Boorman. The book included details of a trip through Turkey and had a photo of the town the customs guy grew up in. He was so excited he was ...

... of my time abroad.<br><br>I bought two towels and two knock off polo shirts off a nice guy...<br><br>"Where are you from?" he asked.<br><br>"America," I replied.<br><br>"Ahh, America. Ahh, Obama. You like Obama?"<br><br>"Yes I do," I said.<br><br>"Oh. I got a question. Obama, is he capitalist or is he regular? Because the Americans, they suck the blood of the world," he explained, taking a mock bite out of his arm. "I am not Muslim but you know, I like all of ...

... have paid in the triple anyways. Very Confusing! We were about to take it, when we noticed the broken window in the bathroom making it quite easy for passersby to have a free show during a shower. He said, "No problem" and took us next door. Same room again - windows in tact. Almost exasperated - we sat down and said, "OK." The 'Ideal Pansiyon' hadn't started out too well. We'd give it a C- right now. Hopefully the owner would make it worth while ...

... leaves our bags at the end of the road. MP and DP carry one bag, cruise staff the other, down to the beach where our boat, "Summer Love" awaits. Two trips out to the boat, shoes off, bags below. Another group from the Cirali village join us, and we are 12. - two Turkish nationals (who live in New York) four Australians, one German and an American blended family of five. Looks a LOT better than we had feared - in fact it looks quite ...

... why any of the ancient peoples would migrate from there. It seemed large enough to support a quite large population. And the ancient peoples knew irrigation. So I don't know. And as usual, there is no one to whom to direct my questions.<br><br>After about 3/4 of the way I was most uncomfortable. The rear seats are elevated for luggage beneath. My feet were elevated such that all my weight was on my two-spot, and they were hurting. So, at a passenger discharge I raised up and tried to ...

... us along in his boat covered in carpet and shaded with an ice cream umbrella. It appears that Cemal never gets stressed. we have coined a new phase when getting stressed out: what would Cemal do? our last night, all six of us, along with a newly arrived German couple, crashed out on the pillows and platforms under the stars, determined to make a go of it and watch the sunrise. Only the Germans and Mert lasted all night, as the rest of us bailed ...

... city center, by no means the poorest part of town, but was warned not to travel alone around Antep Castle or to go very far beyond the bazaar quarter. "Gaziantep can be a very dangerous place," said Ali. "The people are very poor so they steal, take drugs, sell drugs, and fight. Not bad people, but very poor. Every day there are 3 murders," intimating the method with a sharp thrust of the hand. And I saw what he meant. The family bustle and buzz petered out in the ...

... first Turkish bath experience! After a long day of hiking and crawling around underground, we were ready for some deep cleaning. Arriving at the bath house, we were instructed to wash up, sit in the sauna and relax before our scrubbing and massage. After steaming and what we thought was a thorough self cleaning, we went into a massage room where the real cleaning began. Attendants lathered us up and ...

... and for presents, Mike mentions there is a stand selling scarves for men. Soon enough the shopkeeper rushes round and is placing a local black and white checked scarf on my head. Black and white is the traditional Palastinian Arab design. I suddenly have the Yassar Arafat tea towel look. I hand over my $5 immediately. The tour group loves it. Taha tells me it isn't offensive to anyone, in fact there is some respect to be given to me for wearing it. I am the Prophet ...