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Ansel1978
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 Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:48 pm Post subject: What is Fethiye like? |
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Hello, i am thinking of staying in Fethiye for a while. Does anyone on the board have some (helpful) advice they could offer me?
Is there enough in Fethiye to keep me entertained when i am not working?
Are the people (in general) friendly enough?
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tekirdag
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Fethiye is EXTREMELY touristy with lots of foreign tourist waddling around. So, clubs and bars can be found, of course. A place called oludeniz(can't spell that) is next door with paragliding and a small beach and a lagoon. A place called "butterfly valley" is nearby.
www.aboutfethiye.com/outdoors.htm
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bigbadsuzie
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 1:22 pm Post subject: |
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| In the summer months until November the place is full of tourists ans a fair number of those brits who bought property there. In the cooler months its a lot quieter and most places close down so you may have less spare time distractions than you would like .Try joining some of the local activity groups to releive the boredom or you might end up drinking yourself into an early grave . Out of courisity where do you intend to work ? |
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Kodak
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I just got back from Fethiye a couple of weeks ago, I was in a resort called Hisaronu just up in the mountains about 10 min dolmus ride away from Fethiye.
I had been there been 5 years ago and it's changed so much. It is so much more "English Touristy" now than it used to be. I actually hated it. It's like Blackpool but hotter.
The prices for 90% of the bars and restaraunts were in Sterling!!!
Now, this is a holiday town, not Fethiye which is still pretty nice. I just didn't have that much of a good time there. I was there with my Turkish girlfriend and she wasn't too impressed. I was quite ashamed as I suggested it :/
We decided to pack up and spend the last week in Izmir. I had such a great time there. I prefer it "Turkish" to touristy.
I suppose it all depends what you like.
Saying that though, Olu Deniz is a stunning beach still! |
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thrifty
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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| bigbadsuzie wrote: |
| you might end up drinking yourself into an early grave . |
Like TEFL then.
I was in Fethiye in April as well as Dalyan, Dalaman and Kayak�y. Lovely scenery but ruined by Brits. No real work full time unless you want touting and barwork in the holiday time.
I remember having lunch in a small restaurant in �lu Deniz which is near Fethiye and I was waiting for my red hot lahmacun to cool down before adding the salad and rolling it up when the waiter showed me how to roll it up. I was really embarassed as we were speaking English and I didn't want to explain that I had eaten thousands of them. |
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Ansel1978
Joined: 24 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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| tekirdag wrote: |
A place called oludeniz(can't spell that) is next door with paragliding and a small beach and a lagoon. A place called "butterfly valley" is nearby.
www.aboutfethiye.com/outdoors.htm
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Thanks tekirdag - paragliding is of interest to me. My Uncle is a paragliding/hangliding nutcase and took me up in the air when i was in California. From looking at the picture you posted it looks like a perfect spot. |
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Ansel1978
Joined: 24 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:31 pm Post subject: |
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| bigbadsuzie wrote: |
| Try joining some of the local activity groups to releive the boredom or you might end up drinking yourself into an early grave . Out of courisity where do you intend to work ? |
Thanks for your advice Suzie. Istanbul really is the place for me but i am thinking of starting off in Fethiye purely because i would have a house to myself.
Too many tourists = not good!
I guess i'll just have to weigh up the pros and cons of it all.
by the way, what do you mean by activity groups? ...what sort of things are on offer?
Music is my passion so i hope to get really into that (possibly even make some) rather than drink myself into a stuper!
I am not exactly clear on what sort of work i will be doing yet but i am working on it. I'm just looking at all the options open to me. Is there any place on the web in particular that is good for looking for work in turkey?
Thanks again.
All the best. |
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Ansel1978
Joined: 24 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Kodak wrote: |
We decided to pack up and spend the last week in Izmir. I had such a great time there. I prefer it "Turkish" to touristy.
I suppose it all depends what you like.
Saying that though, Olu Deniz is a stunning beach still! |
thanks Kodak! ...i'm glad you had a good time in the end. I hear you on the too many tourist thing - not good.
I need to get myself one of those Turkish girlfriends!
BTW, what's with the Kodak name... are you a photographer?! |
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Ansel1978
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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| thrifty wrote: |
| bigbadsuzie wrote: |
| you might end up drinking yourself into an early grave . |
...and I was waiting for my red hot lahmacun to cool down. |
Nice to read your post! ...so what is a red hot lahmacun? |
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dmb
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Music is my passion so i hope to get really into that |
psst baba, he might play the bass |
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Kodak
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| Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 12:47 am Post subject: |
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| Ansel1978 wrote: |
BTW, what's with the Kodak name... are you a photographer?! |
Nope, not at all. When I was signing up on these forums I had a total brain malfunction when trying to think of a name. The first thing I saw in this room was a box for a Kodak camera. Voila!  |
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bigbadsuzie
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| Look Ansel,this in case you had'nt clicked by now is a forum which is frequented by people who generally teach.So we had this strange idea (or at least I did) that was the type of work you might be persueing .Now that its clear you have other plans ,care to share them so we can smile and be safe in the knowledge our jobs are safe from you ?Btw don't really rate your chances of finding any kind of work once the tourists go home . |
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thrifty
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| Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 9:37 am Post subject: |
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| I hereby report Baba Alex for not teaching. |
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dmb
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| Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:07 am Post subject: |
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dmb wanders off to the kitchen to get a big spoon in order to stir things up
Baba what do you report Thrifty for? |
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Otterman Ollie
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| Basically because he is a BOKKAFA!!!!! |
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