Xela Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 More likely to encounter IS in London or Birmingham! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Absolutely no need to be scared. Those holiday resorts on the western are far removed from any threat, if there was one in the first place! The closest you'll be to Syria is the barman serving you a beer by the pool, might be from there. Any questions though just ask. I've been here for 5 years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 (edited) Absolutely no need to be scared. Those holiday resorts on the western are far removed from any threat, if there was one in the first place! The closest you'll be to Syria is the barman serving you a beer by the pool, might be from there. Any questions though just ask. I've been here for 5 years... Tell me more Hitz! Where abouts are you in the country? I'm just worried that we will stick out among the crowds and be 'targeted'... The fact we are in a villa as well kinda worries me a bit more. I'm also thinking that people must be in the area who are transporting people from Dalaman to the Syrian border? It would seem that they are free to move across the border whenever they please at the moment. Gonna be the worst holiday ever. Edited February 26, 2015 by Tayls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 You could always cancel and go somewhere safe like Paris or Copenhagen Seriously though Turkey is great you've got nothing to worry about just go and enjoy it ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 You're going to Dalaman? That place is safer than Farhquar Road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 You're going to Dalaman? That place is safer than Farhquar Road. That's where we arrive but staying in Kalkan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted February 26, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted February 26, 2015 You're going to Dalaman? That place is safer than Farhquar Road. That's where we arrive but staying in Kalkan? That's OK, too. FFS, I'VE been there, on a bus full of pensioners! When I said upthread I felt more threatened in Scarborough I was dead serious. This whole debate is verging on the hilarious. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 More likely to encounter IS in London or Birmingham! At least one of those cities are "No Go Zones', right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 We'll all feel bad if Tayls is beheaded by Jihadi John now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 Not gonna lie but that post has upset me a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted February 27, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted February 27, 2015 Not Sure If Serious... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Apologies if it has upset you, it was just a bit of dark humour against your over the top concerns about a holiday in a perfectly safe holiday resort. Truth is, if you are that concerned then cancel it as it sounds as though you have already made your mind up that you aren't going to enjoy it. Maybe just lock yourself in your house for a couple of weeks to be extra safe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YGabbana Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Lmao at this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted February 28, 2015 Moderator Share Posted February 28, 2015 We'll all feel bad if Tayls is beheaded by Jihadi John now. Not gonna lie but that post has upset me a bit. Yeah, Xela shouldn't have said that.....we wouldn't feel bad really * * we'd feel terrible. but it WON'T HAPPEN. Enjoy yourself, Tayls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 We'll all feel bad if Tayls is beheaded by Jihadi John now. i think the new method the buggers have is burning alive so he might be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJT123 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Why did you book it if you think it's going to be the worst holiday ever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 I'm not sure what image you have of Turkey in your head Tayls, but I advise you to forget everything you think you know. Kalkan and Dalaman are tourist resorts and are just like any other around the world. Turks aren't all brown skinned jihadists and there isn't a daily shuttle bus to the border, from Dalaman. That area is one of the most beautiful spots on the Aegean and quite breathtaking. The border with Syria is 12 hours away by car and a completely different world away from the one you will experience when you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted February 28, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted February 28, 2015 Yep, we went to both Kalkan and Dalaman, and they're lovely. It's a spectacularly beautiful coastline (not to mention the antiquities inland - Aphrodisias and Ephesus are both mindblowing). TBH, the only thing I didn't like about Turkey was the level of untidiness - quite a lot of litter on the roadsides, for example. And the idea of British style pretty front gardens clearly doesn't exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 I heard this guy has been stalking seaside resorts- 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 I have a belated birthday present, a trip to Istanbul lined up but not booked. The main focus will be on kebabs and football. I guess Hitz can help me here, which Istanbul club would you recommend seeing and is it easy to get tickets? Finally, will I die? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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