As you can imagine I have heard of here very many times. Yet never been. It is MUCH more beautiful than I ever imagined :O Where abouts is it situated like? Near us?

Leaving tomorrow for Louisiana to visit relatives for a week, with my kids and mom.

it really is a gorgeous part of the country. Yeah its not far. Its Cumbria area in the North West. I'm not very good with approximating distance and mileages and but i would say it's probably 150-175 miles away from you?

I was going to go to England a year or two ago. Times change, and it's a pity. Well, as an aspiring race car driver, I will be able to travel soon. For now, I'm taking racing at farthest Wisconsin and the next stop is Santa Maria, CA(In state travelling, out of town).

I was quite astounded by the photos. Britain really surprises me sometimes with how gorgeous it is at times!


Turkey countdown: 65 hours :love:

cool have a nice time :D im going to Turkey next tuesday as well

Where abouts?

On Saturday i'm going to a place called Ulston it's within an hours distance to both Newxastle and The Lakes so I shall be visiting both. If you see me say hi Mojo!

I hope you have or are having fun, ribbons! I bet it will be hot hot hot.

That should be fun, kayleigh! You've been there quite a few times, right? I knew Germans love Turkey, but I didn't realize it was a destination for Scottish people, too!

Hey, maybe you'll see Cressidagater there! ;)

I was in Turkey in Istanbul and Bodrum in 1996 for several weeks visiting my then significant other and his family after his military duty was over. We went to Ephesus on a 110 F day! I loved the Roman history there, especially the Roman toilets and plumbing. And the blue blue ocean next to the mountains in Marmaris! Really lovely.

I was even learning Turkish. All I remember now is "seni seviyorum" (I love you) and "patlijan" (eggplant) and "usure," a delicious vegan Turkish desert made with beans!

Its within an hours distance to BOTH Newcastle and the Lakes? Alright seriously, where the hell is this place? :p:

sweet! two people are coming to visit me (but not really, haha).

I'm leaving in 18 days, I can't even believe it. Going to get my syrian visa tomorrow, and then on the 9th I leave the city to start my trip with 6 days at the beach resort i bartended at last summer. It just hit me today that I'm going to have five months off of work, I haven't gone five months without working since I was 15!

Haha that'd be super freaky if we all bumped into each other :O

But yeah I leave for hometime on the 8th :( the day before you!

lame, haha. have a great vacation though! next time you come to turkey don't miss out on coming to istanbul (way cooler than marmaris ;) )

Istanbul for a few days, then gonna get a 12-hour coach to Izmir. :hphones:

I would do but I'm actually cripplingly shy you know :shycouch:

Just for you this is a song combining them all :D

I can't even find it on Google Maps! it's a conspiracy!

^^ oh that's just bad, just so so bad....that song should never be played haha.

...for a permanent vacation.

You can say that again.

Wow...a song combining "seni seviyorum," "patlijan," and "usure," just for me!!! (I actually couldn't tell that the song included "usure"). What are the odds of a song containing all three? Thank you.

I hope your trip to Turkey goes well despite your cripplingly shy personality. You must speak Turkish, so at least you'll be able to understand people when they speak at you as you are hiding behind palm trees or what have you.

heading off to iraq tomorrow! soooo very excited.

Sounds like fun.
Are you travelling with someone, or going alone?

btw. Got back from Turkey earlier this week. Where were you girl!?

gonna be travelling with someone else, were meeting up in another town tomorrow then heading down from there. Its just a short side trip, only five days in the kurdish controlled area (the only safe part, everywhere else youd have to have a death wish to visit).

How was your trip? Ive been off in random places way off in east turkey for the past 2 weeks, its been great so far. ive got until september 10 in turkey and then off to syria.

The trip was great apart from a mix up with our rooms that took a couple of days to sort out.
I'd forgotten how friendly the Turks were. Not to mention their appalling style sense.
What's with the men's hairstyles all looking something like Al Pacino's in 'Scarface'...http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:E...228831.jpg&t=1

...only all spiked up as if they just arrived on a motorbike without a helmet?

As for their dress sense...if douche bag was a fashion style, they have it nailed!

oh god i know, my favorite is what people here call 'apaçi' style. basically the gelled up chicken mullet with tight jeans and either a badly translated english tshirt or an open button down shirt. like these guys :D

http://img.donanimhaber.com/upfiles/...5835D97BCE.jpg

:laughing:

Some of the hotel bar staff were sporting that very style.
Brow piercings seem to be the in thing too.

Have fun in Kurdland and Syria, jibber.

Unfortunately my trips are limited to more conventional/family friendly ventures these days.
Planning a short trip to Rome before the end of the year and then a family holiday in Florida for next summer. Not as cavalier, but bound to be loads of fun.

haha, yeah I think going to iraq is pretty much as off the beaten track as you can get, Im really excited that it worked out. after syria ill be going to lebanon, jordan, israel and egypt.

rome is great though, my parents took us to italy when we were kids (I think I was about 8) and my brother and I loved it. I just remember thinking all the ruins and ancient castles were just really awesome forts to play in :D

(and if your kids like cats, keep an eye on them; I scared the crap out of my parents by running after all the mangy stray cats and trying to pick them up and pet them)

i need the guy on the left's pants.