What if?

If you have ever had the chance to visit Turkey, by taking tips from the things I have written; please do let me know about what your thoughts are. Have you seen the Basilica Citern? Did you see the water coming up from down below? Can you beleive that there were actually people living in there years ago, and now it is basicly sinking. How would you feel if this would happen to you? What if you house would start getting water from somewhere? What would you do? Do you have an Insurance to cover this type of damage? I am pretty sure people living in Basilica Citern didn't have any type of guarantee of any kind that would give them the chance to build another life somewhere else.
But even having a chance like this in our days is a very good thing for us. The idea of having an insurance of any type to give us the chance to reboot. Don't you think?

BASILICA (YEREBATAN) CISTERN

It is located in Sultanahmet, Istanbul and is open everyday between 09:00-17:30.

The Cistern was built by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian in A.D 542 on the other side of the Hippodrome to mee the Great Palace's water requirements and nowadays it is a museum and an exhibition hall, as well as hosting concerts and poetry readings.

For more information and pictures, please visit:
http://www.yerebatan.com/english/index.html

DOLMABAHCE PALACE

Is located in Besiktas, Istanbul and is closed on Mondays and Thursdays.

The construction of the Dolmabahce palace began in 1842 at the command of Sultan Abdulmecid and the edifice contains 43 salons ans 285 rooms. With its inlay and marble, walls hung with oil paintings and crystal marble bannisters, the palace has an atmosphere where you feel like you are in a dream..

For more information please visit:
http://www.kultur.gov.tr/EN/Default.aspx?17A16AE30572D313D4AF1EF75F7A79681D9DD78D03148A6E

TOPKAPI PALACE MUSEUM

Some of my friends asked me to give information on places to see in Turkey. So from now on, I will be giving informaiton on these too...

Here is a start:

Topkapi Palace Museum is located in Sultanahmet, Istanbul. For your info, the museum is closed on Tuesdays but other than that; it is open everyday between 09:00-17:00. Topkapi Palace was built by Mehmet the Conqueror immediately after the conquest of Istanbul. It cnsists of pavillions surrounded by four large courtyards with the treasury and the harem being of particular interest. Also when you are there, you will be able to visit the 6th century Church of St. Irene.

For more information and pictures, please visit:
http://www.topkapisarayi.gov.tr/eng/indexalt.html

Wow!!!! It had been so long since my last post. Well I really am very sorry for being so lazy but I really am having a hectic summer. And at the moment I am at the airport for a 2 week trip to Tai Wan. I will be back with a lot of memorries and stories to tell. I promise I will not make you regret all the time you have waited for a new post.
I will see you all when I get back.
Byeeee

Denizati Holiday Village

Denizati is located in Gumuldur, established in a 60.000m2 pine woodland.It is like walking in the forest and going to the sea with only 3 steps. This place used to be a camping resort covered with pine trees. I am talking like 20 years ago.Now they have divided the the land into two and kept half of it as camping and the other hafturned into a wonderful holiday village.
In the camping area, you can rent the tents and just bring your sheets and luggage to stay.The toilets, bathrooms are all so clean. There are also places (used by all camp residents)to wash dishes and do laundry. Wonderful, beautiful place to go..

For those of you that is not into camping; visit the holiday village section of Denizati. Has a swimming pool, animation, a small poi pond, internet access. (Is also available in camping area as of June 20th) All rooms have air conditioning, TV, hair dryer, a private terrace and telephone.Mini golf, tennis, table tennis, basketball, horse riding, trampoline are some of the activitiesoffered in Denizati by the animation team.

I honestly can say, words are not enough to describe how muh fun I am having everytime I visit Denizati. Maybe, if one of you guys who visits could find the words to describe.

For more info: www.denizati-hv.com

ERGIN PENSION

A beatiful, family owned pension and restaurant located right by the seaside. They have airconditioned rooms with very simple furnish. As everyone is out of the room the whole time, there is no need to furnish the rooms with high end. Pension has wireless internet access.

You may either choose from half board or bed and breakfast. They have a large garden right behind the pension where they grow almost all kinds of vegetables that are being served.

If interested in staying, please give them a call first and make sure they have rooms available. Ergin Pension is located in the same bay and area as Astoria Hotel.





For more info: http://www.ergin-pension.de/1-e.html

KARAHAN PENSION

It is based on the southern base of Mt. Kackar, accessible by a difficult road which follows a wild forest brook. Owned by Mr. Mehmet Karahan. The pension is based right by a thousand year old Georgian church. Rooms are decorated real simple and they have a half open roof in which almost 15 people can sleep. It is funished with plenty of kilims and cushions. They are really used to tourists and mountain hikers and they serve real nice food. Your cellular phones won't be accessible there, but there are phones available. Pension is 105km from Artvin and 26km from Yusufeli.

For more info: www.karahanpension.com

International Accomodation

Here are some links for those of you that will go abroad from Turkey or just looking for some place to stay:

Gatwick Hotels - Browse all good quality hotels at Gatwick Airport, compare prices and then book online. Reserve today, pay on arrival.

Accommodation in Estonia Tallinn, Parnu, Tartu, Haapsalu, Saaremaa - Hotels, Hostels, Apartments, Activity Holidays
Booking Estonia - Complete travel assistance in Estonia - Hotels, hostels, apartments reservation in Estonia - travel and lodgings. Includes Tallinn, Tartu, Parnu and many more Estonian cities. Nightlife guide - restaurants, bars, pubs, discos, cafes

Ukraine Accommodation
Ukraine travel guide. Apartments for rent in Odessa and Kiev. Visa support, accommodation, transportation and dating service.

Hotels in Warsaw, Poland Apartments, Krakow Accommodation

Club Astoria Hotel

Club Astoria Hotel is located in Bodrum (the name for the beach), Karaburun. It is open all year around. It is quite close to the sea. Actually the balconies viewing the sea are over the on the sea. the hotel has internet connections. It also has a disco/bar, gameroom, cinevision, sauna for groups, meeting room, game room etc.Hotel has a total of 40 rooms which 6 of them are suits. All rooms have view to the sea and all are equipped with bathroom, toilet, 24 hours hot water,
direct phone connection.

Astoria Hotel in Karaburun is 100km away from Izmir and is 110km away from the airport. Don't let the red lines on the map above decive you, as the 55km of the road is only with curves by the sea. You may get sick on the road. So I would advise you not to read anything during the drive and not to eat heavily before getting on the road. (I know, because, the house next to the hotel is ours :) I keep coming here every weekend and sometimes stay for weeks.)

I didn't put many pictures of the hotel as they are renewing it at the moment. I know that they are changing the room colours and the interior design. A big renewal construction is going on nowadays. They are aiming to finish up before the high season. But the hotel is still giving service at this time.

For more info: www.karaburunastoria.com

TECH TECH TECH

I am about to loose my mind on tech stuff nowadays. I am trying to figure out how to design my web site. So I am surfing sites like Webmasters Blog . You can find a lot of information about designing website, programs on the internet, news about tech stuff etc. The web site is really very easy to navigate and user friendly and for first commers like myself, for ones that are new at this stuff, Webmasters Blog has pictures along with the explanations. So, when using such programmes, you won't feel so foreign as you will be seing the screens for the first time.
Another cool site about this site is that you don't have to read the whole article, you just see a part of the article and if you like it than you just click a link to read the rest of the article. It sure saves you alot of time.
Well, I definetly liked it. I am sure you'll like it too...

TECH GURU

This is just what I needed. This guy is really the Tech Guru!! I was having a problem with my IE7, actually was trying to get acquinted and had real big problems in the memory usage of IE7. Well,this guy at
is telling you why.
I scrolled through his web site at http://techix.blogspot.com/and came across quite good stuff, like Domain Registration, Firefox tips and tricks (a flash back to days when I used that browser, and had to switch to IE7 :(( ) A big problem that we have nowadays, How to keep my mail from getting hacked.. Well, name it, you'll find it there! Every blogger has a nightmare called PR, Tech Guru is explaining the system very simply. (I mean I can understand with no problems :)-Thank you so much!!)
The site is very easy to navigate too. Unlike most sites like this, it does not give you pop up windows, plenty of adds etc. and confuse your head. It gets straight to the point without having any interruptions! Just PERFECT!
I personally added it to my Favorites List. Hope you'll do too..

MY DREAM TOO

While reading the blog,good personal blog, I came across an article about leaving the native place of one. Leaving the place where your family is, your work, your life, memories...
I am so glad that someone else is sharing the same thoughts as I do. Yes, one must communicate to get going in life.. Communicating with the market man, communicating with the sales guy is facts of life. But do we have to be a good communicater to get our life going? I beleive it only makes our life harder. Mine I mean. When I start to share things, I start to get involved which really wears me out. Because there are risks. Risks like being misunderstood, being judged of your thoughts, lifestyle or words etc. I am in control of mylife. Noone else is. Sometimes, when I get really tired of the city, tired of people hating eachother, selfishness and all other bad thoughts, I just want to pack and leave where noone lives. Where there is only me and myself. Is it just a dream? Can it ever become real? Hope one day we'll succeed Dingchao.. Hope one day. I will follow your blog, as long as you keep sharing..Hey you guys out there!! go take a look. There are a lot of articles in that you can find a part of yourself.

LIFE PORT ISTANBUL HOTEL

Life Port Istanbul Hotel has 41 rooms and 40 bungalows all having the garden view. All rooms are equipped with central heating & cooling, direct telephone, minibar, internet connection, sattelite TV,shower & wc, hair dryer.

Hotel offers; a very big garden with open air swimming pooland a pool for kids, a tv saloon, internet connection, dry cleaning, safe box available in the reception, 24 hours room service, free parking and jenerator (UPS).

Indoor swimming-pool, jakuzi, fitness center, tennis, voleyball, basketball and bowling are some of the sports that can be done within the hotel.

The hotel is 8km away from Istanbul Park, 2km from the Industrial Zone and 12km from Sabiha Gokcen Airport.

For more info: http://www.lifeport.com.tr/

AGAOGLU MY RESORT HOTEL

Agaoglu My Resort Hotel gives service 12 months a year. It has 205 rooms and is 22km away from City Center, Bursa and 60km from the airport. Hotel gives service on a "All Inclusive" basis. All rooms are equipped with minibar, telephone, central heating, sattalite TV and hair dryer.
All skiing equipment can be rented from the hotel and skiing lessons can be arranged with instructors. Sauna, massage, skin therapy, hair dresser and doctor service can also provided within the hotel. Guests with children upto 12 years of age, can use the benifits of child care service in certain times of the day. Game land, game room and night club are some of the facilites that can be used within the hotel.

For more info: http://www.agaoglumyresort.com.tr/

PIRIL HOTEL THERMAL & BEAUTY SPA

Piril Hotel is located in city center, Cesme Izmir. It has 139 room, 310 beds, 69 standard rooms, 1 handicapped Room, 10 non-smoking rooms, 13 family rooms, 18 suits, 36 dublex rooms and 3 Piril Suits.

All rooms are equipped with telephone, bathroom, hair dryer, electronic door lock system, minibar, safety box, cable & sattalite TV, internet access (in lobby and meeting rooms), central heating, air condition.

Piril Hotel offers, 24 hours of reception service, car rental, car parking, baby sitting on demand, doctor's service on demand, beauty saloon, game room etc. There are 2 open-air swimming pools and 1 closed swimming pool, a thermal pool, pool for kids, Turkish Bath (Hamam), Sauna, Massage, Fitness Center, a playground for kids, mini club and a night club.



If you are bored at the hotel, it is only 600m from the see, 10km from Alacati and 4km from Ayayorgi. Located 80km away from the airport but at Cesme City Center. But very easy to reach, as the road is a free-way.




For more info: www.pirilhotel.com and www.pirilhotel.com.tr

VILLA CARLA

Stands at the top of a high cliff outside Datca, commanding a brad sweep of the Mediterranean with the Greek Island of Symi and Rhodes on the horizon. It is a quite, comfortable and friendly hotel which easily conveys a sense of home.

There is a honeymoon room available and are total f 20 rooms. If requested, airconditioned rooms are available. There is 24 hours hot water, radio, ceiling fan and limited kitchen available in the rooms as well as shower/toilet.

They provide a full turkish traditional breakfast and serve cookies and pastery at 5 o'clock tea. Owned by a couple stayed in the US for years and have management experience, and whey they are not it, a german couple is taking care of the facility.

The facility is located only 15min. walk from the city center, and yet it is located on top of the hill overlooking the Mediterranean. Car rental, daily boat tours, hiking tours can be arranged upon request.

For detailed info: www.villacarladatca.com

CETMI HAN

A wonderful weekend in a uiet and beautiful village on the foothills of Mt. Ida (Kaz Daglari).The hotel is built in rustical style out of stone and timber. It has a charming restaurant, cosy and well-furnished rooms and are all centrally heated in winter. some of the rooms has fire places. The terrace has a beautiful view of the pine woods, the best of Turkey, unassulted by the modern development.
There is an extensive opportunity of hiking, peasant watching and off-road motorring in unspoiled environment. Olive oil is used in cooking, white meat and salads. You will have the chance to visit the ruins of the ancient city of Assos which is 25km away. And if you'd like to swim in the see, it is 3km down the road.
There also is a minimum two night package for the weekends and pets are allowed to the hotel.

For more info: http://www.cetmi.com/

UMUT THERMAL RESORT

Located in Saraykoy, Denizli, UMUT THERMAL is one of the finest thermal hotels in Turkey. Owned by Mr. Kadir Basoglan (owner of CINAR MUGLA HOUSES) has created a paradise for people having interest in thermal water and spa. They have 3 different types of housings; main hotel building, villa houses and bungalows. All the rooms for these 3 types are epuipped with bath tub with thermal water, Cable TV, hair dryer, towels and robes etc. For those of you, not very fond of using the thermal pool area in the main building, will be happy to use the bathtub in the room, with thermal water..
For the shy ladies, that won't want to be seen in bathing suit to others, hotel has a special pool just for those. They also have one mixed. A kid's pool is also available and a regular pool. (All pools are available in open and closed areas)
Once you check in to the hotel, you'll be greated and hosted with the "Guest Relations" and they will be giving information abou the hotel, how to use the facilities, the mud pool, the thermal pool, doctor visits etc.

Not interested? Well, there is a SPA&Wellness Center also, where you can get beautiful massages such as Armoma Therapy, reflexology, Ottoman massage (starts in traditional turkish bath-HAMAM-and ends with a beautiful massage etc.

Their web page does not have an english extention but, you may always reach them by phone and make reservations. And please donot go without reservation as it is a very big possibility that you won't get a room without reservation.
The contact numbers are: +90-258-4261101 (tel) +90-258-4261160 (fax)

For more info: www.umutthermal.com