pow
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OMG I'm panicing now.
Going away to Turkey on the 18th, got to spend 7 days at work from now till then!
Money, 2 weeks, I'm going away with the GF and her family, in our own room if that makes any difference. We'll be spending most of our time with them (meals in and out etc), fair to say we'll be eating out 50-60% of the time, rest of time I should think we'll all chip in and help cook at apartments. Not eating out lunchtime apart from the odd thing I should think.
Not looking to bomb alot in Duty Free or buy loads of clothes jewlery, but maybe doing some boat trips etc:
£350 into Turkish Lira and £50-70 in Sterling?
Also I know about £10 Visa (what sort of country do you have to pay to get in as a torist FFS)
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Robbo
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Make sure its as crisp and new a ten pound note as you can get hold of as they wont accept old scruffy lookign oens lol
its quite cheap out there
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pow
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Yes so I've heard. And for groups of people they have to count it out in front of the person there. I'm taking two possible tenners, if they dont that one of them the cunt with a gun can shoot me for all I care, then I'll claim my arse back of their goverement.
But, that aside, is that enough up there?
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deano87
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£10 Visa?! What's that all about. Government must be racking it in 
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Tom
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My birds going to turkey in september  I can't wait obviously 
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willay
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
£10 Visa?! What's that all about. Government must be racking it in
pretty standard, you need to pay for a visa to get into the US you know.
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pow
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IS THAT ENOUGH MONEY DO YOU LOT THINK
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pow
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quote:
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Originally posted by deano87
£10 Visa?! What's that all about. Government must be racking it in
pretty standard, you need to pay for a visa to get into the US you know.
I didn't last year 
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antnee
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Im suprised mr brown hasnt brought that tax in here, although after 3 weeks we would be paying it in benifits to all the immigrants.
anyway, what part of turkey you going to? I leave on the 12th for 2 weeks  5star all inclusive hotel 
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willay
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Originally posted by pow
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Originally posted by willay
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Originally posted by deano87
£10 Visa?! What's that all about. Government must be racking it in
pretty standard, you need to pay for a visa to get into the US you know.
I didn't last year
Really? its a requirement to get into the country since 9/11?
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willay
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whats the deal with taking sterling with you?
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pow
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Altinkum I think. I don't know, the GF's mum refuses to tell me anything, what time the flight is, where we are staying, how much money to take. Mum and Dad are banging on about how I should just be sociable and spend what ever needs to be spent (just becuase I don't own a house and have a job they think I'm raking it in). Which is (and I quote) "anything up to a Grand, don't you know how much holidays cost??"
[Edited on 06-08-2008 by pow]
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pow
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Yes Will, really I just collected my bag and my Uncles mate picked me up
Apparently you can get better deals if you pay for trips with Sterling?
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deano87
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£350 Sterling will probably be enough, just. I'd have probably taken £500 to be on the safe side.
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antnee
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They love sterling in turkey, well the turks love any currency they can get their hands on!
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Robbo
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Yeah a lot of places there take £
I wa sout there with the ex for 10 days and we only spent a couple of hundred eahc incl one very exp day trip so £350+ should be about right
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pow
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Woah, just forgot the £60 for hiring Aircon, and £10 for hiring kettle. Trip to Tesco to buy a kettle might be in order
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Tom
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
£350 Sterling will probably be enough, just. I'd have probably taken £500 to be on the safe side incase rohypnol is expensive over there
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pow
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quote:
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Yeah a lot of places there take £
I wa sout there with the ex for 10 days and we only spent a couple of hundred eahc incl one very exp day trip so £350+ should be about right
Thanks alot mate, I did think £500 was a touch excessive for that. I managed to spend fuck all in the IOW with Kirsty (ate out one night out of 5, had a few drinks in the bar but mainly food from Morrisons), only the stupid cost of running the car up their bloody hills
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Robbo
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food is cheap, drink is very very exp if you have normal brands (ie smirnoff, archers etc), stick to their local stuff and its cheap as chips... lets be honest u rnt goign there to become a spirit conosseur
Also, beware the national beer Efes... bloats you up like nobodyus business, keep to 2/3
Get lots fo raki in you as it comes with free doritos
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Neo
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I'd take at least 500 mate, probably for 2 weeks take a grand, so i'd have enough not to worry. change it at the P.O and then keep the receipt, any you dont spend you can change back at the rate you bought it 
You sorted insurance ?
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pow
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Neo, this isnt france, I'm going with a family who I think in the 2 years I've been with Kirsty we have been out to eat once, I oonce took her out for lunch and she thought I was mad.
Robbo, as queer as it sounds, I'm not a huge drinker.
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Neo
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Yes dave, your queer
Cant believe your away when my rents & gf are, who am i going to go on random midnight excursions with ??
Are you not going to be buying dinner for yourself though, or chipping in during the day for shopping ?
[Edited on 06-08-2008 by Neo]
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pow
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They don't want anything extra for me for any shopping, her Mum keeps saying that they once they've paid for 5 (5 big eaters as well), she might as well pay for 6. I normally give her some cash after holidays though, so that can come out later.
Random midnight excursions FTW
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Tom
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Pow you ultimate tight ass
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