Turkey 2008

[TimMehmet]

Just got back from my vacation in turkey. Had a great time, as always its quite disappointing to come back to england after having been in such a nice sunny place :(
Heres a collection of holiday snaps from the trip, a couple of them were taken while in a taxi and we couldnt ask him to stop unfortunately.
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[Mikala]

Beautiful place Tim. Must have been great seeing some of those places.

[al3d]

Nice shots man. Turkey seems to be becoming a more and more popular vacation spot.

appart from the airfair, how are the prices?..for hotel, food, etc etc

[TimMehmet]

Thanks Greg and Chewie!
Luckily we stay with my grandparents so Im not sure about hotel prices. (£1000-ish for 3 plane tickets from London though) Eating out can get expensive, some places are a bit of a rip off and other times you get a good deal . Its getting more and more expensive every year though. For example to go to the really "nice" beach its about £5 per person, then another £6 for a sun lounger. Eating out normaly cost around £6 per person.

[Mikala]

What? You PAY to get on the beach?

[TimMehmet]

Well not the beach exactly, but to swim in the "blue lagoon" you had to pay entry.
http://www.allaboutturkey.com/highres/photos/oludeniz.jpg
There were plenty of places to swim for free, just that spot which was particularly nice you had to pay entry.

[deg3D]

Oooo, very cool, I love seeing foreign lands, thanks for sharing/posting. :)

Now, is it really not that sunny in England? I always wondered about that, if it was actually true or not...

If so, why is that?

deg

[Meurig]

Now, is it really not that sunny in England? I always wondered about that, if it was actually true or not...

If so, why is that?



Because on the whole Britain's a relatively small island. We get hit with the full force of the mid Atlantic drift which brings warm air and water up to us from the Caribbean. That air & water streams across the Atlantic until it hits the mountainous western areas of Britain first: Ireland and Wales, and then cools, condenses and falls as rain. That rain then sweeps across the country.

That's also why Ireland & Wales are known for being so wet - both get hit by the warm air first.

The warm current also accounts for Britain's being generally a lot more temperate than other locations on a similar latitude. We're roughly on the same line as New York here but our winters aren't anywhere near as cold.

So yep. Mild and wet :)

[bmckain]

Jealous we are, yes...

:D :D :D

Glad you had a great time and neat stuff to see.

[deg3D]

Because on the whole Britain's a relatively small island. We get hit with the full force of the mid Atlantic drift which brings warm air and water up to us from the Caribbean. That air & water streams across the Atlantic until it hits the mountainous western areas of Britain first: Ireland and Wales, and then cools, condenses and falls as rain. That rain then sweeps across the country.

That's also why Ireland & Wales are known for being so wet - both get hit by the warm air first.

The warm current also accounts for Britain's being generally a lot more temperate than other locations on a similar latitude. We're roughly on the same line as New York here but our winters aren't anywhere near as cold.

So yep. Mild and wet :)


Ah thanks for the Britain climate lesson dude. :)

Being naturally curious in general, I fully appreciate such a comprehensive and thorough answer. ;)

I still have a can of "London Fog" that my Grams brought me back, as she was stationed in London for 6 years when I was a kid. I guess that's where my weather question and interest about it first started. 40 years later I have my answer. :)

My wife informs me that I'm a "blue" personality, as I always need information about all types of stuff that I find interesting. She's a "red," the exact opposite. I told her thanks for that info. And again, thanks for the meteorological info on England.

Great pics again Mdogger, glad you had a good time. :)

deg