Going on the worst vacation next week

It's going to suck big time.

Going to Turkey for a week with a friend. Paid way too much for plane tickets, $375 each round trip.

Got an awful tour guide, being hosted by and staying with a former Prime Minister's son.

Sightseeing's going to be difficult, my friend and I are going to have our own driver to take us around during the days.

I just want to cancel and go to FL instead.

Anybody got any good insight into the Istanbul area? Things to look out for, or do, besides cause a wake of drunken disaster in my path?

$375??

Dang.

What airline?

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Also going to Bodrum I guess...

Rolling with bodyguards into nightclubs is also going to suck. There's just no way I'll be able to pick up women.

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You suck.

Quote:

Istanbul was constantinople
Now it's istanbul, not constantinople
Been a long time gone, constantinople
Now it's turkish delight on a moonlit night

Every gal in constantinople
Lives in istanbul, not constantinople
So if you've a date in constantinople
She'll be waiting in istanbul

Even old new york was once new amsterdam
Why they changed it i can't say
People just liked it better that way

So take me back to constantinople
No, you can't go back to constantinople
Been a long time gone, constantinople
Why did constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the turks

Istanbul (istanbul)
Istanbul (istanbul)

Even old new york was once new amsterdam
Why they changed it i can't say
People just liked it better that way

Istanbul was constantinople
Now it's istanbul, not constantinople
Been a long time gone, constantinople
Why did constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the turks

So take me back to constantinople
No, you can't go back to constantinople
Been a long time gone, constantinople
Why did constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the turks

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sozobe wrote:

$375??

Dang.

What airline?

Lufthansa. That's at least the one thing I contributed to this trip, since it's my friend who's friends with the Turkish guy.

Friend of mine hooked me up, her friend won two round trip US-Europe passes and couldn't use them, so sold me the pair for $600, then $150 in taxes.

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Well, dang.

Obviously you're going to have a really disgustingly horrible time.

Tell us all about it when you get back.

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I hope you have as shitty a time as you expect slappy.

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And the girls in Turkey are just gross looking.

There will be plenty of pictures taken, and posted...the appropriate ones, so you'll see at least two.

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they dont want you pasty white men anyway

have a disgusting time

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bring me back a hashish coffee table please... any style.....

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I'm working on my envy to downplay it..

Hope you have a wonderful horrible trip and manage to snag some photos, of whatever.

I've read one police procedural set in Istanbul and a book on it by Orhan Pamuk (might have read on it by Jan Morris too, but fuzzy memory) and yet have only a glimmer of what I don't know.

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Slappy, have you ever been to a Turkish prison?

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Pick me up a nice doumbek while you're there, will ya? thanks!

ok - seriously - get details on interesting musicians, and share. please.

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You are in for a rotten time. I hate you.

Seriously, have fun and take pictures!

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DAmn, I really am sorry for you. Bring me back some Turkish Taffy.
Buy one of them fower pot hats and start your collection of hats of the world.
and snow globes of HAgia SOphia.

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Fabulous!

Lucky dog.

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aw heck... all that sand between yer toots, having to get folk to massage sun lotion on you - (ugh, the very thought of it), needing to make sure you wear sunglasses every day coz the sun's shining so bright and you havta look cool, having the constant crick in yer neck every time a bella-turkey beaut walks by, drinking, laughing, R&R - man, that's gonna be tough a? You'll be glad to get home.

Nope - not green at all..... not one little bit Rolling Eyes

Have Fun Mate! Smile

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Let's take up a collection and buy a new rope for the Happy Homecoming Necktie Party.

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I have it on good authority that this is all a front for Slappy to go join the Whirling Dervishes:

Slap, wear the teal one. The white will just wash out your features.

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shewolfnm wrote:

they dont want you pasty white men anyway

They haven't met me yet.

Jespah, you nailed it...that's actually what it's all about. I'm all for the twirling...

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