I just got back from Turkey on Friday. It was a relief to get back home. There are definitely many cool things about that country for sure---but I feel the cons outweigh the pros. For example, Turkey lacks a good infrastructure of roads and general planning of the cities. The people are nice--but many lack the knowledge about or desire to apply deodorant. This may not be true for all, but it's definitely a problem in my opinion.
The food is tasty but it got on my nerves. I just felt gross after several meals. In fact, almost 3/4 of our group got the "turkish trots." (aka, the runs). I guess it's the water or the vegetables.
I did get to visit some cool cities (Ankara and Antalya). The resort town of Antalya is gorgeous. I also bought a couple of oriental/persian rugs to add to my collection. I don't think I'll be using them in Korea, but maybe somewhere down the road.
The flying was ok. The airspace was great and the fights were intense at times...but the integration with the Turk pilots was lacking.
Needless to say, it's nice to be back at my house.
Next up: The states. I'll be there for the month of August.
2 comments:
glad to see your coming home soon. and loved your info about deoderant or lack there of and IBS. love ya leslie
I showed this post to a friend of mine who went to Turkey for 2 weeks several years ago. He got a laugh out of it, but he said your dietary problems could've been avoided by not drinking their water. ;)
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