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Issue #016 - 30th July 2009
Subscribers: 870 |
| Contents: Calendar Classifieds Bridging the GAP National Cherry Day Travel-Watch Readers' Recommendations Q & A Discounts Useful Information |
Welcome to issue 16. This issue we've got a great feature from reader Ken, who took a coach tour to the South East of Turkey; exploring the rich culture and history of Turkey that most of us haven't yet seen. Our donations are going well, so this issue we want to offer something back to show our commitment to improving the newsletter. We all know that weather forecasts often differ greatly from the actual weather. So for now, all donations will go to a fund to set up a live, 24hr webcam and - if we get enough donations - a weather monitoring station, which will allow you to see live weather conditions any time of the day (or night), at all times of the year. Naturally, all donors will receive free access to the live service. Please enjoy the read, and just a reminder that we're always looking for reader submissions; so if you have something to share; from a question, tip, or recipe, to a travel feature or event, please do get in contact. |
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For Sale: 6000W Inverter and Generator
Contact: Anne Cumming, 0532 291 54 98
Waxing Now Available Contact: Sarah, 0534 275 46 05, sarahhague1@hotmail.com
DVD Conversion - and More! Contact: Henk Meijer, hegelos@gmail.com, 0536 319 49 46
Bodrum Children's Library - Update
If anyone would like to use the library space for children's parties or other events please get in contact with us.
Contact: Mary on 0533 9639615 or email m.bitez@gmail.com
Villa/Apartment Cleaning Services I live in Turgutreis permanently and I am looking to help people maintain their homes/apartments by cleaning for them. For more details please contact me either by email or telephone. Contact: Carole Jones, carolefarebrother@hotmail.com, 0531 742 45 80
Quit Smoking Now! "What do you MEAN, smoking is forbidden here? This IS Turkey, right?"... Well, those days are over, folks! As of July 19th you can't smoke inside Turkish establishments anymore. But ...do you care? NO! Because you have had an EFT session or two with Jim Ferguson and now... who cares where those others smoke! Because... YOU HAVE LOST ALL DESIRE TO DO THAT ANYMORE! Call or email Jim Ferguson for a guaranteed Quit Smoking session(s) Contact: James Ferguson, 0505 952 86 68, jamsferguson@gmail.com
Photography Club?
Live Music at Teldolap
Home Needed for Sammy
Wanted: English speaking Artist ...with availability in September and October 2009 to give daily classes to customers at our villa in Torba.
Please contact me to discuss your availability and fees.
Yoga Holidays Starting 21 September 2009 at a private detached villa in the quiet fishing village of Torba
The villa has modern facilities and has been decorated with hand-made furnishings from local craftsmen to make it comfortable and welcoming. Come and enjoy a relaxing holiday while rejuvenating your body and soul with 2 yoga sessions per day with our experienced yoga instructor who resides in Bodrum Schedule The classes will run from Monday to Monday After the class, a freshly prepared Turkish breakfast will be delivered. When you have finished breakfast you have the rest of the day to swim,enjoy walking in the pine forests, shopping in Bodrum,or exploring local cultural sites, or simply chill in the garden. The evening yoga class will take place approx 6pm (time to be confirmed by instructor) At the end of the yoga class, you can choose to prepare your own meal in the villa, or dine at one of the local restaurants in Torba at a discounted rate that we have arranged for our guests. We would like to offer 10% discount to readers of the Bodrum Bulletin and their friends and family who book a yoga holiday with us. For more details and prices please me. Contact: Michelle, michele@idyllichomesabroad.com, 0535 873 22 02
Property alterations, renovations and construction No job is too big or too small!! I can provide a range of services from as small as changing a light bulb through to installation of new kitchens, bathrooms and the construction of new builds. I have carried out renovations in London and Turkey. Alterations and renovations could range from:-
For examples of work see:- http://www.propertiesinbodrum.com/development.htm Services in relation to the construction of new builds include:-
For photos of a recent construction see:- http://www.propertiesinbodrum.com/buy.htm (property ref:- ORT001BY) To organise a viewing / quote please contact us via the details below. Contact: Aytaç, 0533 546 14 20 (English and Turkish speaking)
Community Association Management Company We are a full-service community association management company with a comprehensive bundle of services that meets the most demanding needs of any type or any size of community. We manage homeowner properties and large Master-Planned Communities. Our experienced team is also providing rental services for property owners who wish to rent out their properties for short or long-term. Contact: Yusuf Parmaksizoğlu, parmaksizogluyusuf@gmail.com
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Our feature this issue comes from regular reader Ken, who recently celebrated his 50th Birthday by taking a coach tour which took him and his wife to the South East of Turkey exploring some of Turkey's most stunning scenery and travel destinations which are often overlooked.
For many of us living on fixed incomes around the Bodrum peninsula we have a regular weekly routine, the visit to the pazar, supermarket shopping, swimming and sunbathing along with all the rest of normal daily life. On the whole most of our needs are met in the area without travelling much further afield and this is our main experience of Turkey. Some of us will have made trips perhaps to Marmaris, Fethiye, Pamukkale or Istanbul. I wonder how many of us have been adventurous enough to go 'off the beaten path' and discover just how enormous and richly varied a country we live in. Probably relatively few, myself included - until last month that is.
When my wife Nükhet asked me what I wanted to do to celebrate my 50th birthday, after only a moment's reflection I said I didn't want a mini-break in Europe like the old days, what I really wanted was to see more of Turkey, the country I love and live in all year round. That's how we came to be in an Istanbul car park at 11pm with a bunch full of strangers waiting for a bus. Not just any bus, but an air-conditioned coach that would whisk us off on a 5,000km magical mystery tour of south east Turkey (the Tigris and Euphrates delta region) over the next 10 days. Sounds a bit hard work for a holiday, doesn't it? But it turned out to be one of the most memorable trips of my life.
We took a package trip with Etstur, one of Turkey's leading tour operators. Though independent travel has always been my thing, as we discovered to have done this would have required a huge amount of planning, as a lot of the places to visit are quite remote or with considerable distances in-between. Having the itinerary organised with all hotels pre-booked makes sense and in my experience now I'd say this is definitely ....Click
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This issue's recipes all come from Ursula Haselden,
author of Orchids for Aphrodite, who points out that we didn't highlight the 18th July National Cherry day, so time to correct that, with her delicious set of six cherry recipes! MA CHERIE AMOUR
On this auspicious day we attended the regular St Marina’s Day party at the marina in Scotland where we keep our boat Cappelle. I marked the day by making Fresh Cherry Cake (see recipe Bodrum Bulletin Issue #013). Delicious. (It was the authentic version, for the luscious cherries I purchased were imported from Turkey.) Something to remember! – if not gorged, glowing red, winking and pouting, from a heaped bowl on the patio table, while sitting in the shade dangling paired cherries as earrings – is that cherries are best friends with kirsch, maraschino, dark chocolate, almonds and pistachio nuts.
Bon appétit! Ursula Haselden
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Flight Update - 28th July, 2009
Flight information gathered on the 28th July, 2009 from skyscanner.net Bodrum Milas: Live Arrivals - For Milas Airport International arrivals, click HERE. Ferries:
For more information or booking, please contact: info@bodrumtour.com |
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Due to reader demand, this issue, we've listed the Readers' Recommendations directory in full. Please click the links for more details, to add reviews, or to add other companies. The full directory can also be viewed on the website HERE, or click on "Directory" on the top menu of the website. Remember that you need to be logged into the website to view the detail
pages. If you are having problems logging in, please click HERE. We currently have requests for recommendations for the following businesses:
Recommending a company is simple - just email us with the details, and a short testimonial! |
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If you have a question about any aspect of life in Bodrum, let us know and we'll post it to this section as an open question. But here's the important bit - we need your help to answer the open questions; so please don't be embarrassed - send us your questions, and answers. I'm still working on a way to organise these a bit better on the website - so please bear with me! For the meantime, please use the website search facility (top right of every page) to help you find content. New Questions:No new questions this week!
New Answers: Q55: I would like to know if anyone has suggestions as to where I
can join a gym by the month? I know that the marina offers this option, but I
would like other options in the Bodrum area too.
Unanswered Questions: Q56: Has anyone seen Condensed Milk (or an equivalent), available
anywhere over here (I know you can get it from Kos, but was looking for
somewhere a little more local!) Q54: We currently pay 4.5TL per ton of water supplied to our
apartment. Our water supply comes from an underground reservoir/well. Our
apartment has a meter, and we pay the money directly to the developer who built
our sitesi. Can anyone confirm if the rate we are paying is
reasonable? Q53: Has anyone started the process of getting their Tapu changed to
Kat Mulkiyet? If so, what is the procedure? What documents are required and do
they need to be originals or copies? Does the new Tapu have to collected at
some future point from the deeds office? As 100,000's of new documents are
going to have to be issued, is there going to be a massive
backlog?? Q52: We would like to bring out a 25 litre drum of damp treatment
paint. Can anybody advise us on the easiest and cheapest way of getting it
there? Q49: I would like to try and arrange for us to retake our vows with
an Anglican priest officiating. Does such a person exist in
Bodrum? I have heard that there is an Anglican community in the town but do
they have a priest?
Old Questions: Previously answered questions have now been archived to the Q & A
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If you would like to list any kind of business here, it's free - all we ask is that a discount is offered to our readers, contact us now! |
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Finance
30-Day Internet Interest Rates
Corrections or other rates? let us know! Understanding Interest Rate Accounts in Turkey - Click here for a quick overview of e-Deposit accounts and how they work.
Miscellaneous Annual Property Tax - 2009 annual property tax is (over)due. Go to your local Belediye to make this year's payment. Vehicle Tax - Don't forget that the second payment for 2009 is now due. We recommend that you pay this at the Bodrum tax office (tax paid online through a Turkish bank has a tendency to end up being paid to the Muğla tax office). To see how much you'll have to pay see the 2009 Vehicle Tax Calculator. Paying your Electric Bills automatically from your
Turkish Bank Paying your Phone Bills automatically from your Turkish
Bank Cheaper calls from your Turk Telekom Land-Line - (more information...) Migros Online Shopping - (more information...) Translated TEDAŞ (Electric) Bill - View it HERE (courtesy of Fethiye-Times.org) Translated Traffic Accident Form - View it HERE. Car Prices - Check HERE for links to manufacturers' current (Turkish Lira) price lists.
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