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Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Marmaris November 6th 2009

well in a few words omfg!!!!!!! i got hypothermia!!! but I'll get to that in a bit. Leave the best til last eh lol. Well the season has ended now so hubby is finally at home now so I'm catching up on a bit of sleep but as I'm ill Im needing it anyways lol. Everything in our village is now closed apart from a few supermarkets (supermarkets in the village are what we class as corner shops though) none of the restaurants are open now:( so no more nights out until April at least!!!! the weather has been mainly okay up until Tuesday night. Me and my mate decided to go to Ortaca as we have been looking forward to a day out without the kids, well it rained Tuesday night but it walking down ... read more

day62

Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Marmaris October 26th 2009

ljmacca

omg didnt realise it had been so long since i been on here tut tut slapped wrists, the meeting was a day from hell and finished 3 hours later than it was supposed to followed by more talking and people asking questions followed by working until 4am wot fun. I've been so busy with one thing and another between the kids each day, working on my site, working at my job the site is finally starting to take off pretty well and have a few more people that have shown interest, 5 more people and it will be 1000 visitors woohoo not bad as only been up less than 2month .... i think im suffering severe sleep deprivation lmao cant wait until the end of the season now so hubby can be here and i can ... read more

Turkish Delight

Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Marmaris October 2nd 2009

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ChelseaRayAbroad

Spent 2 weeks in Turunc, Turkey, hanging in the sun, taking in the sights and enjoying the culture. We visited Efes (home of the Temple of Artemis), Pamukkale (calcium deposit mountain) and a beach where sea turtles lay their eggs. Awesome time!... read more

day 31

Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Marmaris September 25th 2009

ljmacca

I have my interent back yayyyyyy. Its been like having no hands this last week, i havent had a bill for 3months and so of course typical they cut me off on a weekend and to make it worse its been the end of ramazan so everything was closed until Wednesday so finally back online and full of a cold and loads of work to catch up on. I couldnt get the time off work so i had to sit in the village until 4am when i was working so no wonder im full of cold...lets just hope it stays that way and doesnt turn up to be the flu cos my whole body is aching like mad. So what's been happening.... not alot lol. I got a day out in Maramaris yesterday so that was ... read more

day 20

Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Marmaris September 14th 2009

ljmacca

This Blog Linked From Here The Web This Blog Linked From Here The Web Monday, September 14, 2009 day 20 well im tired done 2 shifts til 4am one left to go tonight yayyy fort id be able to get early night thursday but now i have to help out somewhere else so be least 2am when get to sleep if i knock myself out lol so next early night now.....hmm next tuesday only 8days away keep going.... i also have to try and sort a meeting out as all kinds of shit happening here on site im dreading this meeting in a couple of weeks its going to be long and drawn out i can just picture the cay glasses being thrown punch ups and whatever joys the day holds. andddd lucky me gets to ... read more

day 18

Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Marmaris September 12th 2009

ljmacca

This Blog Linked From Here The Web This Blog Linked From Here The Web Saturday, September 12, 2009 day18 anddd a good time was had by all, me and my hubby had a great night out. I managed to go out and make some cash too so even better. we enjoyed a good couple of hours together then we had a couple of drinks wi my mate she's fantastic then we moved on to the next bar and saw some of james work mates so we had a few drinks with them and it was quite lively in there. lotsof the reps = lots of life lmao. was hard doing anything tho cos id made a casserole and when i went to take the lid of i bloody steamed 3 of ma fingers on my right ... read more

day17

Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Marmaris September 11th 2009

ljmacca

Friday, September 11, 2009 day 17 well im shocked......its raining!!! and thundering!!! nooooo lol. im shattered and my head is banging lol. just come back from shopping in the main town as its market day and my mate who is staying wanted a dress, she got that and loads more, even i decided for once to grab a bargain, 15lira for 1 dress 7tops and 2 pairs of 34 pants wooohooo happy bunny lol. not much esle has happened, me and my mate went out on thursay night and decided to go to the nightclub as its advertised as being ladies night on a wednesday was it nooo...was it free entry??......noooo lol was it busy????nooooo seriously wished we stayed in the village, especially as the cheeky sod of a barman even tried telling me i couldnt ... read more

day 15

Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Marmaris September 8th 2009

ljmacca

Tuesday, September 8, 2009 day 15 ive not been on for 5days oops!!! well i've been so busy last few days what with my mate here, so been working on my site, working for last 3 nights until 4am and getting up at 8am yukkk. had a really long day yesterday doing all the buses it takes to get to Dalyan, bus from here to village, village to town town to dalyan , just to go see my dvd guy i neeeed harry potter and hereoes lol. thought i could get some real sausage and cheddar to but they had nothing so was double gutted no dvd's no food, so ended up going to migros (supermarket for the europeans) and getting burgers and kebabs and stuff instead. had major tantrums in the restaurant tantrums when we ... read more

day10

Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Marmaris September 2nd 2009

ljmacca

Wednesday, September 2, 2009 day10 i dont know why people bother with times over here honestly either they cant tell the time or it dont matter in the slightest. i did the worst shift of my life last night with serious problems in the room, half my chat was missing and i couldnt see it, but some of it the other people could, i could see some of the roomies chat but not all of it so trying to have half a conversation (literally) was bloddy hard work for the last 4hours espectially the last 2 when i was shattered and forcing myslef to stay awake so off i went to bed at 4am then i had to try and unwind myself then try and get myself to sleep and get back up at 8am. the ... read more

day9

Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Marmaris September 1st 2009

ljmacca

Tuesday, September 1, 2009 day9 well my friend got here safely so we had a nice girly nice with chick flicks and a few beers whilst eldest out, little one in bed and james (hubby) had been invited for a meal after sunset as its bayram (ramadam) at the moment so he went out with his workmates to one of the lad's house he said he enjoyed it, as it was quite traditional and they all sat on the floor round a little round wooden table and ate proper homecooked turkish food, i do it at home but to experince it from a turk be nice too they were going to go for the mosque for prayer which i thought would be great experince for him but one of the lad's girlfriends ended up in hospital ... read more

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