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Don't smoke - exercise - don't eat take out - get immunised - keep out of
the sun - don't drink booze - don't eat apples - do eat apples - don't
travel to Turkey, the terrorists will get you... WHAT??
Welcome! What a fantastic year it's shaping up to be - after another great
ski season, summer is nearly here! If you're reading this, then there is a
good chance you're reading it in Turkey. By the way Dept of Foreign Affairs
Australia (yep, I'm a skip), in light of your warning against 'non-essential
travel' to Turkey, could you tell me exactly what 'essential' travel is? The
only essential travel in Turkey that I've seen, was the morning after my
mate Boa ate a healthy serve of Turkish extra virgin olive oil washed down
with half a case of beer - never knew my mate Boa could move faster than the
Midnight Express!
The team here at Fark Etmez want you to stay safe and have the time of your
life while travelling in Turkey, so we've put together a few travel warnings
of our own. Firstly, don't ever travel in Turkey, regardless of where you
are in relation to the hazardous Iraqi border, without a spare roll of
toilet paper - that experience you can do without! Secondly, ' really
essential' travel only to areas frequented by tourists - stay discrete by
keeping off well worn paths, or you run the serious risk of not meeting any
Turks the whole 3 weeks you are here. Thirdly, maintain a high level of
vigilence, in particular, at backpacker gatherings, which may turn extremely
feral, especially around 3am. In the past, foreigners have become
disorintated, done nudey runs and made complete asses of themselves before
passing out in their own puke! Fourthly, backpackers should familiarise
themselves with local dress customs, and adherence to sniff-test standards
is encouraged. Fifthly, given the hazardous security situation in
neighbouring Iraq - don't go!!! And finally, foreigners who do decide to
travel in Turkey, are strongly advised to register their availability for a
good time by sending their name, gender and photo's to
farketmez@feztravel.com
Once again in 2004, Fark Etmez is a celebration of how lucky you are to be
travelling the world. It's about the history you're standing on and the life
you're living and living amongst. Did you know how Turkey was dragged into
WWI, or the truth behind the real Midnight Express, or have you heard a
woman's perspective on daily Ottoman life? If not, then read on - but so
long as you continue to follow the road less travelled fark etmez!
Travis Lochert
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