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10-15-2019, 10:34 AM #1Zen Master
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Heading to Istanbul in 8 days - with family - bad idea?
We travel, a lot. a few months ago we decided to check out Istanbul, one of the few great cities Miss Frozen and I haven't been to. Then all hell broke out. Would you all still go? Financially it wont be to big a hit, but we REALLY want to check it out, and it doesn't appear that things are going to get better for some time, go now while still contained or bail bail bail?
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10-15-2019, 10:56 AM #3Funky But Chic
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How much for the children?
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10-15-2019, 10:59 AM #4Funky But Chic
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From a personal safety standpoint it should be fine. From a supporting a repressive regime with tourism dollars standpoint...well that's up to you.
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10-15-2019, 11:01 AM #6Registered User
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10-15-2019, 11:01 AM #7
PM this guy with the stache
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10-15-2019, 11:15 AM #10Registered User
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If the kids misbehave on the trip, you could trade them for a fine woven rug.
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10-15-2019, 11:15 AM #11
Heading to Istanbul in 8 days - with family - bad idea?
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10-15-2019, 11:22 AM #12Zen Master
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10-15-2019, 11:29 AM #13
I'm going to Istanbul early next month for a week. I'm not concerned about safety there. Turkish peeps are generally pretty chill and welcoming. If they're not, I'll go all Dracula on their asses.
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10-15-2019, 11:31 AM #14Registered User
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My ski bro just spent > 4 years biking along the eastern seboard to Tiera del fuego and back thru the west
he said once he got across the border into mexico amongst the drug dealers thieves rapists murderer's
he felt safeLee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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10-15-2019, 11:38 AM #15
Well fortunately it’s about as far from Syria as possible, so you have that going for you. Which is nice.
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10-15-2019, 11:45 AM #16
Bring back some hash.
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10-15-2019, 11:50 AM #17Funky But Chic
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10-15-2019, 11:58 AM #19Funky But Chic
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I had high hopes when I heard she was gonna be in a Turkish prison but it didn't really work out.
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10-15-2019, 12:36 PM #20Registered User
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Ha, good point. It doesn't seem like public safety is much more of a concern now than at any point in the last several years. Turkey has had some terror attacks in the last few years, but that could happen anywhere, including right here in the freedom and gun loving US of A.
In your shoes I would go. Turkish people are some of the warmest and friendliest towards tourists of anywhere I've ever been and their currency is on sale right now. Enjoy the well-socialized and vaccinated street dogs, they were seriously a highlight of our trip.
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10-15-2019, 01:06 PM #21
I recently watched Mark's videos on the area, and really want to go.
https://migrationology.com/travel-gu...tanbul-turkey/
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10-15-2019, 01:50 PM #22
I would love to see your whole family wearing MAGA hats
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10-15-2019, 03:26 PM #23Registered User
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South and East borders have been rough for decades. You'll be fine in Istanbul.
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10-15-2019, 03:36 PM #25
Heading to Istanbul in 8 days - with family - bad idea?
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