FREE GUIDE | 8 Best Places in Turkey for Every Traveler 👉 olgapronkina.com/turkey-free Antalya Ultimate Guide 👉 olgapronkina.com/Antalya FREE GUIDE: Bodrum, Turkey in August. Beaches, weather, restaurants, things to do 👉🏻 olgapronkina.com/travel/bodrum-turkey-beaches-weather-restaurants-things-to-do/ WATCH NEXT: Scams to avoid in Turkey (taxi, restaurants, "guides") 👉🏻 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-caVdSFN0DLo.html More videos from Turkey 👉🏻 ru-vid.com/group/PLbukJP9uQAFKOeoFoMjBLsM69JuLa5TTz We are Olga and Rene. After spending 1 year in Turkey we are now settled in Da Nang, Vietnam. We review prices, cost of living, our daily life as foreigners. Subscribe on Facebook and Instagram: facebook.com/OlgaProTravel instagram.com/meloolga/ Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter for exclusive content and updates 👉 olgapronkina.com/news/ Become a Supporter 👉 www.buymeacoffee.com/olgapro Your support will help me upgrade my camera, laptop, pay for editing software and make better videos :)
I was there 33 years ago .It was less developed .We stayed in Gumbet which was very simple and undeveloped and totally charming .I visited Gumbet a few years ago and was shocked at the noise and over the top tourism .Bodrum has always kept its charm but is definitely now a much more upmarket resort .
Hello dear I am going with my daughter 14 y end of February, pls which hotel I have to take close to the beach and everything, clean and safe Also if 6 nights are enought
The entrance and the conditions of the public beach was unbelievably bad. It is embarrassing that Turkish people are treated this way in their own country. I think that hotel should be demolished and beach should be given completely to public. Corruption in this kind of touristic places is rampant. They probably rented the land from the city for 50 years for cheap after bribing come city officials.
I watched this video during my road to work. I am going to Turkey( Bodrum) for the first time in my life and you told everything I wanted to know. Especially about prices and currency in there. I was not sure what should I take - turkish lira or euro. Now I have no doubt about it. Thanks a lot. The video was really enjoying with eyes-catching views and your calm voice.
The inexpensive restaurants by the beach are run by the Belediye - municipality - and can also be found in the Old City of Istanbul. Sometimes it’s just a tea garden, sometimes a full restaurant. Everybody is welcome there, foreigners too 😊
@@OlgaProGoingPlaces I lived in Istanbul for 9 years, and sometimes I think foreigners are hesitant to enter the belediye places, as they see mostly Turkish families there (and in Istanbul, many covered women) but they have really nice food at normal Turkish prices, as you said!
For Turkish people and foreigners earning Turkish lira the economy is a disaster. I left Istanbul in 2019, but I know that a full time English teacher at a language school now earns 220 Euro/USD a MONTH! I used to earn 2000 Euro back in 2000
Hello Olga , nice video and well done , thank you . Bodrum is known as expensive as you showed , I agree with you as long term living would be tiresome living there for most people . Prefer a more local vibe . Stay well and keep the vdeos coming !
The seaside street along the marina is a one-way street from city center to Bardakci beach, so that's why taxi driver couldn't use that street to bring you back. But he could have dropped you off at a closer location to the castle.
Ah Ha! You finally got hit with a "Service charge"!! I mentioned in your previous video that a few Istanbul restaurants do that at different amounts. I got hit with this "service fee" 4 times so far. One of them defended it by saying they give the money to their employees & that it's normal to charge service fee for "fine dining". It's just rubbish to get more money for poor quality food & nothing-service. The "service fee" they charge can buy at least a supermarket food or drink. 10% of your total bill, 16.40 lira, 30 lira of the bill. It's whatever they like to charge. And food reviews on Google never mention the service charges. So I give negative reviews to such restaurants so that people are aware when they read the Google reviews.//For the beaches, there is a Turkish news report that the beaches are supposed to be free & open to everyone but these companies charge money & block up the area (which is not allowed). But there is nothing stopping these hotels & companies from hogging the beaches for themselves.///Wow, 533.50 lira?!! I haven't spent that much at a restaurant in Istanbul for 2 persons. Anything above 200 is already expensive by Turkish standards.
Hi Olga,i am an avid follower of your most interesting and informative videos.What I appreciate most is the fact that you mention prices /costs of goods and services,which in turn helps future Tourists or relocators/retirees as far as affordability is concerned.Because Antalya and or Alanya have been on my radar for a little while. If it’s not too much trouble, I would appreciate it if you could find out and advise me of the current costs of employing an individual to look after someone on a full time basis,that has perhaps developed Alzheimers or another disease and can no longer look after themselves and hence this requirement becomes necessary. Needless to say that not everyone that relocates or retires in a new country has a partner and the dilemma starts when you get hit with health issues and you may not have anyone to look after you. What do you do then ???
Hi, thank you! Unfortunately I can’t find out about employing. I would recommend trying to ask at Facebook expat groups, that’s where I find information usually.
Hi Olga, hope you are doing well. I am wondering how the weather will be in October in Antalya. Is it worth travelling and spending some time there? Love your videos
Such a great video, as always! Could you please make a video on how to take a trip to one of the Greek islands from Turkiye as a foreigner? Thank you! :')
Dearest Olga, I stay on holiday in Gumbet and I take a dolmus to go Bodrum ! ! ! ! ! it's more quieter in Gumbet. Take care yourself Olga and keep it safe X x X Greets from Belgium.
After being heavily damaged by an earthquake the Knights of St. John used many of the stones of the ancient wonder of the world the Mausoleum in building the castle. If you look closely there are stones with carvings and images from the Mausoleum inside the walls and buildings of the castle.
Been to Bodrum 3 times & found Taxis driver most Rude, especially in Night every single taxi driver was really really Rude & Once my Apartment host to come out to ‘Speak’ to the driver !
Thank you. If we don't care about beach life or museums and want to avoid residential neighbourhoods but care about general fancy/touristy things, shopping, city parks, nice walks, nature parks for kids, etc., which is preferable for a one-week visit for a family including kids and grandparents, Marmaris, Bodrum, Fethiye?
Coucou chéri toujours debout ? Tu épluches tout mon répertoire c’est vrai que vous avez de la chance de vivre là bas, mais si je devais te retrouver c’est comme une aiguille dans une botte de foin, à moins que tu ne sois connu comme Barabas on dit ça chez nous pour les personnes importantes ou célèbres je ne sais pas 🤷♀️ ? Je t’aime 🫶 pendant la soirée nous avons droit à un feu d’artifice 🎇 puis j’ai écouté Angel maintenant je suis heureuse d’être avec toi par la pensée en connexion grâce à ton partage d’amour avec moi je vais pouvoir dormir sereinement mon bébé d’amour je t’adore 😍 je t’envoie plein d’amour de la tendresse du courage et réconfort mon chéri à tantôt les bras de Morphée m’appelle bisous câlins 🫂 Isabelle 🙏🙏🙏♥️♥️♥️💋💋💋🕊🌿🍀🤞🧲🔥🔥🧲🦩🦢🫶♥️🦋🦋🇧🇪🇬🇧🇹🇷🌊🌎
I checked yr video about weather in Antalya and u mentioned that it rained the whole month if Jan and it cleared in Feb. So was wondering where would be the best place to stay in Jan as I am escaping from the cold winters of Canada from Jan to march. Probably somewhere else in Europe and not Turkey for January
yeah, and the previous winter it rained for about 5 days total ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Bl91nJgT4Kg.html. we went to Antalya back then right after Portugal and it felt warmer here. so who knows what this winter will be :)
Bodrum is not a city 🙁 I wish you researched about this before filming and sharing a video with a lot of people, because the information is wrong. Bodrum is a town in Muğla. Muğla is a city and bodrum is a part of it. Marmaris, Bodrum, Fethiye etc all these towns belong to Muğla. Have a good holiday☀️
Thank for following! I am not a travel agent and can’t give any personal tips unfortunately. I have videos from Istanbul on my channel, maybe some will be useful for you. Have a great trip!
Only I see is empty roads and empty shops in the middle of summer, sorry I prefer the island across KOS better beaches many tourists and fantastic nightlife.
