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Turkey on a budget!
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02 Jul 2009 Thu 03:54 am |
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| Travel all across Turkey for 150 TL |
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ANKARA - The Turkish State Railways, or TCDD, has announced a program offering three new cards for unlimited travel on certain types of trains during specified time periods.
The "Express Train Tour Card," which costs 150 Turkish Liras, is valid for one month on super-express trains such as Baþkent, Cumhuriyet and Fatih, as well as the blue train, express, regional express, rail bus and normal urban trains.For 500 liras, the "Compartment Train Tour Card" is valid for all trains on the Express Train Tour Card and also allows free rides for three days on train compartments with beds, with everything included.
The "High Speed Train Travel Card," which costs 200 liras for students and 300 liras for all other passengers, is valid for one month on all trains in Turkey, with the exception of sleeper compartments.
A ride from Kapýkule to Kars
There are 42 provinces in Turkey where one can travel by train. The Eskiþehir Express, leaving from Haydarpaþa Station in Istanbul at 7:10 a.m., offers the chance to discover Eskiþehir’s museums of aviation and archeology as well as the Odunpazarý, Kurþunlu and Alaaddin mosques. From Eskiþehir, train routes continue on to Ãzmir, Afyon, Konya, Adana, Ankara, Kayseri, Sivas, Erzurum, Kars, Diyarbakýr, Tatvan and Kurtalan.
Travelers who stop off in Ankara can visit Atatürk’s mausoleum, the Anatolian Civilizations Museum, the Ethnography Museum, Beypazarý and Kýzýlcahamam. From the capital, one can continue on to Zonguldak and Karabük, Adana, Malatya or Kars on the rails. The "Güney," or Van Gölü Express, leaves early in the morning and reaches Kayseri after midday. It is possible to leave for Sivas late in the evening without spending the night in Kayseri. The central city’s sights include the Ulu Mosque, Kale Mosque, Meydan Mosque, the Madrassa with Twin Minarets, Gök Madrassa, the Congress Museum, bridges, Turkish baths and inns. The Erzurum Express leaving from Sivas leads to Erzincan, home to plenty of historical monuments, including artifacts dating back to the Neolithic Age.
The Eastern Express or Erzurum Express may be used to travel to Kars to visit the Ani excavation site 42 kilometers away. Both of the express trains to Kars go back to Sivas, from where Samsun may be reached via the regional express. After visiting the city of Samsun, which was founded in the 7th century B.C., Amasya makes a nice stop on the way back to Sivas.
The provinces that can be visited with the new train cards include Istanbul, Edirne, Eskiþehir, Ankara, Zonguldak, Kayseri, Ãzmir, Manisa, Adana, Mersin, Hatay, Gaziantep, Konya, Diyarbakýr and Mardin
worth a look!
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02 Jul 2009 Thu 05:14 am |
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Very cool deal! Public transportation is such a great thing. It does surprise me that these cards are good for trains, which seems to be an underutilized mode of transportation in Turkey.
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02 Jul 2009 Thu 10:48 am |
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It used to be said that the trains in Turkey were slow and it was better to travel by bus.
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02 Jul 2009 Thu 02:44 pm |
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It used to be said that the trains in Turkey were slow and it was better to travel by bus.
Haha! Being an environmentalist I would much prefer to travel by train, but when I looked at travelling from Istanbul to Ankara, the 9½ hour journey sort of put me off!
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02 Jul 2009 Thu 03:52 pm |
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but the scenary is great! That way the travel itself is part of your holiday, not just the destination
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02 Jul 2009 Thu 04:33 pm |
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but the scenary is great! That way the travel itself is part of your holiday, not just the destination
Take your point! but when you need to get their quick, as you only have a limited time......... we will be seeing some wonderful scenary driving from Ankara to Aladaglar and Cappadocia and back.
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02 Jul 2009 Thu 06:21 pm |
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Why can nobody spell SCENERY!!! (non-English speakers excused slightly)
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02 Jul 2009 Thu 06:26 pm |
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Why can nobody spell SCENERY!!! (non-English speakers excused slightly)
Haha! Why don´t you just "libralady your spelling sucks"  my excuse is the spell checker does it all for me normally except on here 
btw Sonunda you oughta chill
Edited (7/2/2009) by libralady
[oooops! shouldn´t be on here whilst at work.............]
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02 Jul 2009 Thu 06:28 pm |
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Haha! Why don´t you just "libralady you spelling sucks" my excuse is the spell checker does it all for me normally except on here
btw Sonunda you oughta chill
Excuses Excuses! I suppose you rely on a calculator to add up too? 
Edited (7/2/2009) by lady in red
[sent message before I´d typed anything!]
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02 Jul 2009 Thu 06:36 pm |
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What´s your excuse for using ´their´ instead of ´there´ then? Would spellcheck pick that one up too?
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02 Jul 2009 Thu 06:39 pm |
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BTW-"libralady your spelling sucks"
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02 Jul 2009 Thu 06:51 pm |
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Excuses Excuses! I suppose you rely on a calculator to add up too?
Of course, what else would you use one for, as a door stop?? I could think of other uses depending on the size of the calculator of course
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02 Jul 2009 Thu 06:58 pm |
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As a matter of interest - spellcheckers are pretty useless. I had a brilliant example of a letter which had been spellchecked - to the extent of correct words being changed to the wrong one with hilarious results - but I couldn´t find it so I typed the following with NINE spellýng mistakes - using words that sounded the same but meant something completely different - and the spellchecker only corrected THREE of them! (the ones I highlighted).
Dear Jane,
It was really nice too sea you the other weak. I thawed that you wear looking rather tired though. May be you haven’t been getting enough sleep lately. Perhaps you shooed try taking one or two sleeping tablets before you go to bed.
SPELLCHECKERS ARE BAAAD!!!
(sorry for the off topic btw)
Edited (7/2/2009) by lady in red
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02 Jul 2009 Thu 07:03 pm |
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(sorry for the off topic btw)
not like TC at all!!
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02 Jul 2009 Thu 07:04 pm |
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I totally agree. (and don´t even get me started on ´DEFINITELY) 
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02 Jul 2009 Thu 07:17 pm |
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I totally agree. (and don´t even get me started on ´DEFINITELY)
your you´re scaring me now.. remind me not to get on you´re your bad side
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02 Jul 2009 Thu 07:19 pm |
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So what was the deal with those trains again? 
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02 Jul 2009 Thu 07:22 pm |
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They are very slow!!!
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02 Jul 2009 Thu 07:28 pm |
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I love the trains!! I´ve had some fabulous overnight journeys in a cabin for two with my hubby.
Comfy beds,hot running water, fridge with goodies and, when not sleeping, great views with no traffic.
(is that on topic enough?)
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02 Jul 2009 Thu 07:33 pm |
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your you´re scaring me now..remind me not to get on you´re your bad side
Beware-the consequences would be dire!
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02 Jul 2009 Thu 07:35 pm |
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Here´s a SPELL that might help!!
http://www.spellsandmagic.com/speeduptime.html
Spell to speed up time...
Draw a Pentacle on your left hand using a blessed red pen. Visualize a sand
clock as you draw.
Now Put your left hand on your forehead, or third eye, and say:
SANDS OF TIME SHOW ME THY WAY
TURN THE NIGHTS INTO DAYS
ROSE PETALS SO LIGHT AND GRACE
SPEED UP TIME NOW, IN THIS PLACE
The spell will last for 24 hours or until the pentacle is erased, naturally
or washed, so don´t try to get sweaty hands.
(Most important!!!! - Remember ´DON´T TRY TO GET SWEATY HANDS´!!)
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02 Jul 2009 Thu 07:38 pm |
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Here´s a SPELL that might help!!
http://www.spellsandmagic.com/speeduptime.html
Spell to speed up time...
Draw a Pentacle on your left hand using a blessed red pen. Visualize a sand
clock as you draw.
Now Put your left hand on your forehead, or third eye, and say:
SANDS OF TIME SHOW ME THY WAY
TURN THE NIGHTS INTO DAYS
ROSE PETALS SO LIGHT AND GRACE
SPEED UP TIME NOW, IN THIS PLACE
The spell will last for 24 hours or until the pentacle is erased, naturally
or washed, so don´t try to get sweaty hands.
(Most important!!!! - Remember ´DON´T TRY TO GET SWEATY HANDS´!!)
I knew it ....you witch!!
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02 Jul 2009 Thu 07:40 pm |
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I knew it ....you witch!!
On the Dark Side I go by the name of ´Diego Castillo´ 
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02 Jul 2009 Thu 08:04 pm |
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As a matter of interest - spellcheckers are pretty useless. I had a brilliant example of a letter which had been spellchecked - to the extent of correct words being changed to the wrong one with hilarious results - but I couldn´t find it so I typed the following with NINE spellýng mistakes - using words that sounded the same but meant something completely different - and the spellchecker only corrected THREE of them! (the ones I highlighted).
Dear Jane,
It was really nice too sea you the other weak. I thawed that you wear looking rather tired though. May be you haven’t been getting enough sleep lately. Perhaps you shooed try taking one or two sleeping tablets before you go to bed.
SPELLCHECKERS ARE BAAAD!!!
(sorry for the off topic btw)
I happen to agrea!
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03 Jul 2009 Fri 05:39 pm |
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I happen to agrea!
yeah, I agrea two! 
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04 Jul 2009 Sat 12:13 am |
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yeah, I agrea two!
and saw do Eye!
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04 Jul 2009 Sat 01:01 am |
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I happen to agrea!
yeah, I agrea two! 
Grate mines think alyke!!!
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05 Jul 2009 Sun 03:35 pm |
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Why can nobody spell SCENERY!!! (non-English speakers excused slightly)
Why can nobody spell SCENERY!!!= Why can´t anybody spell ´Scenery´?
My translation from SONUNDA to ENGLISH! Maybe my English is ´off-yaaa´ these dazes...have been living in Turkieyyyyy two long!
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05 Jul 2009 Sun 04:18 pm |
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Why can nobody spell SCENERY!!!= Why can´t anybody spell ´Scenery´?
My translation from SONUNDA to ENGLISH! Maybe my English is ´off-yaaa´ these dazes...have been living in Turkieyyyyy two long!
Please explain the grammatical difference between these two and why you used a capital letter at the beginning of ´scenery´
Edited (7/5/2009) by sonunda
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05 Jul 2009 Sun 05:46 pm |
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Please explain the grammatical difference between these two and why you used a capital letter at the beginning of ´scenery´
Allah Allah!!!
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05 Jul 2009 Sun 06:50 pm |
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05 Jul 2009 Sun 07:20 pm |
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Sonunda,
if you really want an explanation, Ã could recommend a few grammar books to you. Send me a pm if you*re interested.
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05 Jul 2009 Sun 07:24 pm |
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Sonunda,
if you really want an explanation, Ã could recommend a few grammar books to you. Send me a pm if you*re interested.
Your need is greater than mine!
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05 Jul 2009 Sun 08:56 pm |
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Who would think that grammar may be such a hot topic!!
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05 Jul 2009 Sun 09:37 pm |
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Who would think that grammar may be such a hot topic!!
Sonunda?
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06 Jul 2009 Mon 05:25 pm |
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Your need is greater than mine!
ahhh! did somebody´s feelings get hurt?!?!?!?!
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07 Jul 2009 Tue 06:15 pm |
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Just to give an example of how bad spell check is:
At work, I have a signature that automatically inserts at the bottom of all my emails. It includes, my name, title, phone and fax numbers and my email address. Well, my IT department had my spell check set to where it automatically corrects spelling errors. SOOOO.......It corrected my email address....instead of being my.name@sjmc.com......it read.....my.name@smut.com! I didn´t realize it for MONTHS!!!! Well, I was very embarrassed when one of my professional contacts pointed it out to me!!!!!!
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07 Jul 2009 Tue 08:19 pm |
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Just to give an example of how bad spell check is:
At work, I have a signature that automatically inserts at the bottom of all my emails. It includes, my name, title, phone and fax numbers and my email address. Well, my IT department had my spell check set to where it automatically corrects spelling errors. SOOOO.......It corrected my email address....instead of being my.name@sjmc.com......it read.....my.name@smut.com! I didn´t realize it for MONTHS!!!! Well, I was very embarrassed when one of my professional contacts pointed it out to me!!!!!!
Try typing in English in Word when the spellchecker is set to Turkish!!
I often type the word books, and it gets automatically corrected to boks. Not too bad, = boxing.
But then it corrects book to bok, and I am telling a customer that the bok they ordered has arrived. Not too polite!
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07 Jul 2009 Tue 08:26 pm |
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08 Jul 2009 Wed 02:48 am |
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I often type the word books, and it gets automatically corrected to boks.
Not too bad, boks = boxing.
But then it corrects book to bok, and I am telling a customer that the bok they ordered has arrived. Not too polite!
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08 Jul 2009 Wed 05:49 am |
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Try typing in English in Word when the spellchecker is set to Turkish!!
I often type the word books, and it gets automatically corrected to boks. Not too bad, = boxing.
But then it corrects book to bok, and I am telling a customer that the bok they ordered has arrived. Not too polite!
Hahahahah, hilarious, although maybe not so when it happens to you 
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08 Jul 2009 Wed 11:19 am |
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Just to give an example of how bad spell check is:
At work, I have a signature that automatically inserts at the bottom of all my emails. It includes, my name, title, phone and fax numbers and my email address. Well, my IT department had my spell check set to where it automatically corrects spelling errors. SOOOO.......It corrected my email address....instead of being my.name@sjmc.com......it read.....my.name@smut.com! I didn´t realize it for MONTHS!!!! Well, I was very embarrassed when one of my professional contacts pointed it out to me!!!!!!
heh heh what sort of company do you work for ha ha ...(are they employing ? )
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