About Turkey as a country, the beach rest already said enough. Most citizens are familiar names of the coastal resorts, the list of major attractions and achievements of the local leather industry as a souvenir. Price depends on the customer's wishes, the level of quality - from personal luck. But if the money in the edge (less than the need for a modest round) and want to see as much as possible, and based on short-term impulses, it is necessary to master the technology of autonomous movements, as poor (or saving?) Aliens a long time ago with the success and involved. A long trip to the east, there is one feature, fundamentally different from their travel in the opposite direction: here, no one polezet in his pocket, to check whether you have enough money, is there a reservation at a hotel and health insurance, and where not too terribly late in that something or not to come there - no one will suit and fit forever deny a visa.

Local Paris

In order to safely and with dignity to live in Istanbul, not necessarily book a room for $ 35-50 per night. If you care about your money, not to the detriment of health stop in Youthes Hostel, which is for Aya Sofia (not only in Oriental Youthes Hostel, it is in the same area, but the people they are dissatisfied). Singl roome will cost $ 4-6. Turks in the mass of its careful and modest in appearance, most hotels will guarantee the purity and order. In addition, these mini-hotels often have a kitchen where you can make tea or coffee, and lunches are not more than $ 1,5-2. And quite clearly in Youthes Hostel you will never meet any national shopnika nor Bratkov with a thick neck. Youthes Hostel - the starting point for the European fans polazit the mountains and walk on a country walk.

For five days in Istanbul, you will spend about $ 170 and have time (in the smooth tempo) nabroditsya the city, to see sultansky Palace Top Kane, the ambitious Sultan Ahmet Mosque and Aya Sofia Orthodox shrine. Do not forget your student ID card - Museums in Turkey, cheap ($ 5-10), but students are free. You can ponezhitsya in the old baths in Yallave or to admire the sunsets on the Bosphorus. From the elegant station Gaydar Pasha across the Strait ferries run constantly, so it is easy and at the center to the outskirts to get there, and landscapes nalyubovatsya.

The dark thing - the cost of public transport. The average travel costs for the shuttle bus 100.000-200.000 Turkish liras ($ 1 = 500,000 lire). Approximately at the same cost to the city railway. I found it - this is not cheap, as well as food. Be careful with Turkish cuisine. It is very appetizing, but in the early days navalivatsya not. From neprivychki disorder is, because everything is prepared on the fatty meat broth with the addition of tomato paste and spices unknown Russian stomach. The average meal in a more or less decent restaurant will cost $ 2-3. In our taste perfectly Turks prepare shorbu (soup) of beans, chicken in a grill, all the shish-kebab and pilaf. Ask to make a mix for a couple of dollars from all that cool. It is normally perceived, especially if you take out the money immediately. You can bargain. A great convenience - free circulation of the dollar, along with the local currency. Take care in advance, so that bills for $ 1 and $ 5, it was as much as possible, and the city will open your arms.

If your program has been implemented in Istanbul, at the time to experience the charm of the Turkish nature, which is recommended to move to the coast of the Aegean or the Mediterranean Sea.

By pine Antalya

Throughout East amazingly advanced system bus, a bus often referred to as "garage" or "garazhat. Do not rush in the first got the office to buy a ticket - in the next it may be cheaper by 20-25 percent. For ticket from Istanbul to Antalya, can cost $ 8, $ 10 or $ 12. The road takes a full day. In Istanbul Youthes Hostel you will get a lot of information on affordable and decent hotels where going. Establishments such a plan by forming the flow of customers, creating an entire library of reference books and becoming an Internet cafe. It seems to me very good - allows us to see as much as possible, you can impress both brighter and spend it as little as possible (believe me, not only the Russian pulled a stealth heater, just west of the contingent does not hesitate).

From Istanbul, I suggest going to Seljuks (in the direction of Antalya). On this point, I told a lot of respect, one is not a poor Australian: cheap and decent. You can stay in the Guest Hous starting price of $ 4 per single roome with breakfast. Yet there is a bungalow (such nice romantic sheds), the dollar 2. And if you are traveling during the summer, the very nice place to spend the night - the roof. It costs $ 2-3, with a hot shower and breakfast could be included in the price.

The Turks do great originals in the arrangement of cheap tourist homes. In place of Olympos near Antalya is KadirHs top tree house. This, one may say, the hotel is a few izbushek on the branches of trees in the forest. Worth a pittance and takes shelter frenzied popularity of the mobile audience.

The most important of these homes, hotels are not so cheap and trivial situation, but friendly atmosphere and the opportunity to chat with people from all over the world. People exchanged addresses lazyat together in the mountains, sail on yachts. You can start a friendship while in Japan, while in Uruguay, not to mention France or England.

Turkish views, in contrast to the desert landscapes of the rest of the Arab East is very different - mountains, forests and clean sea. At the same time there are no villages, where there would not be some monument of nature or history. So from the Seljuks, you can go to admire the ancient ruins of Ephesus, or bathe in thermal waters Pammukale. For more information about the surroundings, you will receive in the reception along with free maps of the Hostel or Guest House. And do not be afraid to experiment - if there is you have common sense and knowledge of certain rules of conduct, Turkey - one of the safest for a single puteshestvennitsy countries.

Worldly wisdom

With regard to common sense, then odevatsya in such a trip should be more practical as possible. This is not a foreign countries, to evening dresses rustle. But sleeping really useful. Suddenly, in the village would have a house or sleep in the woods. Besides, if there is a sleeping overnight on the roof Guest Hous desheveet up to $ 1.

The Council next - to start the trip is not until mid-April. If anyone still believes that this is the edge of eternal warmth, so he is mistaken. Worse still, a steam in Turkey - a luxury, and the people quietly kocheneet until the end of March. In doing so, although no one wants to close the door, so I have a hard and unsuccessfully fought. So do not spoil your nerves and get a pair of warm socks and a sweater.

Council of the third, only beauty. You girls have to get used to an active and sometimes goofy assistance of local men in search of items you need, and the degree of selflessness must learn to identify by eye. A man fresh nepugany, straight from the heart of Russia, just baldeet of suggestions for him to do anything for free, to "drink tea" and before city tour with a personal guide. For what was suggested as халява "at the end-all may require money. So if you're not willing to pay, it is better to "халявы" strongly reject. It should be remembered that in Turkey, assertiveness eradicates our prostitution scandal, and in the case of adhering to your Aboriginal easily and naturally can accuse you of criminal harassment. The police are likely to believe gentleman.

Council last: easier to travel together, with a friend or girlfriend. It is cheaper and safer. In any single for the same price you can live together. Unlike other hotels of the East, which I mentioned, permit non-settling with another male. But there are also negative, giving a shock, even progressive Russian youth: if there is no free singles to you, lonely girl Turgenevskaya may podselit a foreign man. In a small creek, you podyschut another place, but it is better to settle their company and to avoid such awkward incidents.