At last ...we fly to Bodrum tonight...but I can't believe we actually paid more for our flight now £249 each off season) compared to when we went out in season (Oct 08) just over £100 each and we are flying the same airline Onur Air, not many charters operating at this time of the year.
Feel excited and nervous at the same time..have been reading comments on others who have bought in Turkey at Turkish Living Forums... great site to get plenty of advice on what pitfalls to avoid and buying costs to take into account ...plus advice on which estate agents to watch out for!
We met Caroline who works for Euroland (estate agent) in Gumbet, their office was right next to our apartments we stayed in (Queens Resort) when we were out there in October 08. Caroline has been emailing me and kept in contact ever since and has been looking for properties within our budget around 40K ... so far she only has about three in total which we have arranged to view on the 1st of Jan 09, although officially this is a holiday there she has kindly negotiated with the builders and owners for this date.
Before we booked our trip we had been researching properties on the internet, and came up with quite a few websites, one of the contacts from this website is a British company selling to Brits looking for properties in Turkey, and this lady named Christine has been extremley helpful..giving advice and tips on getting the most out of our trip and putting us in contact with local agents there that she has used herself in the past. In fact we have two and half days booked with her agents for viewings, so will keep this blog posted on how we get on with all our viewings.
The whole week is fully booked for us now with viewings, with four contacts made by just using the power of the internet. One of these companies is myvillaturkey.com who is a local estate agent in Yalikavak and is one of the first to take us around as soon as we land!
The other is a turkish5starproperties and another British lady named Sarah Seller, who too has come up with plenty of options for viewings, so lets see how it all goes.
I will be posting a video diary of the whole trip....soon after I return and will also be blogging about the experience..so watch this space
Saturday, 27 December 2008
Friday, 26 December 2008
The Bodrum Peninsula
It all started on a holiday trip to Bodrum in October this year, if anyone has visited this part of Turkey they can vouch for the beautiful blue sea and the breathtaking views over the peninsular away from hustle and bustle of Bodrum and Gumbet.
It's a part of Bodrum you don't associate with the normal 18- 26 year olds that go there for the plenty full bars and nightclubs, in fact its the complete opposite of that. I have travelled around most of the holiday resorts in Turkey, including Marmaris, Icemeler, Turunc, Kusdasi, Alanya and Bodrum. But this area is another world, quite little villages dotted around the sea offering the most spectacular views of the mountains, and thats why we fell in love with it, as well as the affordablity factor.
We were staying at the Queens apartments in Gumbet at the time, and decided to hire mopeds (quickest and cheapest transport) to look around the villages, we started off by travelling straight down to Turgutreis, which is a little costal town, quite windy and great for surfing but can get busy during peak season, but as we were there in October most of the businesses were getting ready to close for the winter. It's one of those areas that is restricted for foreighners to buy into, I think they call this millitary zone. Buying is possible in this area and there were certanly some estate agents advertising some very attractive price's but you have to watch out, because as I understand you have to form a company which has to be trading for a year , before you can invest into this area. And I have heard it can take quite a while to sell the company so one area that we have definitley ruled out!
Moving on..we came across many other prettly little villages nested between mountains...that were not over populated with tourists and where you could experience the real Turkish living, the serenity of these places (tucked away in the mountains they aren't your typical resort areas) so tend to be less crowded, and appealed to us alot more...these included Gündogan, Gümüslük, Yalikavak, Torba and Türkbükü.
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It's a part of Bodrum you don't associate with the normal 18- 26 year olds that go there for the plenty full bars and nightclubs, in fact its the complete opposite of that. I have travelled around most of the holiday resorts in Turkey, including Marmaris, Icemeler, Turunc, Kusdasi, Alanya and Bodrum. But this area is another world, quite little villages dotted around the sea offering the most spectacular views of the mountains, and thats why we fell in love with it, as well as the affordablity factor.
We were staying at the Queens apartments in Gumbet at the time, and decided to hire mopeds (quickest and cheapest transport) to look around the villages, we started off by travelling straight down to Turgutreis, which is a little costal town, quite windy and great for surfing but can get busy during peak season, but as we were there in October most of the businesses were getting ready to close for the winter. It's one of those areas that is restricted for foreighners to buy into, I think they call this millitary zone. Buying is possible in this area and there were certanly some estate agents advertising some very attractive price's but you have to watch out, because as I understand you have to form a company which has to be trading for a year , before you can invest into this area. And I have heard it can take quite a while to sell the company so one area that we have definitley ruled out!
Moving on..we came across many other prettly little villages nested between mountains...that were not over populated with tourists and where you could experience the real Turkish living, the serenity of these places (tucked away in the mountains they aren't your typical resort areas) so tend to be less crowded, and appealed to us alot more...these included Gündogan, Gümüslük, Yalikavak, Torba and Türkbükü.
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