Which Currency to take?

by **mandksmum** on Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:25 pm

Hi off to the holiday village at end of September (2 Adults 2 kids) and I am unsure what/how much currency I should be taking. We are planning on doing a couple of trips and going to a market. My parents have been Turkey a few times and have advised us to only take Sterling, just wondering everones elses views on this?

Stacey.

by **joejoe71** on Wed Aug 15, 2007 4:42 pm

ive been travelling to turkey for 10 years i only take sterling everyone speaks english they work the english money better than we do paid 8 pounds for something in market got english pounds back.......take little turkish for buses and taxi maybe 10 pounds .......you can change once you are there pay for trips with sterling even the shops in hotel take all money...........better rate not changing up.......

by **mandksmum** on Fri Aug 17, 2007 6:55 pm

Thank you thats great wont take too much then.

by **lugaroo** on Sat Aug 18, 2007 12:33 am

Hi Mandksmum,
My family (2adults+2children) are going at the end of september 27 to be exact for 2 weeks at the iberostar looking forward to it need the rest lol lol i'm in the same boat as you 1st time to turkey so if you can help vica versa my email address is davewilliams75@hotmail.com

by **mandksmum** on Sat Aug 18, 2007 8:12 am

Hi Lugaroo, we also travel on the 27th!! Looks like I will see u there LOL!! How old are your kids, mine are 8 & 4.

by **lugaroo** on Sat Aug 18, 2007 8:53 am

Hi Stacey,
my children are: son is 12 and daughter is 9 they are so looking forward to it, read some good reviews on here they say book the trips down in sarigerme as the reps are a bit expensive, my work friend has just come back from turkey and he said it was scorching hot and dare cheap aswell. look forward to hearing from you

by **melissa1** on Sat Aug 18, 2007 2:11 pm

i have been to turkey 27times it will be my 28th time in oct i would recommend you take half and half
if its your first time in turkey be careful as they tend to try and rip you off make sure you do a lot of haggling and whatever you do dont buy the perfumes and aftershaves you will see people selling as they are half water half perfume also if you smoke dont buy what they say are real english cigerettes like b&h as these are also fake if you smoke then buy them oat the airport!!!