So happy for you to have found a solid group to travel with, Turkey is a great country to travel and explore! Would like to go back and see more, it's been about 8 years since I went.
i went to pamukkale a few years ago with my family and it was amazing!! we were at the top for the sunset and it was magical. i saw like 10 brides having their wedding photos there!
I didn't think twice about removing flip flops in the height of summer when dying from the heat, and when I took a bunch of my students around Easter, it was relatively warm... but the idea of you being in a woolly hat and having to take your shoes off just seems madness! What you said about not being 'that kind of influencer' is probably why I continue to love watching your content. You keep it real which is how I like to travel. Couple of months ago, I went to Petra and planned to hike up to the monastery, so there I was in legging, hiking shoes and sports t-shirt. Arrive at the Treasury and there's a girl in a very pretty flowing white dress and cute sandals. A few photos later and the dress has come off to reveal cycling shorts and tank top... and trainers go on shortly afterwards. I personally just can't be bothered... I like that the photos I have from that day realistically show what's practical attire for hiking in Petra! 🤷♀ I feel like you may be a lot further ahead than this Vlog, but if on the off chance you're not... Fethiye has an awesome fish market and lots of restaurants allow you to show up with a fish of your choice from the market and you ask them to cook it. There's a lovely hike you can do from Oludeniz to Kayakoy which has a ruined old ghost town... and it's simple enough to catch a dolmus back. I'm enjoying living the nostalgia watching this series!
Thank you lovely 🥰🥰 yess I completely agree it’s nice to look back on photos of what you were actually wearing that day as opposed to an outfit you’ve just put on for a photo. Although the photo might be nice, it still seems a bit pointless 😅 Oludeniz is the next vlog! 🥳🥳
I'm taking all the notes on this video as I'll be in Pamukkale in February! I assume it will be cold then too! Thanks for showing the Cleopatra pools as well, I had no idea that existed, and it looks so cool! I'll definitely have to check that out. Thanks so much for all the awesome Turkey content!
Wow it’s so funny seeing you cold there- i visited that place in the middle of summer and i remember it as one of the hottest day I’ve ever experienced- like 40-50 degrees and there was no shade 🥲 Also it was pre pandemic and the cleopatra pool was soooo packed! It looks so different now - very interesting! Makes me want to go back to Turkey, it’s such a beautiful country! Hope you keep enjoying it :)
Great video as always, a little advice from a fellow Brit. C in Turkish is used with a J sound so like Jacket. So the place you said is pronounced Gonjali (Goncali) ç in Turkish is like ch in English so like Chair and similar with ş, it’s Sh sound like Share, hope that helps 😉 Thanks for the videos 🙏🏻
@@BackpackingBananas Full letter prononciations: P.S1: Every letter is almost always pronounced the same. P.S2: There aren't any letter combinations for 1 sound like "th" or "sh" or "ch". Always 1 letter = 1 sound. (except "Ğ") - A, a >>> always like "a"rt or "a"rm - B, b >>> the same with English. like "b"ed - C, c >>> as Isaac said, it's close to "J" or like "j"acket or "soft g" like "g"iant (in fact, I can't exactly seperate soft g and j sounds in English) (NEVER a "s" or "k" sound) - Ç, ç >>> as Isaac said, it's "ch" sound like "ch"air or "ch"eese or ea"ch" - D, d >>> the same with English. like "d"ark. - E, e >>> always like "e"rror or "e"nd or b"e"st - F, f >>> the same with English. like "f"all - G, g >>> always "hard g" like "g"et or "g"irl or "g"ame - Ğ, ğ >>> (a word can't start with this) basicly a silent letter that makes the wovel before slightly longer (it's not exactly silent but keeping it silent works well enough) (it's never a "g" sound) - H, h >>> the same with English but never silent when in the middle of the word, always pronounce the "h" - I, ı >>> (both without dots on top) always like hard"e"r or old"e"r or cous"i"n - İ, i >>> (both with dots on top) always like a shorter "ee" in English like s"ee"k or "i" in "i"t or "i"nsurance (NEVER like the apple brand "i" like "i"phone) (notice that "I" and "İ" are different letters with different sounds) - J, j >>> it's a harsher "J" in English, close to "j"akuzi or "s" in plea"s"ure. - K, k >>> the same with English. like the name "K"ate or "k"ettle. or "ck" sound at the end of many words like ba"ck" or lu"ck" (There are some words that have a slightly different "k" sound closer to "Q" in English but that's not a huge issue) - L, l >>> the same with English. like "l"etter - M, m >>> the same with English. like "m"ask - N, n >>> the same with English. like "n"est - O, o >>> always like "o"ld or "o"rder or m"o"re - Ö, ö >>> it's "eu" in French like s"eu"l, or "ö" in German like sch"ö"n. The closest in English is like "i" in g"i"rl or b"i"rd or "u" in c"u"rry. - P, p >>> the same with English, like "p"ast - R, r >>> the same with English. like ca"r" or "r"ust - S, s >>> the same with English. like "s"alt. - Ş, ş >>> like Isaac said, it's the "sh" sound like "sh"ame or "sh"ip - T, t >>> the same with English. like "t"ask - U, u >>> it's like a shorter version of the "oo" sound in English. Like b"oo"k or r"u"de - Ü, ü >>> French "u" in the word "tu" and the closest in English might be p"u"re or c"u"re - V, v >>> the same with English. like "v"est - Y, y >>> never a vowel. Always like "y"es or "y"oung - Z, z >>> the same with English. like "z"oo. P.S >>> Turkish doesn't have letters Q, W, X... So, when you see them they're foreign words. Pronounce it like it's English. Hope it's helpful.
Clever girl. Yes that’s a wash basin for theTurkish bath. Fill it with hot/cold and use the copper water bowl for the bath. There should be a small stool to sit as well
Love seeing you explore Turkey! I had the chance to travel a lot to the south eastern part of the country for work and would love to recommend Van and Akdamar Island, the Muradiye waterfalls, the Mount Nemrut (looks like Lord of the Rings scenery!), the Temple of Gobeklitepe (11,000 BCE!), the Palace of Ishak Pasha built in a volcanic zone, the biblical Mount Ararat and even the ruins of Ani close to the Armenian border or the hidden, subterrenean churches of Mardin... these are not touristy and insiders tips might be useful though, but quite the gems. Enjoy your stay :)
Just 10 minutes into the video (Pamukkale) and I realized that being their in July wasn't all that bad hahaha (you know, seeing how you complained about the cold water). Enjoy yourself nonetheless and as always, cheers.
@@BackpackingBananas ahaha yes people kept telling me its hot last month but they meant like kind of winter sun...summer ended this year early in September other years was boiling to October...I m still waiting it out here until January when am hoping some hot place will open up...😅😅
Hi, first of all I have loved your series on Turkey, I’ve been so inspired and never even considered Turkey as a travel destination for myself before ❤️✨ btw your hat is soooo nice, would you mind saying where you bought it??
That bowl is for shower you fill it with water then you pour water over your body with cup the cup on the tap. They also have that bowl in Turkish bath
Do you keep a memory book of all the tickets, bracelets, and other travel passes you get from your travels. I imagine it would be quite the fun collection to flip through.
that totally looked like snow 😂 do they make you take your shoes off to try and keep the water clean and clear? Seems so weird to be outside and told to take your shoes off. Looks beautiful though!
I'm from the city Pamukkale is located. The site is a natural wonder and the white look is what makes it special. The white look comes from the minerals in the natural water. The minerals cover the mountains and pools as the water passes by. If thousands of people walk over with shoes daily, it gets dirty and ruins the look. It was allowed to walk with shoes in 1980s-90s and parts of it started to get a dirty yellow, gray and even black at some parts, not only due to the shoes but it definitely had an effect. So, they decided to keep it clean and banned the shoes. I'm even surprised they allowed socks :)
@@JennaBrown Thank you. I live in Denizli city center, which is also the name of the province. Pamukkale travertines (that's the name of white covered pools and hills) are 30-45min drive from here but we rarely go as it becomes an ordinary thing when you live here all your life but I still love the idea of being close to such a world famous natural wonder. Plus, I can see it from our home's balcony, it's far away and it looks very small from here but still good to see it's still there every day :))
Interesting video, stunning place. Just curious at how you gather your entourage of boy band members 😂. Each Turkish vlog there's a new and growing number of guys in the background following you around. There's no explanation on how you joined up together, pretty random. It's as important to say how you met as it is to give details of accommodation, food and public transport. As after all I thought it was a "solo" backpacking trip. Hope the comment is not seen as a criticism, hopefully just a tip. Otherwise great stuff.
I did mention it in the previous vlog 😅 I met them all in Istanbul! I can’t guarantee I’ll repeat these kind of details in every vlog but I will take your criticism as constructive 😉 and I’ll try and remember to include these kind of details in more of the vlogs in case people don’t watch every episode
I love how honest your videos are. You show us just the real backpacker life which is sometimes messy but sooo rewarding.
So happy for you to have found a solid group to travel with, Turkey is a great country to travel and explore! Would like to go back and see more, it's been about 8 years since I went.
What is in the bathroom is a “kurna” a wash basin. A Wash basin and a pitcher are the necessities for an old style Turkish bath.
Can't wait for the day I can get to Turkey, looks amazing!! This series has been awesome to watch 😁
i went to pamukkale a few years ago with my family and it was amazing!! we were at the top for the sunset and it was magical. i saw like 10 brides having their wedding photos there!
I love how real your videos are. I always return to your series when I need a dose of travel inspiration 🥰
Thank you for including Aussie Dollars in your conversions in this series!
I didn't think twice about removing flip flops in the height of summer when dying from the heat, and when I took a bunch of my students around Easter, it was relatively warm... but the idea of you being in a woolly hat and having to take your shoes off just seems madness! What you said about not being 'that kind of influencer' is probably why I continue to love watching your content. You keep it real which is how I like to travel. Couple of months ago, I went to Petra and planned to hike up to the monastery, so there I was in legging, hiking shoes and sports t-shirt. Arrive at the Treasury and there's a girl in a very pretty flowing white dress and cute sandals. A few photos later and the dress has come off to reveal cycling shorts and tank top... and trainers go on shortly afterwards. I personally just can't be bothered... I like that the photos I have from that day realistically show what's practical attire for hiking in Petra! 🤷♀ I feel like you may be a lot further ahead than this Vlog, but if on the off chance you're not... Fethiye has an awesome fish market and lots of restaurants allow you to show up with a fish of your choice from the market and you ask them to cook it. There's a lovely hike you can do from Oludeniz to Kayakoy which has a ruined old ghost town... and it's simple enough to catch a dolmus back. I'm enjoying living the nostalgia watching this series!
Thank you lovely 🥰🥰 yess I completely agree it’s nice to look back on photos of what you were actually wearing that day as opposed to an outfit you’ve just put on for a photo. Although the photo might be nice, it still seems a bit pointless 😅
Oludeniz is the next vlog! 🥳🥳
I'm taking all the notes on this video as I'll be in Pamukkale in February! I assume it will be cold then too! Thanks for showing the Cleopatra pools as well, I had no idea that existed, and it looks so cool! I'll definitely have to check that out. Thanks so much for all the awesome Turkey content!
University is really boring rn. Thanks for the virtual escape to Turkey
Aww thanks for watching 🥰 sending you positive productive vibes 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Yey, always happy to see a new video from you! It looked like it was definitely worth to go early to avoid the crowds!
Thanks Milla 🥰 totally! We were so glad we went early!
I have been so wanting to go here and turkey loving these adventures!
I was hesitant to go to this spot as I didn’t know if it was a tourist trap but it exceeded my expectations! 😊
@@BackpackingBananas that’s great to hear. !
Wow it’s so funny seeing you cold there- i visited that place in the middle of summer and i remember it as one of the hottest day I’ve ever experienced- like 40-50 degrees and there was no shade 🥲 Also it was pre pandemic and the cleopatra pool was soooo packed! It looks so different now - very interesting! Makes me want to go back to Turkey, it’s such a beautiful country! Hope you keep enjoying it :)
Great video as always, a little advice from a fellow Brit. C in Turkish is used with a J sound so like Jacket. So the place you said is pronounced Gonjali (Goncali) ç in Turkish is like ch in English so like Chair and similar with ş, it’s Sh sound like Share, hope that helps 😉 Thanks for the videos 🙏🏻
Thank you! That massively helps 🤩
@@BackpackingBananas
Full letter prononciations:
P.S1: Every letter is almost always pronounced the same.
P.S2: There aren't any letter combinations for 1 sound like "th" or "sh" or "ch". Always 1 letter = 1 sound. (except "Ğ")
- A, a >>> always like "a"rt or "a"rm
- B, b >>> the same with English. like "b"ed
- C, c >>> as Isaac said, it's close to "J" or like "j"acket or "soft g" like "g"iant (in fact, I can't exactly seperate soft g and j sounds in English) (NEVER a "s" or "k" sound)
- Ç, ç >>> as Isaac said, it's "ch" sound like "ch"air or "ch"eese or ea"ch"
- D, d >>> the same with English. like "d"ark.
- E, e >>> always like "e"rror or "e"nd or b"e"st
- F, f >>> the same with English. like "f"all
- G, g >>> always "hard g" like "g"et or "g"irl or "g"ame
- Ğ, ğ >>> (a word can't start with this) basicly a silent letter that makes the wovel before slightly longer (it's not exactly silent but keeping it silent works well enough) (it's never a "g" sound)
- H, h >>> the same with English but never silent when in the middle of the word, always pronounce the "h"
- I, ı >>> (both without dots on top) always like hard"e"r or old"e"r or cous"i"n
- İ, i >>> (both with dots on top) always like a shorter "ee" in English like s"ee"k or "i" in "i"t or "i"nsurance (NEVER like the apple brand "i" like "i"phone)
(notice that "I" and "İ" are different letters with different sounds)
- J, j >>> it's a harsher "J" in English, close to "j"akuzi or "s" in plea"s"ure.
- K, k >>> the same with English. like the name "K"ate or "k"ettle. or "ck" sound at the end of many words like ba"ck" or lu"ck"
(There are some words that have a slightly different "k" sound closer to "Q" in English but that's not a huge issue)
- L, l >>> the same with English. like "l"etter
- M, m >>> the same with English. like "m"ask
- N, n >>> the same with English. like "n"est
- O, o >>> always like "o"ld or "o"rder or m"o"re
- Ö, ö >>> it's "eu" in French like s"eu"l, or "ö" in German like sch"ö"n. The closest in English is like "i" in g"i"rl or b"i"rd or "u" in c"u"rry.
- P, p >>> the same with English, like "p"ast
- R, r >>> the same with English. like ca"r" or "r"ust
- S, s >>> the same with English. like "s"alt.
- Ş, ş >>> like Isaac said, it's the "sh" sound like "sh"ame or "sh"ip
- T, t >>> the same with English. like "t"ask
- U, u >>> it's like a shorter version of the "oo" sound in English. Like b"oo"k or r"u"de
- Ü, ü >>> French "u" in the word "tu" and the closest in English might be p"u"re or c"u"re
- V, v >>> the same with English. like "v"est
- Y, y >>> never a vowel. Always like "y"es or "y"oung
- Z, z >>> the same with English. like "z"oo.
P.S >>> Turkish doesn't have letters Q, W, X... So, when you see them they're foreign words. Pronounce it like it's English.
Hope it's helpful.
Great vlog wonderful Christie!!! 💖 Those pools look amazing!!! ❤
Clever girl. Yes that’s a wash basin for theTurkish bath. Fill it with hot/cold and use the copper water bowl for the bath. There should be a small stool to sit as well
Lovely series, I have adored your vlogs since the Philippines series!
Love seeing you explore Turkey! I had the chance to travel a lot to the south eastern part of the country for work and would love to recommend Van and Akdamar Island, the Muradiye waterfalls, the Mount Nemrut (looks like Lord of the Rings scenery!), the Temple of Gobeklitepe (11,000 BCE!), the Palace of Ishak Pasha built in a volcanic zone, the biblical Mount Ararat and even the ruins of Ani close to the Armenian border or the hidden, subterrenean churches of Mardin... these are not touristy and insiders tips might be useful though, but quite the gems. Enjoy your stay :)
I've made a video about Turkey too. The world's friendliest people!
Pamukkale pool looks so cool
It was such a unique spot 😍
I had THREE lots of midrolls in this video 🤯 Enjoyed the content though 👌
Just 10 minutes into the video (Pamukkale) and I realized that being their in July wasn't all that bad hahaha (you know, seeing how you complained about the cold water). Enjoy yourself nonetheless and as always, cheers.
Hahaha I bet it was MUCH warmer in July 😅
I went here in 2015 from Kusadasi and it was magical
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Amazing trip .. thanks for showing me .. I m in Istanbul but dont like the cold!
I was sold a lie when I was under the impression Turkey was hot all year round 😂
@@BackpackingBananas ahaha yes people kept telling me its hot last month but they meant like kind of winter sun...summer ended this year early in September other years was boiling to October...I m still waiting it out here until January when am hoping some hot place will open up...😅😅
Hi, first of all I have loved your series on Turkey, I’ve been so inspired and never even considered Turkey as a travel destination for myself before ❤️✨ btw your hat is soooo nice, would you mind saying where you bought it??
That bowl is for shower you fill it with water then you pour water over your body with cup the cup on the tap. They also have that bowl in Turkish bath
Pug so cute
One of the best countries in Asia
Do you keep a memory book of all the tickets, bracelets, and other travel passes you get from your travels. I imagine it would be quite the fun collection to flip through.
I’m taking water socks. Do you use those in the UK? Speaking of the UK, have you been to Pedn Vounder, Cornwall?
Pamukkale is on my bucket list..... NOT in winter. LOL!!!! 😂
So beautiful video have see. Love you so much thank you so much make beautiful video. ❤️🎒🎒🎒🎒
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that totally looked like snow 😂 do they make you take your shoes off to try and keep the water clean and clear? Seems so weird to be outside and told to take your shoes off. Looks beautiful though!
It does look like snow doesn’t it! I never got the reason but yes I imagine it is to keep the site as clean as possible 😊
I'm from the city Pamukkale is located. The site is a natural wonder and the white look is what makes it special. The white look comes from the minerals in the natural water. The minerals cover the mountains and pools as the water passes by. If thousands of people walk over with shoes daily, it gets dirty and ruins the look. It was allowed to walk with shoes in 1980s-90s and parts of it started to get a dirty yellow, gray and even black at some parts, not only due to the shoes but it definitely had an effect. So, they decided to keep it clean and banned the shoes. I'm even surprised they allowed socks :)
@@astragalusson wow that is so cool! Thanks so much for answering the question! Totally makes sense. You live in such a beautiful place. 😊
@@JennaBrown Thank you. I live in Denizli city center, which is also the name of the province. Pamukkale travertines (that's the name of white covered pools and hills) are 30-45min drive from here but we rarely go as it becomes an ordinary thing when you live here all your life but I still love the idea of being close to such a world famous natural wonder. Plus, I can see it from our home's balcony, it's far away and it looks very small from here but still good to see it's still there every day :))
Interesting video, stunning place. Just curious at how you gather your entourage of boy band members 😂. Each Turkish vlog there's a new and growing number of guys in the background following you around. There's no explanation on how you joined up together, pretty random. It's as important to say how you met as it is to give details of accommodation, food and public transport. As after all I thought it was a "solo" backpacking trip. Hope the comment is not seen as a criticism, hopefully just a tip. Otherwise great stuff.
I did mention it in the previous vlog 😅 I met them all in Istanbul! I can’t guarantee I’ll repeat these kind of details in every vlog but I will take your criticism as constructive 😉 and I’ll try and remember to include these kind of details in more of the vlogs in case people don’t watch every episode
3:00 that think at the washroom is only in belong hot spring hotels
Can you tell how much is Turkish currency now?
You can use xe.com and it will tell you the current exchange rate against whatever currency you are wanting to compare it to
Its a bowl for Turkish bath. Its not a true Turkish bath but that bowl and faucet are almost standard nowadays. More "spa like"
Ahh okay cool! So you just use it to gather and pour water on yourself?
@@BackpackingBananas Yes. The older way of bathing when humanity didn't have showers :)