I’ve returned last week from a perfect holiday in Turkey and I want to share some traveling tips I find essential. I’ll be short.

But fiiirst…There are 2 kinds of vacations you can have in Turkey, be sure to decide what you want from the start:

• typical traveling - that involves sightseeing, visiting, basically discovering a new country in as much detail as possible. In this case you need a proper home documentation. For such a trip in Turkey my recommendation is simple: do NOT go in the Antalya region or any region very near Antalya. There is really very little to see on that coast of Turkey. Instead go to Istambul, Ankara, Pamukkale etc. Maybe Raluca[RO] can give us more tips on this kind of trip when she returns from Turkey.

• total relaxation - sitting back, reading by the pool, sleeping in, eating well ,with not a single care in the world. That is surely something Turkey can offer you. All inclusive, of course. This is what me and my friends wanted and we got it in full. Therefore my advice are related to this kind of vacation.

My total-relaxation-in-Turkey tips:

1. Documentation

Go to a 4 start hotel, minimum 4 star, they are affordable in Turkey. (Ours was 5*) Do not even think of booking a room or leaving your country without checking out the hotel on tripadvisor or holidaycheck. It’s a must. Look at the ratings, look at the reviews, look at the pictures taken by other tourists. Priceless. In Turkey there can be HUGE differences between two 5* hotels and you don’t wanna be taken by surprise.

2. Tip tip tip!

The staff is generally very hospitable to tourists but keep in mind that the guys cleaning up your table are working 10-14 hours a day. They are not in swimming suits and can’t lay back by the pool if they feel like it. Moreover they surely have small salaries. Would you smile around the clock in those conditions? ALL the time? Tip them, when you can, how you can but tip them. It will surely improve your stay significantly.

3. No hablo englesh

Not everyone speaks in English. I know.. it’s amazing! In Turkey you don’t do much with English. Instead German or Russian will help you in any situation. If those aren’t your strengths be sure you know the universal language of POINTING … I did manage to learn one phrase in Turkish - Sarhos oldum - i.e. I’m drunk maybe it’ll help you

That’s it. For now. I wasn’t short. Damn. More pics here.

And another thing: thank you Travela for giving me a push to write this post. I’m not really generous to future tourists Can I still win if I write in English? hmmmm…

Yeah baby! I’m back. I know I left without a word.

That’s because, like every blogger at least once in their life , I’ve seriously considered shutting this place down. For many reasons. But I can’t. I relax with deedeecus.com and I want to believe that somehow in the future I will be able to create the valuable blog I dream of.

Meanwhile, I’ve been enjoying the summer here (Cluj), back home and in Turkey.

Note to self: Dee, stop trying, you will never ever be able to learn Turkish, nor need to. The only words you have to know in this language you already know them - Sarhos oldum!

Long time no see Holidays and religious celebrations will do that to you.

I love blogging but, unfortunately, my blog will be relatively on the stand still for another little while until I get my affairs in order with higher authorities.

Being such a stressful busy period in my life, I will make deedeecus.com my oasis of serenity How? By sharing with you in brief remarkable things I find around me.

Simply stuff worth sharing.
And a few words which anyone can find the time to read and like.

Note: I am not abandoning the marketing side of deedeecus.com. It may just be a little outshined by remarkable encounterings.

In this note, I discovered the company Remarkable ! They are creating recycled products focusing on design and quality, since 1996. They create products with history, things with a previous life and maybe an after-life as well.

Source.

LATER EDIT:  found something  someone “remarkable” in .ro also right here.

In the last few months there’s been an avalanche of websites in .ro dedicated to women, from portals to online shops and blogs. Too much information! all over the web.

Based on the principles “why the hell not?” and “if you want something done right do it yourself” I brainwashed a fashion victim girlfriend of mine and started our very own little GIRL PROJECT: thatsHOT.ro.

We’re hoping to launch in the next couple of months. It’s gonna be basically a wordpress based website aka blog which… you know what? I’ll tell you later all about it. All I hope is that a busy, cool , webloving girl will love to spend a few minutes a day on thatsHOT’s site or feed .

In the mean time, I would appreciate any comments on the logo draft below. The positive ones you can also address directly to the author (Thank you again crime partner!) and the negative ones just hit me and I’ll filter them a little before forwarding them :P . Pahomi, any evil thoughts please ? :D 

These days I’ve been getting caught up in anything BUT what I’m supposed to… I’ve been focusing on personal silly net projects (soon to be revealed) when work should be top priority and hanging on the web instead of the multiple schools I’ve recklessly entered. Something like this:

It’s like I’m trying to get a break in the middle of the class. In this note I wanted to share, in case you didn’t hear of it, the genius webcomic that is xkcd. I’ve been following the comic for quite some time now and finally I’ve selected some of the latest episodes which are top of my list to give you a clue on what xkcd is about : “romance, sarcasm, math and language” [computer language that is].

xkcd is sometimes better than any funny youtube video. more on xkcd here and here. Just take a peek at the following…

Is it ok to say out loud that I don’t understand some of the episodes ? (the above I do! but all of the people who mentioned the comic seem to get them all!)… I get them in my own way

I’ll be receiving my cap and gown to wear at my Graduation Ceremony on May 24 !
I’m so nervous and excited… I can’t believe I’m graduating! This post may mark the beginning of the beginning of a new era May not seem much but I’m sure it was or will be for each one of you :P. Look here or here if interested in why we’re wearing this strange outfit at graduation.

… just another one in the dust…

source of pic.