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I also await the inevitable backlash, but just try to see this from the OP's viewpoint.  He's new to the forum, he asks a straightforward, but very specialised question, and gets a not strictly relevant horror story in reply.

There does seem to be a slight tendency on this forum to discourage people from going anywhere slightly unusual.  The Atlantic coast of Spain?  You don't want to go there, it always rains.  Driving to southern Spain?  Why not stick to the South of France, it's not so far.  Albania?  You must be mad.  (Yes, that's a reply I got, although nobody who commented had actually done it, or even knew anyone who had.)  We've recently driven through Bosnia and I didn't dare ask for advice beforehand in case I got more negativity. In fact it was fine.

This guy is a fulltimer.  This may well mean he's been to all sorts of places that the majority wouldn't dream of going to - no disrespect to them, it's not everyone's choice.  But what he wants is specific  information from someone with the appropriate knowledge, not anecdote.  Let's encourage people to go to more adventurous locations by pointing out the advantages, not the disadvantages.  There's a terrific world out there, sometimes scary, but always worth trying.

OK, bring on the brickbats!  I'll get my coat.

I politely asked that this should stop.  Please, please, please, can it be left.

I've been to Turkey several times, firstly in 1976 when not many others ventured there, often off the tourist track, and have had Turkish friends to stay with us. I thought I was being helpful by stating that it's not a dog-loving nation. This is often a first question by those who want to take their pet somewhere - how might it be welcomed.  My comments were not 'anecdote'!  I realise I didn't offer specific advice about taking a dog to Turkey, because I personally wouldn't take my dog there - but it doesn't mean it's not a lovely place for a holiday.

Now please,can people leave it or at least offer constructive help rather than continuing the debate about what I said in reply.  What more do I have to say? None of the recent posts have offered any help to the original poster either!

Quote: Originally posted by markh1 on 02/10/2012

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Thanks, clear now!