What you need to know when you go to Turkey

Not that I've been there as often as in Italy or France, but after our trip to Hillside Beach last week, my Turkey counter is at four times, so I think I can give some tips to Turkey virgins. My first time was when my best friend Anna got married at a Robinson resort, the second when my beloved and I had the idea of procreating and we wanted to do that in the healthiest possible state. That led to a week of detoxing at Zest For Life and then we capped it off with two times at Hillside. Note to the sourpusses and vinegar placers: I know that those resorts I go to don't represent the real Turkey, but most readers of Amayzine will also visit these places and can benefit from my tips. I think. And otherwise, just skip this part.

1. Don't forget your visa

I can be so nonchalant, just terrible. Once I booked a ticket with my love to Vietnam. Thank goodness with a layover in Kuala Lumpur. Both of us extremely busy with work and therefore totally not immersed in the destination country. At Schiphol, the stewardess asked about our visa. Ah, visa, of course. Didn't think about it for a second. So we just got off in Kuala Lumpur. Also nice. There we arranged a visa and the trip only became more enjoyable because of it. But there is no layover when you go to Turkey, so no visa means no vacation. It's arranged digitally in a flash, costs you 25 euros so nothing to worry about, but do it anyway.

2. Beautiful eyes parade

You can't stereotype anymore these days, but if it's in favor of someone, I don't think it's a problem, right? I've rarely seen so many beautiful eyes as with the people in Turkey. So soft blue...

3. Long live Google Translate

My Turkish is not what it used to be and yours probably isn't either, so keep that translation app handy.

4. No Wikipedia

Don't think it's your computer if you get an error when you want to look something up on Wikipedia. Wikipedia and Erdogan are not friends, and therefore all Wikipedia extensions are locked.

5. The cuisine

We all wanted to take a Turkish cooking course after Hillside. So intensely delicious.

6. The best clinics

Turkey is known for the eye surgeries and hair transplants they perform. It is said that they are years ahead of us in research. So don't be surprised if you see men at the airport as shiny as a billiard ball with hundreds of small holes in their skull and a headband just above their ears. They have dared the brave journey and will soon be walking around with a full head of hair. Not to laugh about, that's mean.

7. It's just beautiful

Go there and become a fan, just like us. It's a paradise just four hours of flying away.

8. An hour later

Just so you know.