rip off Kalkan

[Roxie]

Sorry, but there are a lot nicer places than Koh Samui in Thailand and it was dearer than Kalkan. Very tacky main sreet but the hotels and beaches wre nice!
Again Kalkan for us!
Rx

[Roxie]

Oh,
I forgot, the food wasn't that nice and the wine was awful and £25 a bottle.
Rx

[misty]

Lady boys were interesting though 

[Legionaire]

Boats delivering girls?
25 years of going to Turkey and this is the first price hike you have noticed?
And who bought your t shirt, I want proof that your not going back.......................

[maryjane]

Misty, at the risk of being banned from more comments on this thread, here goes!   I was "lucky" enough to sit in on a makeup session prior to the lady boys going out to "interview" the punters.  Strewth, pretty stunning!!!!!!
One cannot compare Kalkan to Thailand, unless we are all going to have a fancy dress party.  Hey, that might be a good idea, which venue?

[Enişte]

Depending on what floats certain people's boats, 'Alternatif' might be an option!  In my view, after lots of visits there, having lived in Malaysia and Vietnam for several years, the Thais are the most mercenary bunch I have ever met.  There is absolutely no comparison with Kalkan, although the ladyboy bit may have confused them, with plenty of women in Kalkan now that look like men.  Sizeist/elitist?  Me?

[misty]

Misty, at the risk of being banned from more comments on this thread, here goes!   I was "lucky" enough to sit in on a makeup session prior to the lady boys going out to "interview" the punters.  Strewth, pretty stunning!!!!!!
One cannot compare Kalkan to Thailand, unless we are all going to have a fancy dress party.  Hey, that might be a good idea, which venue?

Very good idea...when I was a wee lad we lived out in the Far East and for a short time until our house was ready lived above what turned out to be a brothel...took my mother a while to work this out  .....but I still have photos of the ladies and ladyboys making a fuss of me and my brother in the garden....they were glad to see us go as my father was the officer in command so the squaddies didnt like to bump into him or my mother on the stairs.....and went else where for their entertainment...

[hodstar]

I'm in the moonlight bar  at the minute on the vodka and red bulls. No complaints about prices. Such a great place.

[Firecat]

What a peculiar first time post  Why bother to sound off about a place you have no intention of revisiting? But as the OP referred to it as 'Kaklan' in their main message maybe they were referring to a little known Thai enclave where the prices are enough to make your eyeballs sizzle in your head 

I didn't make it to Kalkan (or even Kaklan) this year but in Dalyan the prices were no better or worse than I had expected and overall the value was fine. Yes the exchange rate has helped this and I did get the feeling that baseline TL prices had gone up to narrow the exchange rate gap but certainly in the shops - and on excursions - everything remained negotiable. I will continue to wear my t-shirt with pride 

[Lizilu20]

Strange, we found it cheaper in Kalkan this year in August, than we did in july/august 09. Maybe it was the good exchange rate.

[clara 50]

We've just come back,  for the second time this year and didn't see any real difference from other years of course the exchange rate was pretty good.The food is much bettter quality than many places in the UK everything so fresh so therefore good value. We eat in various restaurants some cheaper than others of course. Had a fantastic time meeting up with old friends Turkish and Brits, missing it already and hope to return for our eigth visit next year, love the place!

[Potter]

As I said in a previous post, Kalkan is not a rip off but how many posts refer to the 'exchange rate' FGS!! Are we all stupid?
 

[b deren]

Why are you also  pompous .We are all allowed the 'golden rule'

[maryjane]

WUM??

[chickengeorge]

B Deren - what a strange person! Not english obviously, maybe comes from Koh Samui! Says about price increases over 6 years then states they've been to Turkey for 25 years. Not interested in our comments but comes back to read them. And what's the golden rule?

[mully57]

I love Kalkan and have been many times but if its not rip off Kalkan can anyone explain why a large efes is 6 lira in Kalkan and 3 lira in Fetiye .

[chickengeorge]

I'm in Dalaman at the moment and the two restaurants I've been to so far have been 6tl for Efes. And this is not a tourist area.

[b deren]

Hi Mully 57

My point exactly we have been going to Turkey for 25 years. We spent our honeymoon there and try to have our wedding anniversary there each year.
 Now a large Efes in Fetiye is 3 lira and in Kalkan 6 lira That is why I say rip off Kalkan.

I am British by birth. Although why that has to be a question I do not know. Do you ?

Why do I keep coming back to the forum?
 For people like you. Why the differeniation ( big word I know) why does Kalkan rip us off?
I am sure somebody will correct my spelling. That is not the issue. When will people wake up and say No Thank You.  Or do they except high prices and stay in villas and have BBQs Please I have nothing  aginst BBQ's I would like the restaurants to be busier with good food at good prices.

Thank you

[b deren]

Chicken George I feel sorry for you

[davenottm]

I love Kalkan and have been many times but if its not rip off Kalkan can anyone explain why a large efes is 6 lira in Kalkan and 3 lira in Fetiye .

If you were paying TL6 for an Efes you were drinking in the wrong places! We ate out every night for a fortnight and didn't pay TL6 once. We thought the prices in Kalkan (August) were very, very reasonable and did not feel ripped off anywhere.