debika1746
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Hi! I'm Debika...going on my first JY holiday in October to Istanbul, Troy and Ephesus! Beginning to feel a bit anxious now! I would love to hear from anyone else doing the same trip. I will be flying from Manchester! Good to hear from anyone who has been on the same tour as well.

alicejane
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hi,I am thinking of going to Moscow on the23 oct 2015, my friend died 3yrs ago,so this will be my first holiday alone,my other friends do not like the places I wish to visit,but I am quite shy,so I am very nervous about meeting people. is it easy
janib
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Enjoy. Four years since my first trip, so much fun and excitement :thumbup:

Jan

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Hi Debika

I did that holiday last year with Just You. It was wonderful from start to finish. You will have a great time.

Look for Just You labels on people's luggage by check in. It was my first JY holiday but I found several of my fellow travellers before we checked in. Make sure your JY label is on your hand luggage so people will spot you too.

Enjoy !

debika1746
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'Roamer' wrote:

Hi Debika

I did that holiday last year with Just You. It was wonderful from start to finish. You will have a great time.

Look for Just You labels on people's luggage by check in. It was my first JY holiday but I found several of my fellow travellers before we checked in. Make sure your JY label is on your hand luggage so people will spot you too.

Enjoy !

Thanks for the tip! I will make sure the JY labels are visible. I am really looking forward to it...but I guess I will be anxious until I meet up with my fellow travellers!

Jaya
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HI Debika

I am doing this trip on 12 October? Are you coming then or going later?

Jaya

debika1746
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'Jaya' wrote:

HI Debika

I am doing this trip on 12 October? Are you coming then or going later?

Jaya

Hi Jaya,

Good to hear from you...yes I'm going on the 12th October too flying from Manchester. Where are you flying from?

Debika

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'janib' wrote:

Enjoy. Four years since my first trip, so much fun and excitement :thumbup:

Jan

Thank you!

debika1746
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'alicejane' wrote:

hi,I am thinking of going to Moscow on the23 oct 2015, my friend died 3yrs ago,so this will be my first holiday alone,my other friends do not like the places I wish to visit,but I am quite shy,so I am very nervous about meeting people. is it easy

Hi

I'm going on my first JY holiday on the 12th October and I'm feeling quite anxious too! I will let you know how I get on when I get back! I keep telling myself that I will be fine and I'm sure that I will...!

Debika

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Hi Debika

I am flying out of Heathrow so I guess I will meet you in Istanbul. Looking forward to meeting you.

Jaya

debika1746
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I will look forward to meeting you in Istanbul too! I hope we have some nice weather there. Will you be taking much in the way of Turkish Lira with you or will you be relying on cash machines? I'm not sure what to do or even how much to take with me!
Jaya
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I have already got my Turkish Lira and am taking £150 worth. You do get a slightly better rate if you buy the currency locally, but I just decided to go ahead and get it from here as we are going to be moving from one hotel to another on this trip. I never use cash machines whilst on holidays but lots of people do and it is fairly safe. Just make sure your Bank is aware you are travelling. Besides local currency I also take Sterling with me in case I need to get more local currency and also take one credit card just in case. How much you take depends on whether you intend to buy lots - we need money to buy lunches and for tips etc plus for anything else you may decide to buy. I rather take more than less!!

Jaya

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'Jaya' wrote:

Hi Debika

I am flying out of Heathrow so I guess I will meet you in Istanbul. Looking forward to meeting you.

Jaya

Looking forward to meeting you too! Feeling excited and more confident...

Debika

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Hi Debika

Are you doing the optional excursions? I have booked both.

Jaya

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Ladies, I am going on this tour Nov. 9. Please let me know how it goes! and any tips!

Overseas.

Jaya
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Sure Overseas, I will write a review on my return. Am really looking forward to the trip. Just hope the weather will be nice as not too sure what it will be like in October.

Jaya