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www.windguru.cz
Great website. Very localised whereas the other websites can cover too large an area. We always add 30% onto their wind predictions and this has always been very accurate and consistent for us.
www.weatheronline.co.uk
Sailing weather pages for europe.
www.poseidon.ncmr.gr
Greek weather forecasts.
www.meteoroloji.gov.tr
Includes sailing weather from the turkish government. Also a section on specific Turkish marina weather.
www.wunderground.com
More international weather
www.windfinder.com
A popular site with yottties.
FLIGHTS
http://www.atmairport.aero/Dalaman_en/
- Dalaman airport – you can track flights,
http://www.atmairport.aero/Dalaman_en/index_company_en.php?ulke=UK
- for a list of all airlines that fly to/from Dalaman airport
http://www.havas.net/en/shuttle-parking/dalaman/
- information on the marmaris shuttle bus to and from Dalaman airport (Keep scrolling down that page)
www.flythomascook.com
www.aegeanflights.com
www.easyjet.com
www.firstchoice.co.uk/
www.monarch.co uk
- These all fly to Dalaman
http://www.flypgs.com/en/
- Pegasus flights (£71 in December- Dalaman to Istanbul – Istanbul to Stansted)
www.ba.com
- istanbul and antalya - good baggage allowance deals.
www.travelsupermarket.com
www.skyscanner.net/
Great site for searching available flights on different airlines at once.
www.flights.org.uk
Site for searching flights all over the world, by airport. Very useful.
SAILING SITES
www.ybw.com
This is a great site for buying boats.
www.emyr.org
The official rally site. Again practically everyone we have met, has enjoyed this rally.
MORE SAILING SITES COMING SOON (nov09)
GREAT GENERAL: SITES
www.ebay.co.uk
This is a great site, we buy things from it all the time. As well as being an auction site, it sells brand new items at fixed prices as well. You can find almost anything on this site. We have used it for electronics, sailing equipment, CDs, cameras, batteries, concert tickets (Rolling Stones – awesome), It’s great for new and used DVD deals.
www.imdb.com
A brilliant website for looking up movies – who starred, dierected, top250 in the world etc. Everything you wanted to know about any movie.
THE 3 SITES BELOW ARE GREAT ONLINE SHOPPING SITES
– they compare different retailers and different models etc.
1. www.dealtime.co.uk
2. www.kelkoo.co.uk
3. www.pricerunner.co.uk
This site has a good “buyers Guide” section to help you understand what to consider when buying a product (plasma or LCD – that sort of thing).
www.theAA.co.uk
The AA site has a great route planner. You type in the starting location and destination (eg. Plymouth to York) and it tells you the best routes to take.
www.thisismoney.co.uk
“Financial website of the year”. This has masses of useful information. It compares savings rates and information for banks. building societies etc. Expert tips on funds and investments. Info on income tax, IHT , CGT etc. Consumer Advice etc etc etc.
www.youtube.co.uk
This is a website with video clips on it that people hve put on there from all over the world. There are various categories eg. comedy / news / entertainment / travel / sport. For the latest events – look here. The Led Zepplin Concert, TV and movie trailers, the latest news items, etc
TURKEY INFORMATION
www.turkcell.com.tr
click on the “ENGLISH” link
www.turkishdailynews.com
Website for the english language, turkish newspaper.
www.ahuhetman.com/en/
This is the website for the Ahu Hetman (private) Hospital in Marmaris. A lot of it is in English (&German), icluding information on general good health check-ups for men and women.
HOTELS AND TRAVELLING IN GENERAL
www.tripadvisor.co.uk or.com
This website is excellent. You can type in the name of practically any hotel in the world and read feedback from guests who have stayed there – good and bad. It also deals with various companies who can do deals on hotels.
www.fco.gov.uk
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Travel advice country by country. Hurricanes, Bird Flu, Passports and Visas
Jabs.
www.lonelyplanet.com
Great website for travelling anywhere. This site also has a section called the “Thorn Tree” - It‘s like a forum for travellers, you can type in search word/s and it will bring up various related topics and issues from all over the world.
www.travelbag.co.uk
An excellent site for Round-The-World flight tickets, routes, prices etc. and also for adventurous, long-haul kind of trips. (insurance, accommodation, advice, jabs, trains, flights etc)
www.trailfinders.co.uk
Similar to above.
WE’RE NOT GETTING ANY YOUNGER !
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
Excellent site for medical queries – symptoms, diagnosis, treatments etc.
SEARCH – well man and well woman clinics – very good.
www.netdoctor.co.uk
As above
www.thepensionservice.gov.uk
Get state pension forecasts, planning ahead advice, winter fuel payments (you may be entitled, but not know it).
