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Tips For Your Summer
Holiday
Drink
plenty of water, at least 1.5
litres a day,
depending on the weather. Drink bottled
water if you are staying in a
hotel or for a short time.
If you have plans to stay for 2 months or more,
you can drink the water from the tap. Turkey
has different bacterial flora and it takes
time to get used to it.
Ensure the food
you buy or prepare is fresh and well cooked.
Ensure vegetables and fruit are fresh.
The sun is strong. Always use quality
suntan lotion that is also waterproof and
avoid sun-bathing in the midday heat when the
sun is extra strong. Finally remember sun
glasses and a hat.
If you want to
use the swimming pool, make sure it is being
cleaned every day. In
case of emergency immediately seek advice at
the doctor’s surgery or pharmacy.
Health
For disabled
pensioners Mediterranean
Turkey is a paradise to live, with the
good climate and low cost.
Especially for
rheumatics the climate
is perfect.
After a
short time here they can stop with the
medicine or minimize it to a very low level.
The hospitals and the health caretakers give a
very good service, generally the doctors are
very good and have good education. They
usually speak several
languages. Alanya has
the biggest and the most modern hospital in
this part of the Mediterranean. There is at least
one medical station in every suburb. You can
find a pharmacy (eczane in Turkish) on almost
every street. First aid emergency number is
112.
SOS International Scandinavia: 0045 7010 5050.
We recomend Baskent University Hospital,
with English and German speaking staff. Tel:
+90(0)242 - 511 25 11.
Turkey has excellent dentists, working
for a fraction of the price, which you pay in
Western Europe.
Travel health
insurance
is
recommended, since the international medical
insurance card T/A 11 does not cover all
costs.
Intrernational Health Insurance: ihc-plan.com
Hamam, Massage & Hair Dressers
A
Turkish bath (Hamam)
starts in a marble lined room with a cupola in
the ceiling, sinks along the walls and a
massive marble block in the middle.
The treatment begins once the pores of the
body are opened by the warm moist air. Most of
the dirt is then removed by scrubbing the
whole body with a special glove. Soon it will
become obvious that you were not as clean as
you may have thought!
After a shower the body is once more soaped up
and washed thoroughly. All the dirt and grime
in the skin is quickly washed away.The
treatment finishes with an oil massage where
all joints and muscles are loosened. A perfect
ending to a very relaxing experience.
Hair dressers
work for little money,
but
fast and well.
Here you can get a shave for 2
Euros
and get a hair cut for 4
Euros.
Ladies pay
a
bit
more, starting from approx.
10
Euros
for a hair cut. |
