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[alamo5000]

These are some friends of mine You'd definitely enjoy meeting.

http://thetimetogoisnow.com/about/

If you know where you are planning to go next, hit their site for the no shit lowdown on how and where to find good food on a traveler's budget, plus tips on getting around that country or towns transit system.

I am pondering my next trip already... I am planning it all out.. I will probably go stay in Prague for a while... then Berlin...I also hear great things about Croatia.

After that I would have run out 90 days worth of visa so I also want to go island hopping in the South Pacific...

I have enough vacation plans to last me for a long long time... I just need the money to make it all happen.

This last trip was sort of experimental to be honest...I went all to places that I had never been before... and I went with zero plans. I flew to Turkey with 2 days notice. Had no idea what I was going to see or do... and it turns out I loved it. Next go around though I might do a little more planning. At least some.

I tend to free flow when I go... if I like it... I will stay... but the downside to that is airplane tickets cost money....

[Joelski]

Praha is on my short list!

[Former11B]

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/06...l?intcmp=hpbt1

Tell me about Istanbul's safety again...

[alamo5000]

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/06...l?intcmp=hpbt1

Tell me about Istanbul's safety again...

I just walked in the door and saw that. I am in the middle of contacting people from there that were in that specific area.

[alamo5000]

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/06...l?intcmp=hpbt1

Tell me about Istanbul's safety again...

I've heard from only a couple of people and they are all ok. VERY VERY ANGRY. They are all now very fearful of a huge backlash. Protest, riots, vigilante justice or whatever. The folks on the streets are scared of chaos breaking out.

The thing is if we had half a President of our own that would go and take care of business he would be welcomed with open arms in that part of the world.

This stuff got real a long time ago but it's getting a whole lot more real right now.

[Former11B]

Glad your people are okay.

Citizens mostly disarmed there?

[alamo5000]

Glad your people are okay.

Citizens mostly disarmed there?

I haven't heard back from one guy but I am sure he's fine. He lives far away from that area on the other side of the Bosphorus.

Most of the citizens are disarmed but that's not going to stop them should they decide to go vigilante.

If protests and all that break out it's going to be one more thing that adds to the complexity of it all.

[alamo5000]

Here is what appears to be a leaked video of a hero cop. Terrorist armed with an AK47 and a suicide vest gets dropped by a Turkish cop with what appears to be a sidearm. After being shot the terrorist is still alive and manages to detonate but not before people were able to get clear. Makes you wonder about a lot of things.

https://twitter.com/ezkici/status/747900101729861636