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Turkey: Olimpos

Olimpos is an ancient city that hasn't seen much life until the last decade or so. Someone decided to build a bunch of tree houses, so now it's an over-commercialized getaway. Every pension is a tree house and life revolves around doing nothing. There is a single gravel road that stretches for about 2 km. At the end there are ruins and after the ruins lies the beach. That is it.

If you go to Olimpos, you'll thoroughly enjoy relaxing... and getting trashed day and night. Staffs at the pensions come and go. If you find yourself surrounded by a staff of male whores (Kadir's), you may want to go as well. It's doubtful you'll enjoy the attempted molestation from the old man whose only knowledge of English involves "Yabadaba doo" and calling you Willma. Then there are others who will try to "cuddle" with you or say you give them a "stiffy," but then have a complete personality change when you don't fall for their shit.

However long you decide to stay, you're bound to have an interesting life experience. But remember, if the staff knows your webpage address, they will email you for weeks about how badly they hope to see you raped and left bleeding to death in the Midwest... Just understand that they have nothing better to do with their time and have a good laugh about it.

Olimpos Photos