Alanya - 90+ international students+ all inclusive vodka

At the end of the weekend in Alanya, I turned to my French friend ‘Ugo (spelt Hugo) and asked him what he thought of the hotel, and Alanya. His reply was as followed; opening up google translate and typing a French word which was translated into “redneck.” I feel this sentiment summarizes the weekend spent in Alanya by the 90 international students, and a few internationally orientated Turkish students perfectly. Do not get me wrong, I had an absolutely fantastic time and enjoyed every minute, but the all inclusive hotel which was packed to the brim with stereotypical Russians drinking so much of their all inclusive vodka (7 parts vodka. 1 part communist hardship) that they could hardly stand was not part of the attraction.

Alanya is a pretty place, with a long stretching seashore and perfectly blue skies. If you remove all the clubs, sleaze and tourism I am sure it would be divine. However, I think the two are somewhat linked. Anyway – I am not a travel writer and I’m sure anyone reading this would probably never consider hitting up the Russian delights of Alanya. To summarize the excursion I’ve decided to make a table. I do not really know why, but here it is:

Alanya 2k12 Best Bits ·         The boat trip made the trip. It was incredible. (Despite horrendous sea sickness) ·         Successful Completion of operation tan. ·         All inclusive + 90 plus students. Always the best idea ·         Being in 35 degree heat. ·         Making friends through the medium of a collective love of sunbathing ·         The joke I made about 2pac. ·         TicTak – the inflatable crocodile. ·         Eating karpuz (watermelon – for the uneducated readers) on a boat

Alanya 2k12 Surreal/Funny Bits ·         Russian chavs on holiday. ·         The weird man that could see onto our balcony and spent the majority of his evenings having a sneak peak. ·         Drunken swimming at 2 am in the sea. Forgetting that I only had one bra with me and had to wear it the day after. ·         Getting locked out at 2am after drunken swimming ·         10 HOURS ON A BUS WITH 45 VERY HUNGOVER 20-SOMETHINGS. ·         Getting lost on a night out, and delaying the bus back to the hotel by atleast an hour as it had to come and pick us up. Ooops.