Lira

[salford_steve]

Hi Guys

I'm a newbie to this site.

Does anyone know if the lira will probably go up by june. We are going for 2 weeks in june. we were in icmeler twice last year and it we were getting 2.56 from marks and spencers, but seems to be very low at the mo.

Any ideas

Thanks

[sharnig]

Hi, salford-s. If anyone knew how currencies are going to vary they'd be a multi-millionaire At a guess I'd say they'd be about the same as now ( barring anything terrible happening). The lira has been very stable over the last couple of years so I don't see any marked change in the future.

[dksbbs]

The £ against the Lira dropped like a stone over the Christmas period, last Friday it recovered to early December levels, so far today on the eastern markets its recovered another 0.75% currently trading at 2.445. I watch it on a daily basis on http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/fds/ ... _month.stm

Dave

[haydn]

we went end of sept just after the northern rock fiasco and it dropped like a "rock" if you will excuse the pun around 2.20

[JT]

Its gone up again and rising

[salford_steve]

That's good, it's amazing when you do your sums how much that little difference makes it can be naearly £100 depending on how much spends yoour taking.

[Fanny]

This is great news
Mind you, we usually find that you get a better exchange rate in Icmeler than you do at home
We're not going until August, so plenty of time for it to get better !!

[redrhino12]

The New Lira is at 2.50YTL to the £. as of today
So like John says its on the up.
So that makes beer at 3.50YTL equivilent to £1.40 a pint
Cocktails at 7YTL = £2.80.
Chicken meals at 16YTL = £6.40
steak meal at 21YTL = £8.40
That will do for me.

Lunchtime drinks, 5 pints for me =£7.00
Coke For Ann =£1.40
8 pints a night for me = £11.20
1 Coctail for Ann = £2.80

So thats £22.40 a day on drink x 14 days = £313.60

If we have a sandwich in the apartment I think I can get away with only taking £400 for two weeks, thats with a couple of trips and a few pressies.

Gene

[Colette]

Lunchtime drinks, 5 pints for me =£7.00
Coke For Ann =£1.40
8 pints a night for me = £11.20
1 Coctail for Ann = £2.80

He isn't lying there either I saw him on several occaisons stumbling around Icmeler and Gypsy Beach

[JT]

Gene btw by the way is the biggest minge bag in Icmeler but only for Ann but then if she has more than 2 cokes then the romantic bit comes out and then Gene has to run

What Gene is not telling you because you will all (the people that don't know) ask where we go in the afternoon and get a pint for less than a quid and that is a state secret.

[Sue Pryer]

Doesn't poor Ann like to drink? 1 cocktail!?? Or does she have to stay sober to supervise after the state secret drinking place?

[jivebunnie0]

No she has to stay sober to carry Gene home

EDIT: Please do not use bold or colours in your writing

Col

[Sue Pryer]

Aaaah I understand now Poor Ann.

[WOMBLE]

Gene I agree
The New Lira is at 2.50YTL to the £. as of today
Saga rates are very good 2.387YTL most travel agency shops 2.30YTL
looks like Musaffa's supermarket for us Heard he is ok changing GBP

[WOMBLE]

Oh!
forgot to say Gene see you have Ann trained well I have Jan trained also
Its the only way to get home safely
I let Jan have 2 small largers dont spoil her with cocktails
Sorry Ann only Joking babe
Just had a slap from Jan ouch

[dksbbs]

This is a good exchange rate comparision site

http://travelmoney.moneysavingexpert.com/

Dave

[WOMBLE]

Dave just checked that site the ammounts delivered are less than we got with Saga best for us olduns

[dksbbs]

No problem Womble it is a useful link to keep for future reference, currently showing the postoffice at 2.40

Dave

[salford_steve]

Do ICR do exchange. Just wondering as would like to deal with someone trustworthy as have heard of some smaller places ripping you off.

[red wine]

dear steve
iam sure icr will do your exchange but nearly everywhere does exchanges local bars and small supermarkets the only place i ve heard people getting ripped off is the banks
i always use the local supermarket and have had some great rates so anywhere but banks i think you will be fine but icr always happy to help