Our honey-fund

Dear everyone,

Thanks a bunch again for all your kind messages. 34 days to go now till our big day and we are getting very excited!

Some of you have enquired us about our gift registry. Because it was a long way to travel, we are not expecting any wedding gifts. And your presence on the day would be the best gift for us.

For those of you who insist: As we have been living together for quite some time now, we have acquired most of the household items and we therefore, simply appreciate any contributions to our honeymoon.

We have drawn a list of items on http://www.blisslist.co.uk/
You can simply search for our list by putting in one of our last names (Borysik or Gorgulu) and our wedding date (02/06/2012).

 Many thanks again.
And see you soon!
B & T

What is new in Turkey?

"There are loads of great new holiday ideas in Turkey this year, from walking trails in Cappadocia to boutique hotels and a toddler-friendly seaside break" says the Guardian (23rd March). Here is the link for some inspiration. 

Cheap flights anyone?

Good news everyone! (a-la- Professor Farnsworth)
EasyJet  and Pegasus  have new deals: About £60 each way for flights from London to Istanbul around the bank holiday time -perfect if you are planning to spend couple of nights in Istanbul prior to the wedding.
Book early to avoid disappointment!

Zonguldak Hotel Update

As we have mentioned in our very first post,  for convenience, we are encouraging our guests to stay at Zonguldak Dedeman Hotel, where the wedding will also take place.  This is a brand new 5 star hotel, with marvelous views of the city and the Black Sea. Please check their website here. The price for a double/twin room  is typically £130 a night if booked online via their website (or other third party websites). We managed to negotiate the price down to £60 a night (for two people, including open buffet breakfast) (and upgraded your rooms to sea/city view). However to get this price, you will need to email the hospitality manager, Ms. Seda Ok and let her know that you are attending the wedding. And as always, should you need any help, please let us know- we are happy to do what we can!

Post-wedding tour update

We are pleased to announce that we have managed to organise a minibus to give a free guided tour of Safranbolu or Amasra (depending on weather) scheduled for 3^rd of June. Can you please let either of us know if you wish to attend as we need numbers.

Invitations are now in the post

Finally, your invitations are now in the post we are looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Istanbul hotels update

Thanks all for you kind messages. We are sorry that some of you won’t be able to attend. For those if you who are coming we have some new information which we hope will be of use.

A friend of a friend has promised good rates to us (65 euro/night for a double/twin room + breakfast) in his hotel in Istanbul. It’s normally 90 as in a good location (Sultanahmet) and he has also promised to throw in a free bottle of wine and a fruit basket! However, since it’s high season this offer will not be open for long so can you let us know ASAP, before the end of this month.

If you want to check it out first here is the link to the hotel.

http://www.istanbulharmonyhotel.com/

If you don’t act fast enough and the above hotel is sold out we then recommend for a good hotel the Hotel Basileus – this is mid to upper end but a steal at 90 euros/night/room + breakfast. We also call the owner of this hotel and he offered a free airport transfer for all of our guests.

Here is the link for Hotel Basileus

http://www.basileushotel.com/

Hotel Basileus is also rated in top 10 hotels in Istanbul according to trip advisor.