The heat in Turkey

janken

Just back from six weeks working in the Sahara (Libya) often over 45C.

Try and keep the AC as low as you can and still feel comfy.

Change you active hours to the late evening and early morning. When working in Kuwait 50+ often - went to the beach at midnight- still 40

Take a hat that will cover your neck, sounds silly but wear long sleeves, avoid the worst part of the day usually between 1 and 4 in the afternoon
most locals take a siesta at this time.

And of course high factor sun block. I now use factor 15 but with a good moisturiser. (nutrgena) It also helps if you have had a little too much sun.

Have a great holiday.

PS if you are hireing a car get a windscreen cover and start the car a few minutes be fore you drive with AC on. The steering wheel can get too hot to handle.

MrsE_2

janken wrote: »

Just back from six weeks working in the Sahara (Libya) often over 45C.
Try and keep the AC as low as you can and still feel comfy.

ailuro2 wrote: »

Don't crank the aircon up full when you get back to your hotel, your body cannot keep up with the big changes in temp and you can end up feeling terrible - S&D and wanting the world to end, then when the Doc is called first thing he does is turn aircon off.;)

To be honest I always thought this was an old wives tale. I wondered was it a cop-out to axplain poor hygiene abroad.

Do you know of any links to any medical advice that backs this up.

Because you've got me wondering now:D & I would like to read more.

janken

This is from years of personal experiance - it's the sudden change in temp and many people come down with colds. Many people from hot countries do not use AC for just this reason.

found this: http://www.newsgd.com/culture/peopleandlife/200607130055.htm

ailuro2

I'm going on the experience of a friend who hadn't eaten anything that could have caused it, his new wife was ill after 24 hours, it was their honeymoon and they lost the first few days due to her being so ill. They are well travelled ppl, know not to have salads, no ice cubes etc. and it still happened to them, in Egypt, and yes it was very hot but they had compensated with the aircon.

I'm taking their word for it and have never gone too cold with the aircon, although we have never been to anywhere that was consistently above 45degrees so can't speak from real life experience. (too hot for us, we couldn't handle the heat!:p)

tiff

Thanks everyone, we have been to Turkey many times, usually to the Fethiye area but this time we are going to Dalyan. Never been in August but its always been very hot every time we have been.

Thanks for all the tips, hope we survive!

Paulina_Fortune

Hi,

If you have trouble sleeping at night due to the heat, then go to bed with wet hair and remember to put a towel over your pillow.

It helps to keep you cooler. It really works!

Paulina.

TimothyEBaldwin

MrsE wrote: »

another tip when its mega hot, if you haven't bought your sun stuff get waterproof. If its waterproof, its sweatproof too.

Don't wear something waterproof, it will stop the sweat from keeping you cool by evaporating.

tiff

I think it also causes problems with prickly heat, which my husband always suffers from.

DKLS

Paulina_Fortune wrote: »

Hi,

If you have trouble sleeping at night due to the heat, then go to bed with wet hair and remember to put a towel over your pillow.

It helps to keep you cooler. It really works!

Paulina.

I used to do that, but had a cold shower ran to bed and was hopefully asleep before the sweating started

dancingqueen_tr

I was in Bodrum recently, and its not that hot, just keep out of the sun! I had a cardigan on at night..And it has never been 50 C in Turkey.