It's that time of the year again! Going on holiday is by far my favourite thing in summer, if not all year round, and this year myself, my Mum and sister headed to the Holiday Village Turkey for an amazing 11 nights! Holiday Villages are somewhat loved in my family, as having a thirteen year old sister who gets bored very easily, it's essential that there's things for her to do... Having been to the Holiday Villages in Kos and Egypt in previous years, we decided on trying out the one in Turkey!
Speaking of the Holiday Village Kos, during my holiday there in 2013 I made a few friends who I still speak with to this day... By complete coincidence, it so happened that two of them, Rachael and Shannon, were both going to be at the Holiday Village Turkey with their families at the same time, and by even further coincidence, so was I! Once I found out I was absolutely ecstatic, not only was it guaranteed that I'd have friends to hang around with once I got there, but it meant after two years I was able to see them once again!
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| Myself, Shannon & Rachael |
The hotel and complex itself was stunning, but it was also massive! It took a good few days to navigate around the place and work out where everything was... The weather was equally as beautiful, staying constant around the 40 degree mark at midday, with a couple of exceptions as the highest temperature recorded whilst I was there was a staggering 47! It's safe to assume I stayed in the shade a lot that day...
Within the first 24 hours of my holiday, I'd met some pretty amazing people through Rach and Shan... As they'd both been there a few days before me, they'd made other friends of their own, including a guy called Sam... Now, Sam was quite the socialist (despite his love of crocs...), going up and talking to anyone and everyone who appeared to be between the ages of 15-19. Through his confidence and capabilities of talking to other humans, he'd recruited a rather large group of people, all of whom I was introduced to... Unknown to me at the time, I became part of a wonderful group of people, who honestly made my holiday the best!
As time went on, it was apparent that a couple of us had gotten closer than with others, and though the rather large group became slightly sub-divided, we were all okay with that! We would often reunite with a few other people, such as Sam, Dylan, Niamh and Jess during evenings in the bar - more to come on that later! Our smaller group of six clicked instantly, and I have nothing but a whole lot of love for these guys! I know it's cheesy, but you know when you meet people and feel like you've known them your whole life?... That. You know you're a proper holiday friendship group when you're in a group chat, have a group name and the best inside jokes...
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| Will, Rachael, Me, Shannon, Courtney, Ryan |
Unfortunately, we only spent the following three days together, as Shannon, Courtney, Rach and Will soon left... *all the crying emojis*. We made sure those three days were the best they could be; arranging to meet in the morning, playing volleyball with the entertainment team, watching Will and Ryan eat three cheese toasties... each... Days were spent in the pool, laughing and joking, splashing each other and being told off by the lifeguards for backflipping into the pool... Not me, of course... We acted like children, carefree and joyful, participating in the pool parties and doing the jellyman, listening to Monday playlists and singing about pizza (yes, that was a thing...).
Nights were equally as eventful, as the hotel had it's own bar of sorts - the Chillout Bar... Being 18 and on an All Inclusive holiday is THE best thing ever; free drinks every night? Yes please! Hanging out in the Chillout Bar was personally my favourite part of the day; chatting, drinking, laughing, dancing... We even played drinking games such as Never Have I Ever, and the Ring of Fire... Respect goes to Courtney who downed a glass of a seemingly disgusting mixture of vodka, Malibu, various soft drinks, and beer...
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| Dylan, Myself, Rachael |
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| Jess & Niamh |
One day, we decided to head to Sarigerme beach and take part in some water sports. After being equipped with lifejackets we hauled ourselves onto the giant inflatable Crazy UFO and were pulled around the sea by a speedboat, while Courtney sat on the boat and took photos! Myself, Shannon and Rachael sat in the middle to avoid being completely thrown off, whereas Ryan and Will took it upon themselves to sit on the edges, occasionally jumping off and willingly plummeting into the sea... Boys... They got soaked, though we weren't far off; with salt water spraying and splashing in our faces as we bounced around, though Will was definitely the bounciest...
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| Will being rather bouncy... |
As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end, and after many teary farewells, myself and Ryan were left to fend for our own... It didn't take long before we got talking to new people, eventually making even more friends and embarking on new adventures! - all to come in Part 2!
To be continued...
