Dear Yavuz and Emre,

We are home safely, and although we are tired and jet-lagged, we are full of happy memories of our wonderful trip in your wonderful country.
We can’t thank you enough for all you did to make our first visit such a special one. (It will not be our last visit, God willing!)

Leslie is much better and continues to improve every day.

We will write formal letters and send photos soon but just wanted to send this note of thanks now.

Emre, please let us know when you arrive in New York and where you will be staying!

With warm regards from us both,
Barbara and Leslie Buckland
New York, USA

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------October 24, 2001

Dear Sirma,

We want you to know that your tour for us, via Bauer Travel, was among the very best we’ve ever experienced. (We’ve visited every Continent, several times on a few). Aydin will always remain in our fondest memories as the most intelligent, most interesting, most likeable, most skilled, most enthusiastic guide that we’ve ever had. We’re proud to feel that we parted as friends. How fortunate you are to have him on your staff.

Aydin was very careful to withhold his full name, address, and communication numbers. Not modesty certainly, but practicality, we presume. We ask that you forward a copy of this letter to him so that he knows how we feel about him, and that he also has our strong thanks for a job well done.

We came away from your Country liking it very much: the government and its long-term objectives, the over-all appearance, the great people of all sorts, the marvelous sight-seeing of nearly every kind. And we liked every specific experience and all the knowledge gained on the tour. Some events were extra special: the complete Whirling Dervish ceremony, the visit to the primary school in village Yarpuz, and Aydin pretending to be a statue in an upper alcove of a Roman bath. What a privilege it is to be in the tiny percentage of people in the World to have experienced such wonders.

If you or Aydin are ever in the Seattle WA area, we would be honored to be contacted in such a way that we could meet again. And be able to lend a hand if we could be of help of some kind.

Sincerely,
Richard D. (Dick) & Nancy L. Upchurch
Maple Valley, WA / USA

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------August 31, 2001

Dear Sirma,

Finally we are back home and settled into our routine. Our trip this past summer to Turkey remains a vivid and wonderful memory.

We want to thank you so much for helping us to arrange such an interesting, enriching and enjoyable visit to your country. Everywhere we went, we met wonderful, friendly people, The tour guides and drivers that Credo arranged for us throughout the country were kind, helpful and knowledgeable people. We learned so much and had so many enjoyable experiences. The boat trip was particularly memorable as we enjoyed meeting people from everywhere, swimming in the incredible blue waters and enjoying the boat itself which was built by our captain and his son. The Turkish home-cooking, prepared by his wife, was delicious and rich with the wonderful fresh Turkish produce.

Working with Credo was a pleasure. You provided expert guidance, directed us to wonderful restaurants. All of our transfers within the country, and there were many, were timely, comfortable and easy. I still can see Murat’s kind and friendly face, lending us a helping hand as we moved in, out and through Istanbul. He’s a really driver too.

Sirma, thank you again for everything. We would gladly work with you any time, any where. We hope that we will actually have the opportunity to do that again soon in Turkey.

It was great to meet you in person. Sultans of the Dance performance was very special.

We send you and all the Credo staff our best wishes.

Sincerely,
Rachel and Piotr Stamieszkin
Cape Elizabeth, Maine / USA

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------August 21, 2001

Dear Lale,

Thanks again for your superb planning of our family journey to Turkey. We had a really great time! The Lady Mistral was an excellent gulet choice and I would recommend that 3 day route. The scenery is magnificent and we had 5 additional travelers who made the trip more fun. One was a Turkish professor who knew a lot about Turkey. Bodrum and the Antique Theater Hotel was my wife’s favorite. We liked both Ephesus and Pergamon. Also Aeskeplion. We added the Archeological Museum in Ephesus and that is a treasure. The Sultanahmet Hotel in Istanbul is great and our tour guide there was our favorite-Etem Osgurt. The lunches were excellent and the breakfasts were more than we could eat. All in all a job well done.

Thanks.
Yours,
Dr. Bill Rom
Ray, NY / USA

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------August 14, 2001

Dear Sirma,

Sharon and I want to thank you for the terrific arrangements you had prepared for us. We couldn’t have been more pleased. At the risk of making this email too long for a busy person, here are some impressions:

Sultanahmet Hotel-perfect location for our purposes, excellent service at all times of day and night, spacious room

Kismet Hotel-very spacious room, excellent air conditioning, good swimming, terrific breakfast, dynamite location

Guide (Charlar “call me Chuck” from Izmir)-very friendly, good English, very accommodating, knowledgeable (our six destinations worked out well)

Driver-careful, safe

Pickup services-always on time (seeing our name on a sign as we leave the airport in an unfamiliar city is very comforting), courteous

Everything was just right, from the Sultanahmet Hotel in Istanbul to pickup services and

All in all, our two weeks in Prague and 10 days in Turkey was a trip of a lifetime. Thank you for helping it go so smoothly for us.

Roger and Sharon Anderson
Eden Prairie, MN / USA