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sinkingfeeling

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1. I just returned from Turkey on May 17. The only thing noticeable about their inflation was the difference

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue May 28, 2024, 05:57 PM

May 2024

in listed menu prices and the actual charges. The rate of exchange improved while I was there going from 1USD equaling 33.21 Lira to 1USD bringing only 32.24 Lira. That was over a 16 day span.
Turkey is a very interesting country in terms of history and geology. I was kind of surprised by the websites the government had blocked, like Flickr and Postimage.

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I just returned from Turkey on May 17. The only thing noticeable about their inflation was the difference sinkingfeeling May 2024 #1