The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has recently revised their extremely cautious Turkey travel advice. Reading the advice, one could get the perception that Turkey is a terrifyingly dangerous place to visit. In my experience, the opposite is true.
On a funnier note, DFAT accidentally released the following travel advice for Perth, south western Australia’s main city and the most isolated city in the world:
This is a message to let you know that Perth is dangerous at this time of year. xxx.
As a Perth Council spokesman commented in reply:
The weather is a bit dodgy
My favorite part:
“Drugs may be administered through drinks, food, chewing gum or confectionery.”
Remember kids, if the Baklava smells like morphine, put it down and walk away.