Well arrived in Antalya yesterday afternoon to 31 degree sunshine.
Buying the visa and passing through immigration was no issue and quick. Luggage retrieval was a little slow at the airport, took us over an hour to get out of there.
Trip from airport is about 45 minutes to venue and Limak Limra hotel.
Hotel is good, but some confusion over what is included in the "All Inclusive" package. Last night Rum was included, this morning it wasn't but vodka was, rum was again this afternoon.
but rest assured I will tackle this important issue!!
Food however so far is good.
Visited the site this morning and have to say the grass is fantastic, best natural surface this year, its proper football pitches that have been kept absolutely perfect. It's like walking onto wembly before a cup final.
The venue itself as a site looks small, however this should not be an issue for the four fields planned. I'm not sure how much of a back stage area there will be though, unimportant to the players I guess but for the setup crew it might be a pain.
People are friendly and the local officials seem to be appreciative of us bringing paintball to the area.
There are a lot of Russian and German customers at the hotels and I think its important for those that are coming to remember that not only are they representing their countries but also Paintball as a sport. The hotels are nice All Inclusive resorts with families staying in them too. Please lets not have a repeat of other events where hotels get trashed and Paintball gets a bad name.
Weather for the week looks good with the only showers on expected on Sunday's finals day. Temperature mid 80's with mainly sun the rest of the week. If you can get a last minute cheap flight - it may be worth coming out to relax a bit and enjoy some ball.
Buying the visa and passing through immigration was no issue and quick. Luggage retrieval was a little slow at the airport, took us over an hour to get out of there.
Trip from airport is about 45 minutes to venue and Limak Limra hotel.
Hotel is good, but some confusion over what is included in the "All Inclusive" package. Last night Rum was included, this morning it wasn't but vodka was, rum was again this afternoon.
but rest assured I will tackle this important issue!! Food however so far is good.
Visited the site this morning and have to say the grass is fantastic, best natural surface this year, its proper football pitches that have been kept absolutely perfect. It's like walking onto wembly before a cup final.
The venue itself as a site looks small, however this should not be an issue for the four fields planned. I'm not sure how much of a back stage area there will be though, unimportant to the players I guess but for the setup crew it might be a pain.
People are friendly and the local officials seem to be appreciative of us bringing paintball to the area.
There are a lot of Russian and German customers at the hotels and I think its important for those that are coming to remember that not only are they representing their countries but also Paintball as a sport. The hotels are nice All Inclusive resorts with families staying in them too. Please lets not have a repeat of other events where hotels get trashed and Paintball gets a bad name.
Weather for the week looks good with the only showers on expected on Sunday's finals day. Temperature mid 80's with mainly sun the rest of the week. If you can get a last minute cheap flight - it may be worth coming out to relax a bit and enjoy some ball.
