tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post7544565130187914002..comments2024-01-15T10:28:55.561-08:00Comments on BacktoBodrum: Is this the end of Indi-Bindi?BacktoBodrumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-21358413847781385382013-11-26T08:42:45.707-08:002013-11-26T08:42:45.707-08:00Thanks for your comment Vicky - I look forward to ...Thanks for your comment Vicky - I look forward to your blog. BacktoBodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-38668146634373310172013-11-25T22:38:09.096-08:002013-11-25T22:38:09.096-08:00Indi-bindi is a wonderful word - it is the first t...Indi-bindi is a wonderful word - it is the first time I heard it! But it is also a great system; ours are not strictly dolmuses because they set off at strict times but they definitely indi-bindi on the way. The driver will often get off the bus to help old ladies carry bags of shopping right up to the house. İndi-bindi-ing would certainly be sorely missed here.Vickyhttp://www.topofturkey.com/en/index.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-58143131269066840252013-11-24T13:52:00.898-08:002013-11-24T13:52:00.898-08:00I hope you don't lose your indi-bindi. It seem...I hope you don't lose your indi-bindi. It seems a shame that Bodrum authorities want to ban it. BacktoBodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-43671414931019044692013-11-22T22:29:32.263-08:002013-11-22T22:29:32.263-08:00I think our village is even further behind yours a...I think our village is even further behind yours and I'm pretty sure indi bindi will continue here for the rest of my life. And as for going off route, they do it all the time for those with heavy sacks of fertiliser, cement, shopping and the odd sheep, not to mention going off to the back roads of Milas to pick up hardware, crates of drinks for the village shop..and of course a stop at the petrol ofis to fill up containers with petrol. I love the dolmus and the drivers...so accommodating.Ayakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16903896106779269050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-78977587231876839302013-11-22T11:38:36.087-08:002013-11-22T11:38:36.087-08:00I think that counts as indi-bindi.I think that counts as indi-bindi.BacktoBodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-10817222406075045752013-11-22T11:38:09.682-08:002013-11-22T11:38:09.682-08:00I think if you tried to jump off a bus now you'...I think if you tried to jump off a bus now you'd get run over by a cyclist. BacktoBodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-49137097487748096102013-11-22T11:37:17.909-08:002013-11-22T11:37:17.909-08:00I should start a campaign to fight the indi bindi ...I should start a campaign to fight the indi bindi banBacktoBodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-79774498971474221062013-11-22T11:36:45.573-08:002013-11-22T11:36:45.573-08:00I've taken to dolly riding recently, now we ha...I've taken to dolly riding recently, now we have a service from our village. I'd forgotten what fun it is and how many people you meet. BacktoBodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-53757835092479817472013-11-22T11:35:42.972-08:002013-11-22T11:35:42.972-08:00I must remember this name in case I ever take up p...I must remember this name in case I ever take up publishing. According to a friend on Facebook - indi bindi is still flourishing when there are no traffic cops in sightBacktoBodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-43234942297298518572013-11-22T11:34:27.205-08:002013-11-22T11:34:27.205-08:00I think we took half a motorbike once too. I now w...I think we took half a motorbike once too. I now wonder if I can take the dog on a dolmus, which is a bit silly as I often used to share a seat with a sheep. BacktoBodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-9349213750375445662013-11-22T11:33:04.077-08:002013-11-22T11:33:04.077-08:00I don't want to offend any Swiss - or Swedes w...I don't want to offend any Swiss - or Swedes who also have a very "orderly" country. BacktoBodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-35993148488670450562013-11-22T11:32:15.359-08:002013-11-22T11:32:15.359-08:00Now indi-bindi on the tube would be a bit riskyNow indi-bindi on the tube would be a bit riskyBacktoBodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-64826659737842126202013-11-22T11:31:36.554-08:002013-11-22T11:31:36.554-08:00I have a popty ping but very rarely use it. Now I ...I have a popty ping but very rarely use it. Now I know it's called a popty ping, I will make more of an effort to bring it into conversationsBacktoBodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-38545495479112965562013-11-22T11:30:34.942-08:002013-11-22T11:30:34.942-08:00Sounds like Bodrum's attempts to end indi-bind...Sounds like Bodrum's attempts to end indi-bindi are set to fail. The people want it. BacktoBodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-70950627502796325502013-11-22T11:29:53.232-08:002013-11-22T11:29:53.232-08:00We already have traffic chaos - I don't think ...We already have traffic chaos - I don't think anything could make it worse.BacktoBodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-52840916520365314712013-11-22T11:19:35.272-08:002013-11-22T11:19:35.272-08:00Another great tradition regulated out of existence...Another great tradition regulated out of existence. :-( I doubt the Lancashire country buses of my childhood would qualify as true indi-bindi, but they were at least good about dropping us off at the top of our lane, which wasn't an official stop. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-69973786919627715702013-11-22T11:07:08.242-08:002013-11-22T11:07:08.242-08:00I remember living in London when the double decker...I remember living in London when the double decker buses had the platform at the back allowing you to hop on and off the bus as soon as it slowed down enough to allow you to leap without fear of injury. You took your life in your hands when the bus was idling in a traffic jam and accelerated just as you'd got one foot on the plate. <br /><br />Unfortunate that we can't Indi-bindi anymore on the Bodrum Peninsula. I suppose this is what they call progress!Jay Artale (aka Roving Jay)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16324876270002681436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-40104390534250973382013-11-22T08:47:19.057-08:002013-11-22T08:47:19.057-08:00Sorry to hear this, use indi-bindi all the time wh...Sorry to hear this, use indi-bindi all the time when I am in Turkey - they still do in Istanbul - hope they may come back. Selamlar, OzlemOzlem's Turkish Tablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04094209697788029851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-44014620029652999572013-11-22T03:06:12.334-08:002013-11-22T03:06:12.334-08:00A real shame. We loved the whole hop on/hop off ex...A real shame. We loved the whole hop on/hop off experience and never missed not having a car. Some of the expats around us thought we were mad and one or two couldn't bear the thought of travelling on a dolly - but then, they couldn't bear the thought of travelling on public transport anywhere! When in Rome, I say! Jack Scotthttp://www.jackscott.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-4834182478221191662013-11-21T23:24:16.104-08:002013-11-21T23:24:16.104-08:00I thought this was going to be about self-publishi...I thought this was going to be about self-publishing - "Indi-bindi" sounds like a fancy publisher for indie novelists :-) I love this concept of hopping on and ff the bus - it means that you don't see people legging it down the road behing a bus in the hope of overtaking it before it arrives at the bus stop. I do feel sorry for the older generation -old habits die hard, and they should be allowed to get on and off the bus as close as possible to their home if it's on the route. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-18093016584120870192013-11-21T22:43:31.195-08:002013-11-21T22:43:31.195-08:00Over 20 years ago when dolmuses came in all shapes...Over 20 years ago when dolmuses came in all shapes and sizes I needed to get my moped to Milas (an hour away from Bodrum), I took it to the bus station and, without anyone batting an eyelid, it was loaded onto a dolmus (inside) at great inconvenience to the passengers but nobody minded.Kim Gouldhttp://www.sjyachting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-87549544347099774952013-11-21T21:23:56.061-08:002013-11-21T21:23:56.061-08:00Loved this one, B to B, particularly since we love...Loved this one, B to B, particularly since we love all forms of collective transport and to prove it, have been delighted and terrorized by all of them. Loved the "if we had wanted to live in an orderly country, we would have moved to Switzerland." Perhaps you could replace "orderly" with "boring". Senior Dogs Abroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15070644209769137511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-70563734221942862642013-11-21T14:18:37.953-08:002013-11-21T14:18:37.953-08:00We loved the whole indi-bindi thing in Bodrum, Ann...We loved the whole indi-bindi thing in Bodrum, Annie, particularly on and around Turgetreis Caddesi - actually, around the whole peninsula. And when we managed to get the cheaper non-infidel/local fares on the dolmus we were made up. When people ask me what I miss most about Turkey, I usually say the dolmus trips. Knocks spots off the tube. Great post! Liam Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03786765671639994094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-26864584222629120862013-11-21T13:35:16.317-08:002013-11-21T13:35:16.317-08:00I do not want a popty ping, though I do like the w...I do not want a popty ping, though I do like the word. I don't like the machines...<br /><br />I think we still have indi bindi here though there are rival dolmuş companies who have some sort of 'arrangement' which means that certain dolmuşlar will not pick you up on certain routes. It does puzzle people not 'in the know' when one apparently empty dolmuş sails past and, ten minutes later, a much fuller one stops for you. I'm pretty sure they still have indi bindi in Kuşadası and İzmir as, when on the bike, we have to watch out for predictably erratic dolmuş behaviour.<br /><br />I've also always wondered why there is a specific fare for those who get off the dolmuş then get back on it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-41117267803184823972013-11-21T11:52:36.483-08:002013-11-21T11:52:36.483-08:00still 'indi-bidi-ing' down out neck of the...still 'indi-bidi-ing' down out neck of the woods (not that I'm there at the moment) - must just be those puffed-up and poncified touristic municipalities. loved this Annie - gave me quite a lift and fed my need to be home.Alanhttp://archersofokcular.comnoreply@blogger.com