DELAWARE

The State of Delaware is located on the ocean coast between the large and well-known city of New York and the city of Washington DC. Due to its location on the east coast of the continent, it can experience summer and winter environment. During the summer period, it attracts many local and foreign people to the region for sea tourism. With its kilometres of free beaches and large and small towns, it has a very busy human traffic in May-September.

There are no direct flights to the region from our country. For this reason, the closest means of transport are the airports in Washington DC or New York. To give an idea, with the rental car option; If Washington DC is preferred, it is possible to reach this beautiful state in about 2 hours and if New York is preferred, it is possible to reach this beautiful state with a 4-hour car journey.

The region, which is known as the first state to join the United States of America, has features that offer extremely attractive opportunities, especially due to the possibility of shopping without sales tax. As it is known, all kinds of labels seen in daily life in the United States often mislead us. When you want to pay, you will encounter tax additions at rates varying from state to state (6%-16%). For example, the above rates are added to the label, which is seen as 5 dollars, and this figure appears at the cash register.

This practice, which seems extremely strange at first, does not prevent you from getting used to it over time. Anyway, for us, when the process of converting to our own money is included, you will always find yourself in a situation of constant calculation. But here you can feel extremely happy when you experience the situation of paying at the cash register, whichever figure you see on the labels or menus. For this reason, extremely large outlet stores and other shopping points, restaurants are occupied, so to speak, by local and foreign tourists. When you add summer sea tourism to this, you need to be ready for the flood of crowded people. For this reason, you may encounter serious vehicle traffic from time to time, especially in the city centres. Because you rarely see people walking here. Everyone goes by car even to the nearest place, regardless of age.

If you come to the region from the aforementioned cities with the rental car option, I especially remind you that you should travel at a minimum speed of 45 and a maximum speed of 65 mph along the road. Due to the strict compliance of everyone with the traffic rules, the flow is provided seriously even in the busiest traffic. It will seem strange to you at first that the safety lanes on the left and right sides of the road are not used by any vehicle. If you see an HOV sign with a diamond sign on some roads, you can use it when there are 3 or more people in the vehicle. But if there are fewer people, I recommend you never use it, otherwise you may face heavy traffic fines on your return.

Again, to make a small reminder; when travelling in the leftmost lane, flashing or honking at the vehicle in front of you at a lower speed than you, so to speak, is like nine defective movements. In such a case, passing to the right of the vehicle is the most appropriate course of action. Also, do not forget that police vehicles, although they are never seen, will always appear in front of you when you violate the rules. If they are coming from behind you with their lights on, pull to the right and do not get out of the vehicle unless they ask you to, and keep your hands on the steering wheel. Following this procedure will help you avoid the negative police behaviour we see on television.

There are 3 major shopping centres in the area called Tanger Rehoboth Outlets (Seaside, Surfside and Bayside). You can find products of all famous brands at very reasonable prices in these centres, which offer shopping without sales tax. For this reason, if you come shopping, you should adjust your luggage accordingly or be ready to return with new luggage you will buy from here. You can examine the shopping points in detail in the https://www.tanger.com/rehoboth section on the internet.

For accommodation, depending on the price and star level, pension, motel, hotel etc. options are available. The nightly price of a 3-4 star hotel (including breakfast) is 180 dollars, while motel and 2-star hotel options start from 80 dollars. All kinds of restaurants for world cuisine are available in the region. A $10 hamburger menu, a chicken option for two is $20, beers are $3-4, and an 8 oz steak in a steakhouse is offered to customers for $11. The fact that no tax is added to these prices increases the choice and richness. This region, which has no historical and cultural sights, offers extremely attractive opportunities in terms of shopping, food and beverage tours and sea opportunities. Have a pleasant trip