Istanbul Trips
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Very Old Things
(Dec 31 '05)
On our first whole day in Istanbul, we tried to see as much historical stuff as possible.
Fortunately, the major sites are all located around Sultanhamet Square, so once we took a taxi to the ...
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My flıght left from Athens at 8 ın the mornıng. ı had no ıdea what to expect when arrıvıng ın Turkey. After landıng I waıted ın lıne for over an hour to obtaın ...
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ACROSS TURKEY - By Bus
(Oct 18 '76)
"The journey immediately began badly, with the driver reversing the van into the path of a passing truck"
So there we were, in ancient Sultanahmet, with its unfamiliar smells
and sounds, and that exotic ...
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Gettıng Lost (Fıguratıvely) ın Istanbul
(Aug 07 '07)
"Tıme stands stıll here. I don`t worry about anythıng - what day ıt ıs, what tıme..nor do I care. I am lıvıng ın complete blıss!"
Welcome to the 'Bul
(Jul 17 '06)
Our day began with an overcrowded bus ride form Turkmens up to the main bus station in Olympos. We had the pleasure of having three very smelly Turkish men thrusting their shaved armpits in our faces, ...
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After Naxos we returned reluctantly by ferry to Athens, where we spent another night, and then caught the train to Thesaloniki (about 5 hours ...
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Istanbul - Paris of the East
(May 06 '07)
More photos of Istanbul can be viewed here!
Day 0 - On Emirates, Transit at Dubai Airport
Had a free breakfast as we had a 9 hours transit (but we were really fed up with this particular waiter ...
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Turkish Delight
(Oct 01 '06)
The evenıng call to prayer, azan, was echoıng around the cıty when I drove ınto Sultanahmet, a 30 mın drıve from Atatürk aırport. On the European sıde of the cıty, ıt’s short dıstance to the sıghts of ...
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Istanbul Pt.2: Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace
(May 06 '06)
"Ewww…who would want a box of some old man’s hair? Sick!"
Bright and early the next morning, we rolled out of bed and continued on part 2 of the Istanbul tour. We brought along an extra pair of socks to ...
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The people are friendly and eager to please; even when they
aggressively try to sell you something, it is mostly good-natured;
however, brush up on your bargaining skills. ...
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Recent Blogs for Istanbul
Grand Market!!!
(Jun 13 '08)
Overwhelming to say the least....
I've been to the Weekend Market in Bangkok, and it was absolutely dwarfed by the Grand Souk. Julie and I kinda threw ourselves into the whole process, and came ...
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Another Trip....
(Jun 12 '08)
Wow,
Actually planned a bachelor party in Vegas, and then left for Istanbul the day after I returned.
So....Here I am. My buddy Julie and I are in Sultanhamet, Istanbul. We went and saw an ...
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No place lıke Istanbul
(Mar 08 '08)
Marhaba!
Where to start! Turkey does not have a European, Middle East or Asian feel to it. It is a place that is very unique and special. The border crossing was interesting, took a bus form ...
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