Trip Stats- Turkey
2008-06-06, Istanbul, Turkey. By: tamtam31

TRIP STATISTICS Days gone- 15 Trip highlights- Tamara ~City of Istanbul ~Swimming in the Mediterranean Trip highlights- Ian ~Mediterranean cruise ~Whirling Dervishes Places we didn...

Doner kebap heaven.
2008-06-15, Istanbul, Turkey. By: samkateb

What an amazing city, Istanbul! A dynamic city straddled between Europe & Asia. As we arrive in the old city we are greeted with the amazing Blue Mosque/Sultanahmet Mosque & Aya Sophia. Our hote...

Istanbul the only city in both Asia and Europe.
2008-05-14, Istanbul, Turkey. By: Kylee

Ah Turkey the land of Turkish delight, Turkish coffee and Turkish baths. We spent three weeks in this country. Every week was full of adventure. I have never been in a country like Turkey they are ...

Visiting the Sofya and drinking emal cay
2008-05-27, Istanbul, Turkey. By: manana

Got up really early and visited the Sofya as early as possible together with my friend Andy from the UK. It is an amazing building, very famous as well. It was built as a Christian church and converte...

Walking along the Bosphurus
2008-05-26, Istanbul, Turkey. By: manana

Today I had a nice walk along the Bosphorus, the wide canal up north of Sultanahmet. I found some men fishing along the shore, saw the enormous boats passing by and enjoyed the view of Beyoglu on the ...

Arriving late at night...
2008-05-25, Istanbul, Turkey. By: manana

There was a little delay with the flight... but we landed safe and well. I booked a hotel in advance, but when I arrived at the hotel it seemed that they didn't expect me anymore. Luckely there was a ...

a letter to Crystal and Celebrity cruislines
2008-05-25, Istanbul, Turkey. By: tamtam31

"The average tourist wants to go to places where there are no tourists."- Sam Ewing Dear Crystal and Celebrity cruiselines- I hate you. I hate your massive, conceited ships full of massive,...

Day 2- Istanbul
2008-05-24, Istanbul, Turkey. By: tamtam31

I awoke today to the sound of the call to prayer, which happens five times daily. The first call is around 5:30am, the second around noon, then another at 5:00, 8:30, and 10:00pm. The times are appr...

Day 1- Istanbul
2008-05-23, Istanbul, Turkey. By: tamtam31

I am writing with a bit of difficulty this morning. The taxi I am sitting in keeps rocking rather violently. Ian and three other men are outside the cab, taking turns yanking on the trunk with all t...

aaaand we're off!
2008-05-22, Istanbul, Turkey. By: tamtam31

Delta was on my good side. They sent me nice messages online every few weeks, suggesting that I look over the movie list or asking if I'd perhaps like to change my seat. The nice representative took...

preparing for a turkish weddıng...
2007-09-05, istanbul, Turkey. By: quierodedo

would be a hundred times harder if the american groom's family came to visit the week before. hey everybody, this is my first visit to asia! özge, her family, and my brother jim live on the asian ...

Gürüşürüz Istanbul!
2007-01-18, Istanbul, Turkey. By: Soleil

So, today was my last real outing of Istanbul... I figure I'll putz around campus tomorrow, last-minute details and packing... then leave campus at 5am to catch my flight... So Megan and I headed to ...

Goodbyes...
2007-01-17, Istanbul, Turkey. By: Soleil

So it's coming down to the last stretch... This last weekend was spent hanging out with friends, doing the last big farewell. We were at Paul's old flat seeing Turkish friends, and a guy there was pl...

Mutlu Yiller!
2007-01-01, Istanbul, Turkey. By: Soleil

So, new years in Istanbul wasn't as bad as Christmas..... big party for sure, lots of people out and about. The interesting thing here is that they have Santa Claus and decorated trees, but they're a...

Dolmabace and Hilltop Viewings...
2006-12-30, Istanbul, Turkey. By: Soleil

So today Megan and I ventured out again, with the goal of getting our train pass for our trip to Greece and Bulgaria, and then heading to see some sights. We went to Dolmabace Palace, where Ottoman S...

Christmas, Projected Travel, and Trip Home...
2006-12-26, Istanbul, Turkey. By: Soleil

So Christmas in a Muslim country officially sucks. First, it didn't even feel like Christmas... which made me think that it's really not much of a holiday without all the hype- the decorations, music...

Broken Little Family...
2006-12-16, Istanbul, Turkey. By: Soleil

So since this was our last weekend in Istanbul with our whole Yeditepe "family", we decided to make the most of it. Thursday, after classes, we went to the Belge/French flat in Kadikoy and hung out w...

Night Sightseeing
2006-12-09, Istanbul, Turkey. By: Soleil

So a few of our group hadn't been over to the Blue Mosque yet, so we decided to venture out there for a little nighttime sightseeing. Poyraz came with us- always nice to have someone who speaks Turki...

Sunrise and moments of clarity
2006-12-03, Istanbul, Turkey. By: Soleil

Went out a few times this weekend- saw "Borat" in a theater here... kinda funny to watch such a movie in Turkey.... I can't believe Chrissie, Morgan, and Bastien are leaving in just 2 weeks.... I also...

Istanbul was Constantinople
2006-11-27, Istanbul, Turkey. By: mariannas

Alright, so I didn't get to spend Thanksgiving with my family, nor was I home, nor did I even have Turkey, but you know what? I was *in* Turkey, and it was awesome. So here comes a long entry about...

Night sessions and Turkey in Turkey
2006-11-24, Istanbul, Turkey. By: Soleil

So this last week has been pretty intense with going out with friends. Realization has set in that a good half of our group will be leaving in about 3 weeks, so we really only have 3 good weekends le...

Evening with MSU and Taksim nights...
2006-11-19, Istanbul, Turkey. By: Soleil

So, like I had mentioned before, one of my professors from MSU, Maire O'Neil, was in Istanbul this week. I met up with her at Yeditepe on Monday, and she met my professor here, Dilek, and had a nice ...

Needle in the haystack...
2006-11-12, Istanbul, Turkey. By: Soleil

So today I took my first solo trip over to the European side... I was in search of Maire O'Neil- my professor from MSU who is in town. I got an email at 12:30 (when i rolled out of bed) saying that s...

Start of the Overland Tour
2006-09-22, Istanbul, Turkey. By: TeamHoki

Istanbul Highlights - Grand Bazaar, Blue Mosque, Arya Syria, spice markets, boat cruise on Bosphorus Straight and taking in the sights of the first day of Ramadam celebrations. Met up with the tea...

Friday the 13th and Finally Being Touristy...
2006-10-13, Istanbul, Turkey. By: Soleil

So after being in Turkey for a month, I finally made it to the main highlights of Istanbul- the Aya Sofya, Blue Mosque, and the Basilica Cistern. Chrissie had some friends in town from DU... they're...