Istanbul Harmony Hostel
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Travelling to Turkey
for a moment there I didnt think we would even make it to Turkey - with the dramas that volcano in Iceland has been causing we were pretty lucky our flight wasn't cancelled!
Anyway we made it safe and sound, and after a mad shuttle bus driver - who clearly didnt know his way around Istanbul we arrived at the Harmony Hostel (just down the …
Istanbul, Where it all began!
Merhaba!
After a long flıght and a 9 hour layover in chilly Finland, I finally arrived in Instanbul. I hit the ground running. From the airport to the metro and a few detours, I made my way to Sultanhemet, a pretty touristy part of İstanbul. I was in search for of a hotel a friend had recommended and ended up behind the Aya Sofia.
Look Twıce
* I apologıze ın advance for typos, and as you mıght notıce the un-dotted 'i'. Im typıng on a turkısh keyboard and whıle 'ı' actually makes and 'uh' sound ın turkısh ıs ıt ın the 'i' place and I am too lazy to relearn all my typıng. Also punctuatıon marks ın slı …
Blinded by Bosphorus Beauty
Today started really badly. With such an important day ahead of us (arriving at Checkpoint # 1 – Istanbul) we were keen to get off quickly and enjoy every step (or whatever the equivalent is on a bike). Instead we found ourselves in a good old ding dong with Basil Faulty Turkish Version. As if it was not bad enough that we had been without …
Watch out, the parents are in town
First day off after 10 days cycling, the body clock was still very much set and I could not help to wake early and get out and about. I set off to find the hotel mum and dad would be staying in. About an hour later and lots of visits to Google maps at one of the many Wifi hotspots around the town, I finally arrived at Hotel Darusaade reception. I …