Pierre Loti Hotel Istanbul

Travel Blogs from Istanbul

Off to Istanbul

A travel blog entry by josh.lambden

We had a nice sleep in and a late breakfast before checking out and catching our shuttle to the airport at around noon. Upon arriving in Istanbul we decided to opt for an easy cab ride to the hotel and checked in. Following a brief rest we went out to find some dinner. We had received some advice from fellow travellers who had recently visited …

A Grand Tour of Istanbul

A travel blog entry by josh.lambden

We had good intentions of waking up early to beat the crowds to the Aya Sofia ... but we slept in by an hour and by the time we got there the line up was BIG. So we shuffled the plan and made our way to the Archeological Museum instead ... Line up ... two people. The Archeological Museum is packed with statues and artifacts from the many sites …

A Very Interesting Country

A travel blog entry by bmlevinson

... the Bosphorus strait. After the boat, we got baked potatoes, which are the specialty in certain parts of Istanbul. Today, we went to the Grand Bazaar. Dad bought a backgammon board from a merchant who wanted 130. Dad gave him 100, which is why dad is a far better bargainer than I am. I would've taken 130. That brings me to some certain points about Istanbul. One, we have been seized by the urge to play backgammon constantly, it's very big here. Second, I have become a tea addict. ...

18th October Istanbul- Turkey

A travel blog entry by edwardsoverland

... has been SHOCKING since, we have had huge thunder and lightning storms, gale force winds, freezing temperatures and even a forecast of snow, it has rained constantly the whole time I have been typing but I’m sitting in comfort with a mug of tea, the fan heater on full blast and some McVities Digestive biscuit’s with a lovely view of the sea on one side and the city wall & mosque on the other side. We have just checked the forecast again and there ...

Turkish delights

A travel blog entry by andrewjerome

... registered under English names.

This is my second time to Gallipoli and I am glad I came again, as well as bringing Ted here. It is certainly every Australian and New Zealander's duty to appreciate the sacrifices made by our diggers. As one visitor wrote in the guest book "Too many young people die because of old people's mistakes".

After leaving Gallipoli, we returned to Eceabat and joined another mini-bus for the long trip back to Istanbul. Even ...