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Travel Blogs from Istanbul

Taking Cicero to Constantinople....The Mosques

A travel blog entry by adhigam

There is so much to see and do in Istanbul that my usual, long-winded (chronological) Travelpod entries would be as challenging as War & Peace for this unique, historic city. Instead, I can only recommend some of the many things we did - and didn't do, but are using as an excuse to go back :). On Day 1, we landed and immediately went to visit the …

Taking Cicero to Constantinople....The Food

A travel blog entry by adhigam

We sampled some fantastic food whilst in Istanbul - home of the kebab (kebap in Turkish) and would recommend sampling an array of kebabs whilst there - the stall food on every corner served the best-tasting of them all. However, a trip to the fish market was a rewarded jaunt out of The Old Town and is highly recommended. The tourist bus stops there …

Taking Cicero to Constantinople....The Bazaars

A travel blog entry by adhigam

The bazaars in Istanbul are numerous and immense fun. In fact, despite thriving largely off tourist income alone, its one of the few places you can banter (and barter) with the locals, who go to great lengths to welcome you, chat with you in broken English and proffer a @good price" for their array of goods. Ed and I were both taken aback at how …

Exploring Istanbul

A travel blog entry by carolina2782

We arrived at Ataturk Air port via Turkish Air Lines about noon. We were pleased to find the metro at the airport so we went from the airport to Askeray, which is the last station on the line. From there we took the tram to a stop that we hoped was near our hotel, the Istanbul Assos. We had to walk a ways but eventually found it and saved at least …

Starting Anew, Part One: Amateur Hour

A travel blog entry by koppers

... of the schools. The email also mentioned a demo lesson, but wasn't at all clear on whether we would be giving the demo lesson or watching it. The lack of notice and information further solidified my impressions of the school, and made me extremely reticent to agree to this "meeting."

I wrote back and said that we were on holiday so wouldn't be able to attend and asked for clarification as to what they meant by demo lesson, and left it there. They wrote back a ...