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Our fırst days ın ıstanbul

A travel blog entry by danshan

ok so to start thıngs off we were upgraded to 1st class on our flıght from chıcago to ıstanbul, danny was sweet talkııng some ladıes at the ohare aırport who ended up beıng our flıght attendants, he made such an ımpressıon they upgraded us for free. so ıt ıs goıng to be hard …

Our time in Istanbul

A travel blog entry by mjt4662

... is what the funicular is supposed to be for) and we go further down. I finally say we are going the wrong way somehow but I do not want to walk back up, so we are lost. We soon see a cab and hail it (we have been warned only to take cabs from the hotel because many cabs will cheat you). We get an agreement on the fare (I hope, since he didn’t speak English) and head to the Grand Bazaar. I look to make sure the doors in the backseat have handles in case ...

Geminis and Good Times

A travel blog entry by koppers

... original Frislanders down to five. Fortunately, there were plenty of new recruits, so the island days weren't in danger of disappearing.

So the summer of 2012 was packed full of Istanbul goodness. We squeezed plenty of it in before jetting off to Portugal at the beginning of August -- the tale leading up to which, and the recap of which, are both stories for other entries....
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Nargileh Contemplations: Istanbul Days 3-6

A travel blog entry by shane0620

... go elsewhere if you want. It might be a bit expensive, but it's midnight, and I have to eat something now. We'll see you guys later." Or something like that. The Canadians decided to join for a beer now and food later, and we all sat down, Tim included.

Almost immediately, though, he jumped up excitably and said, "I've got an idea! I'll go find the place, and then bring you all and we can go together!" The Canadians agreed, Andre and I ordered, and Tim was off. He was gone ...

Istanbul

A travel blog entry by mkuncio

... and phone, ended up at a cab drivers house where he had Turkish tea with him, a trip to the airport before the cab driver payed for him to get on a tram to head back to the Hotel where we were staying at 11am the following day. Not a bad effort if you ask me. We also lost a Brazilian guy who has not been seen since and no communication has been received of his where a bouts.

Our first full day consisted of a tour around Istanbul as mentioned. We ...