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Travel Blogs from Izmir
Smyrna - Running on empty and a wild goose chase
... that name. And Homer was not on the curriculum. At least not this year. They were positive that they would know as there were only a handful of English literature students on the campus. But, they would be more than happy to find a student who may put our copy of the Turkish Iliad to good use. (Perhaps even consider including it in the curriculum next year? We chose not to ask). A bespectacled young man walked past and on being asked, nodded his assent and was ...
Welcome to the country of the doner!
... mexican one. You can find a doner in every corner of the city, sometimes even two, and they are so good and so cheap! Turkish people also spend their life drinking çay, or turkish tea. For this they always use small and characteristical glasses with a curved narrow shape in the middle. And also turkish coffee, which is thicker and concentrated without milk. Both quite good! The last night, I took a night bus to Istanbul, the next and last stop in ...
Bien salée notre arrivée en turquie !
... Ataturk (le nom du grand réformateur après l'empire Ottoman), une circulation difficille et aucun plan de bus ! Pas facile de s'y retrouver, mais nous trouvons facilement, ce kordon, qui est cette grande promenade de 2,5km en bord de mer. Le bazar (ou souk) a été détruit par des guerres (avec des Grecs) et des tremblements de terre; il n'a pas le charme oriental des médinas, mais a une ambiance locale incroyable. Il est en ...
The unknown charms of Izmir
... headscarves and tea leaves, while, to our pleasant surprise, we aroused very little interest.
A small handful of tourist shops did exist, however, and when we stumbled upon them, owners eagerly ushered us inside. One man selling fabrics on the street engaged us in conversation, before taking us on a tour of his family's businesses – first a souvenir shop owned by his sister, followed by a carpet shop owned by his cousin. Despite several rounds of çay, we rejected ...
Let the Fun Begin
... tab but we'll wait and see.
Sun 27.03.11 - So, after more than 24 hours in the air we arrived tired and weary in Izmir. We collected our hire car, set the GPS (known as "Tom" because its a Tom Tom) and headed for the Alican hotel, a comfortable hotel at the right price in down town Izmir. Fortunately the hotel allows you to book in after 9.30 am in the morning, which was great because we were both in need of a shower and ...
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Other places to stay in Izmir
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Swissotel Grand Efes Izmir
Gaziosmanpasa Bulvari No: 1 , Izmir | 5 star hotelfrom $131 -
Hilton Izmir
Cankaya Mah. Gazi Osman Pasa Bulv. No:7 Kucukyali, Konak, Izmir | 5 star hotelfrom $140 -
Crowne Plaza Izmir
Inciralti Mah. Inciralti Cad. 10. Sok. No:67 Balcova Merkez, Izmir | 5 star hotelfrom $117 -
Moevenpick Hotel Izmir
Cumhuriyet Blv. 138, Izmir | 5 star hotelfrom $105 -
Izmir Princess Hotel
Narlidere, Izmir | 5 star hotelfrom $119 -
Kaya Prestige
Sair Esref Bulv. 1371 Sok. No:7 Konak Merkez, Izmir | 4 star hotelfrom $92 -
Hotel Yumukoglu
Cankaya Mah. Sair Esref Bulv. No:10 Kucukyali, Izmir | 3 star hotelfrom $78 -
Alican Hotel
Cankaya Mah. Fevzi Pasa Bulv. No:157 Kucukyali, Konak, Izmir | 3 star hotelfrom $61 -
Best Western Hotel Konak
Konak Meydami Mithatpasa CAD. No 128 Konak, Izmir | 2 star hotelfrom $112 -
Anemon Izmir Hotel
Mursel Pasa Bulv. No:40 Kahramanlar, Konak, Izmir | 4 star hotelfrom $67 -
Blanca Hotel
Kahramanlar Mah. Mursel Pasa Bulv. 1397. Sok. No:2 , Izmir | 4 star hotelfrom $51 -
Ontur Hotel Izmir
Ismet Kaptan Mah. Gazi Bulv. No:130 Pasaport, Konak, Izmir | 4 star hotelfrom $118 -
Hotel Ismira
Cankaya Mah. Gazi Osman Pasa Bulv. No:28 Kucukyali, Konak, Izmir | Hotelfrom $68 -
Aksan Hotel
Gaziler Cad. D:214-216 Basmane, Izmir | 4 star hotelfrom $38 -
Hotel Izmir Palas
Kultur Mh., Ataturk Caddesi 188, Izmir | 3 star hotelfrom $108 -
Kocaman Hotel
Gaziler Cad. 1195 Sok. No:2 Yenisehir, Konak, Izmir | 3 star hotelfrom $57 -
Guzel Izmir Oteli
Fevzi Pasa Bulvari 1368 Sok No:8 Basmane, Izmir | 3 star hotelfrom $47 -
Hisar Altinel Hotel
Fevzi Pasa Bulv. No:153 Basmane, Konak, Izmir | 3 star hotel -
My Hotel
Cumhuriyet Bulvari No 132, Izmir | 4 star hotelfrom $109 -
Blue Boutique Hotel
Mursel Pasa Bulvari 1265, Izmir | 4 star hotel -
Omerim Hotel
Fevzi Pasa Bulv. 1368 Sok. No:6 Basmane, Konak, Izmir | Hotel -
Anemon Ege Saglik
Ege Universitesi Kampusu Bornova Merkez, Izmir | 4 star hotelfrom $67 -
Park Hotel Izmir
1366 Sok. No:6 Basmane, Konak, Izmir | 4 star hotelfrom $68 -
Hotel Baylan
Anafartalar Cad. 1299 Sok. 8, Izmir | 2 star hotelfrom $66 -
Kordon Hotel
Akdeniz Caddesi No 2, Izmir | 4 star hotelfrom $47 -
Grand Zeybek Hotel
Fevzipasa Bulvari 1368 Sok 5, Izmir | 3 star hotelfrom $72