Bursa Hotels - Reviews and Rates

By sheer coincidence, in my first days in Bursa while I was out walking the streets looking for a rental, I came upon the studio of--apparently--Bursa's only fine arts sculptor. He was teaching a drawing class in his studio, a converted hamam, or Turkish bath.

Okan told me he was working on a commissioned project two days a week in a vill...

I think I wrote last that this would cease to be a "travel" blog as I settled into a "life in Bursa" routine. But, as this weekend proved, there are still Turkish travel blogable experiences to be had. Especially if one goes out exploring on weekends.

On Saturday, therefore, I sought to escape the heat and humidity of Bursa by going to th...

This is about getting natural gas service in Bursa, Turkey. Maybe not to everyone's interest. But for those curious . . . . If you have ever wondered about taking up residence in another country. . . .

I've moved into a rented house in a strange city, in a foreign country. The natural gas service is off. Thus, I have no hot water. I haven...

"If you were to look only at Michealangelo's sculptures for forty years, then see an art students' senior sculpture, of course you would think it was terrible and kick it across the room." --Ghengis Khan Bursa is a mountain town south of Istanbul. The trip from Istanbul took about five hours by bus with a ferry ride in the middle. The ferry ride...

On our way to Bursa we stopped at Pamukkale. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamukkale A natural side where hot springs formed an spectecular pattern with calcium. At the top of these hot springs was an other archeological park where a beautiful theater and some ancient Greek columns and stones were rebuild. Bursa was the last city before travellin...

Down to just four us, we decided for a relaxing last two days of our journey. We chose a trip to Bursa, where we could still enjoy the clean air but do some shopping and go to a Hamam. Bursa was really nice because it was still city with cars and traffic, but with old village charm and beauty. Plus, Bursa has really great Hamams, Turkish baths. ...