Hotels in Istanbul - Prices and Reviews

Czech Airlines are an OK operator and like most cheap airlines, you get what you pay for. I couldn't check in on line for some reason their system wouldn’t allow it, but I had no trouble at the airport so that was OK. Apart from not really being able to understand the pigeon English of the cabin crew over the very poor quality sound system...

Up and trying to get out early to see Aya Sofia before there is a line up. It was originally built between 532 and 537 AD as a church and called Hagia Sophia. It was known for its large dome and was the largest church in the world for over 1,000 years. This is the 3rd Church of the Holy Wisdom of God built on this site. When Constantinople was c...

Our first day is complete here in Istanbul. The people have been incredibly kind and are always smiling and willing to help us - although if any of those people happen to own a carpet shop they would also like us to come by their store and visit them. They are not pushy though, and are not overly disappointed when we decline. We checked into our...

We thought Palmyra was loud! There, we at least had a buffer of a few metres...but here, the minaret was within spitting distance. We would have heard him without the microphone I reckon...but luckily he had nothing on Palmyra on length and originality. We really enjoyed Istanbul, it was warm and sunny and the sights were many. Viewed the usual ...

We are baaaaaaaack!! No pictures for now since we can't upload anything yet. But here is the summary of what we have done so far. We arrive to Istanbul and are in awe with everything that's around us. It's really neat and lovely. The people are amazingly nice and the views are superb!! We end up in a small cozy room with the cutest balcony for p...

so i've taken it upon myself to really see the borough in which i live. uskudar is an area of istanbul, much like the bronx or something is to new york. Apparently there are subsections of uskudar as well, and our section is apparently called 'peanut tree.' anyway, istanbul is famous for being built on a series of hills. our apartment building i...