Hotels in Istanbul - Prices and Reviews

As we left the beautiful scenery of Cappadocia we realized that we would be sharing our last day in Istanbul with a very special guest. POTUS... Obama T-Minus Two Days (Sunday): We arrived back at Ataturk Airport with our softest landing yet. We realized that this was the first time we actually flew a regular airline (Turkish, the national carri...

We made it!! After a very emotional goodbye at the airport this morning (damn dust) we finally made it to our destination - Bustling Istanbul, Turkey - formally Constantinople. Hostel is cool. Room is awesome.... if you were a shoe!! Its tiny and basically they have squashed in a double bed and we have no room to put our bags. Oh and it stinks o...

Istanbul 1/20 - 2/9 Free association recollection of Istanbul from my journal: sunny weather, Taps, Harvey Harv, buttspray, Efes, nargile, backgammon, cay, durum, kofte, donar, hashing, super bowl @ the marine house, ferry rides, Fenerbace, the bike path, the Turkish morons who walk on the wrong side of the path, the rundown mansions, the Turkis...

Flying into Istanbul was the start of an amazing realization of the size of this city. We were directly over the city 30 minutes prior to landing, and we still appeared to be in dense urban sprawl 30 minutes later at landing. The sheer awe and astonishment at the size of this city continued as we drove 70 kilometers on a coach to the city center...

I am currently in the Ljubjlana airport. My flight is delayed 1.5 hours as of now. While here I met some Aussies. We chatted a bit. I told them about my change of plans regarding Istanbul. They said have no fears. They are here connecting flight from Istanbul. They said they never felt threatened or unsafe. So, I am reconsidering my plan. Maybe ...

Boarding Istanbul Airlines was a little daunting, as we shuddered up the runway out of Heathrow. We arrived early morning and headed to our hostel near the blue Mosque, as the minarets started chiming for the call to prayer. As it was really early, and really quiet, we headed off for the day. There is nothing like seeing the Blue Mosque and Aya ...