Guest Houses Istanbul

... from where the Sultans of the  Ottoman Empire ruled from 1479 until the middle of the 19th century, along with the Istanbul Archaeological museum, reputedly one of the best in the world.   The museum lived up to it's reputation, it contains ...

... had a look at more mosques around the area. First we went to the Laleli mosque which is just outside the gates of the Istanbul university - Paul got sucked into giving a donation for entering. We then went over to Soleymaniye Mosque which is where Sultan ...

... view of Aya Sofya and the call to prayer is so loud and the voices are so beautiful.  It is a row of wooden houses on a narrow street closed to traffic. IThere are 9 houses between Topkapi Palace and Aya Sofya. It was renovated in Turkish style with ...

... an Ankara taxi driver before he earned his wings as he took us up to 10000m in record time and then back down to Istanbul even faster. Mandi It was of course all a bit puzzling not knowing the systems or understanding the announcements but we bumbled ...

... is ground zero for tourism in Istanbul, though the Mediterranean coast may very well do bigger numbers in the long run.   Hotels and guest-houses are lined up chock-a-block in this area, and terrace wars ensue to see who can get the best view of the ...

... of some 50 million people traded heavily with Europe and Germany in particular where there were many Turkish guest workers. We took a bus to the eastern side of Istanbul. The city was divided by the Bosporus. This river which emptied the Black Sea into ...

... Sea of Marmara.    It was finally time to say goodbye to my travelling companions and after a nice meal in an Istanbul fish restaurant, we parted ways.  Some headed home, others stayed, others headed towards Gallipoli and I was on my way ...

... she arrived. As the afternoon rolled along, I met Linda at the airport and we caught up, back in Sultanhamet. I'd been in Istanbul a few times before and knew the city. That night we strolled along to places I was familiar with, passed the Blue ...

... ; however, pondy does house some of the most stunning colonial architecture i've ever seen, renovated as summer hotels and guest houses.  unfortunately, each and every hotel and guest house we approached was at full occupancy.  having explored ...

... of starting a sanctuary and saving both the sacred monkeys and the sacred forest. The village agreed, and the sanctuary and guest houses have provided electricity to every house in the town, a new school building, and scholarships for kids to attend high ...

... not much to see, the houses wooden, with colourful cornices, the roads wide and of reddish sand-coloured, a few souvenir shops, a few guest houses and a few markets and shops. We stocked up on four beers, and followed the sun to the pier, passing locals ...

... trouver les bonnes astuces pour pouvoir acceder aux plaines des Jarres sans avoir a passer par les tours touristiques que les guest houses proposent voire imposent. En effet, les guest houses ne proposent ni velo ni moto, soit disant ...

... are going to spend a year traveling everyday in the van and we want to be comfortable. Too many people end up spending most nights in guest houses as they get sick of the camping so  we think if we get a cozy campervan with plenty of room and a bog ...

... illogical diversions. Throughout Germany cycling is massive both as a hobby and as transport. So along the route many pubs and guest houses advertise and slant their services towards cyclist's (hot showers, bike garages etc). Today these are open for the ...

... of shops and a beach. Followed the coast on a delightful road that ran parallel to the main road past small restaurant / hotel / guest houses, beaches, bays and pine woods. Through Kiten and on to Tsarevo where I founds a place that did not offer camping ...