Hyatt Istanbul

... 55 pm Upon arrival, clear customs and immigration, collect baggage, and transfer to hotel. Check in to hotel for 3 nights.  HYATT REGENCY Taskisla Caddesi Taksim Istanbul Tel:  +90-212-368-1234 ...

... a 'changing of the guard' march by some guards. We then caught a ferry to Princess Island, an island about 45 minutes ride from Istanbul. It was a beautiful island with no cars, but the main mode of transport were horses or bikes. We took a long horse and ...

Last night was our last at the Grand Hyatt Istanbul where we've been staying the whole trip.  It's been divine.  Every time we start doubting whether a shot at Hyatt Diamond status is worth it, we have an experience like this one, and it ...

This might be change due to Chris Training plan, or other ...

... gleefully splashing about.  One of the boys waded over and stretched out his hand to shake ours.  Despite Istanbul being a very cosmopolitan and diverse international gateway city we have been surprised that even here children and toddlers in ...

Finally, the whole family was able to be free for Thanksgiving.  So we could sit around the table at home and eat turkey, ham, and all that good stuff.  Actually, why don't we go to Turkey and eat Turkey for Thanksgiving??  Yeah lets go! ...

TRAFFIC! And more traffic. That was our first impression of Cairo. We thought Istanbul had traffic. That was child's play compared to this. There’s no speeding on the motorway – too much traffic. The driver told us Cairo doesn’t have a ...

... a disaster as the woman behind the counter had asked what our final destination was, and had checked our baggage through to Istanbul when I noticed. She changed the labels with fairly bad grace. As we finished to go through security, we noticed that the ...

... from this we got handed meal vouchers to be used anywhere in the hotel's 8 restaurants. I dined with a lovely lady on her way to Istanbul to see her son. In the morning i figured i should at least go outside since I had only been inside the whole of the ...

... hour bus ride" - Ankara to Baku and onto Saki  And the d-tour continues, off to the airport to get on a plane to Baku via Istanbul...at last, as it feels like I have been in Turkey for a little too long and need a change and get back on the bike. ...

... rüyor.Kulenin 88 katından etrafı seyretmek keyifli.Her pencerenin üzerine bir takım şehirler yazmışlar Istanbul yok ama Atina ya 8000 km uzaklıktaymışız ( kuş uçuşu) Nazım geliyor ...

... Looks like we are both throwing in the towel on Central Asia. I am trying to get on a plane heading to Istanbul, Turkey. The amount of pleasure we have gotten from the amount of hassle in Central Asia is just not worth it. Like always ...

... is certainly one of the world's most populous cities but one on a much greater scale than cities with similar populations like Mexico, Istanbul, and Cairo.  It's also one of the only places I've ever been that to me seems comparable to New Yrok ...

... as we tried to learn Russia. Spasibo!  Currently we are sitting on a bus exploring Turkey after an amazing and special time in Istanbul with my Mum... All to come in the next blog but for now I won't make you read any longer!  Do ...

... . The expected journey time is 12 hr 5 mins. The Airline is putting us up for a night because our next leg of the journey to Istanbul doesnt leave until 1435 the next day. So our stopover is 20 hours. They put us up at the Hyatt! - fantastıc - ...