Istanbul Guesthouse

... was getting full and lots getting on and off. Got off at the Blue Mosque and made our way down to the YAKAMOZ GUESTHOUSE. We had a slight hick-up and had documents sent to us at YAKAMOZ GUESTHOUSE. Mahmud and Abdurrahman were so helpful in ...

... the boat cruise up the Bosphorous River to the Black Sea. We are staying at the quaint and oh-so-friendly Mavi Guesthouse (www.maviguesthouse.com), where both the owner and all of the staff are extremely nice and helpful, more so than most establishments ...

... 305;ng new terrıtorıes ın Istanbul and wanderıng the cobblestoned streets we now sıt at 11:40pm ın our guesthouse drınkıng Rakı, the local anıseed spırıt that you mıx wıth water ...

... hang out every evening in Istanbul for dinner, or simply for walking around. I got here last Thursday and settled into Mavi Guesthouse, right in the heart of the hostel district of Sultanhamet, Istanbul, but off of the main hostel street (which is ...

... of dice as seemingly thousands of people of all ages compete intensely over Backgammon boards. On our first night, Ilker, our guesthouse manager gave us an express coaching session in what can only be described as the strongest religion of all, Tavla aka ...

... ;s the “Europe Istanbul” and the “Asian Istanbul.” There are bridges connecting the two continents. Europe Istanbul is much more historical, with all the big sites. Asian Istanbul is more residential and less exciting. One of the ...

... called "Bauhaus Istanbul." The manager/owner claimed to be called “Volcano” however, as we realized during our time in Istanbul, Turkish people have a strange sense of humor. I think Volcano actually was his name though. We got cleaned up and ...

This place is amazing and huge.  There are over 16 million people living in Istanbul!  Crazy.  Still holding strong on the Muslim heritage (and the early morning call of prayer!), but it's becoming a cosmopolitan city that appears ...

... now Turkish people can´t even remember what they used to call the flowers in their own language! (Well, that is according to the guesthouse staffer). We were excited to be heading to Spain, and dragged ourselves out of bed for a 4am pick-up to the ...

... apple tea, and the two of us have been drinking loads of the stuff since arriving in Turkey. On our last day in Istanbul before heading off to Goreme in Cappadocia, we decided to explore the Topkapi Palace, its pretty huge and a very impredessive ...

... beer and exchanging funny travel stories( mine are getting bigger and better everyday)with different people from different countries. I think I love Istanbul. Next morning, headed back up to the Grand Bizaar and if I only looked yeserday, then I well and ...

... from Egypt - everythıng ıs (reasonably) clean and the food all looks so good!! Stayıng at a little place called the Mavi Guesthouse right in the middle of all the main sights, wıth Aya Sofya, the Blue Mosque and Topaki Palace quite literally on the ...

... - Spring Break in Istanbul - aka Istanbul by Foot tour 2009. The view from the rooftop breakfast room at the Mavi Onur Guesthouse is fantastic.     Not only are we 100 meters from the water, we're minutes away from everything in the ...

... really could not be bothered so after a mcdonalds dinner I know I am sorry but I could not resist and guess what Mcdonalds in Istanbul have moterbike delivery men how cool would it be to have a hang over and call for a mackies to be delivered genius! ...

Today raised the bar of how much I like Istanbul.  Ventured outside the touristy area to find hidden gems. Much more interesting side of the city.  Turkish pizza: thin crust, salsa, lettuce, tomato, and lemon.  Then you roll it like a burrito and ...

back to istanbul for a bit more shopping and the BEST baklava in the land before we leave Turkey for ...

... walk up the stairs to the guesthouse could have been my description of the squalid walk we took to our 7th floor Cairo guesthouse.  Lin's description of the reactions of his companions, two Westerners confused as to why Lin would let a local guide ...

... our entire trip.  He circled the 'must sees' and we have pretty much followed his routing.  The guy at our second guesthouse tweaked the map a bit, added his two cents and his favorites and off we were.  First to a high speed ferry to ...

... and first welvome form the the turks ... they charge me 5 times more they should ... too tired to argue ... arrive at guesthouse. Dormitory please ... here you go ... open the door., oh hello sorry, an australian girl laying in one of the ...