Sirkeci Konak

... , the city that is now called Istanbul. The bus dropped us off at our family operated Hotel for the coming days, the Sirkeci Konk. We were welcomed by the reservations manager, probably the daughter of the owner. Over a cup of Turkish tea we checked in as ...

... it was night time, the guy was flying, possibly to try to break his last record in getting from Airport to Hotel. Hotel Serkeci Konak is a small 57 room hotel. Too large to be boutique, but definitely the feel of one. When we arrived, we were warmly ...

As I write this we are in Helsinki, on our way to Russia. We are horribly behind on the reports, please forgive us. But the next weeks we will be on the train through Russia, so we will have a lot of time to catch up on writing and editing photos. We ...

The cross-roads of the two most influential continents in the world come together here... of all places, in Istanbul. The Bosphorous Strait, separating Turkey into two and essentially connecting the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, is the ...

After my lovely wife's description of what we saw today, let me give you the low down on what seeing two mosques, a spice bazaar, and traveling the streets of modern Istanbul meant to me... So the morning was greeted by a breakfast buffet after a ...

Istanbul part 2 Another day has passed. We did arrive here on Sunday 25th and you have not heard much from me. It has been a bit over whelming, the overload of sounds and sights reminds me of a diluted version of Marrakech. From the moment I stepped ...

New country, new toilets. Anyone travelling to the United States from Australia for the first time can't help but feel alarmed at the scary toilet style. Without wanting to be too graphic, the seat is closer to the ground and the water level is higher ...

short answer: change in power. Sunday was really a lost day, with a way-too-long nap to make up for the 1 hour of sleep during the 15 hours of flying. I highly rec'd not flying coach if you can find someone else to pay for the ticket. Dinner on the ...