Villas Istanbul

... Villa Prasada. I leave for Istanbul on 21 May and Terry returns to Perth. I fly through Doha in Qatar before arriving in Istanbul a few days before my Intrepid tour (Turkish Delights) starts. At the end of the Turkish tour I have 5 days before meeting ...

... only city in the world that is located on two continents, and today you will experience both sides of the city. Leave the port of Istanbul and drive to the Old Town. Your first stop will be at the Spice Market where you will walk past a myriad of stalls ...

... captured leader of the PKK is held out here somewhere). In C19 the islands became the summer playground of Istanbul's wealthy Greek, Armenian & Jewish communities. An extremely relaxed vibe.....generally no cars; just bicycles, horse drawn carriages ...

... boat sailed back toward the city, making the same stops as it had made earlier in the morning.  As we got closer to Istanbul, the sun had lowered itself westward, turning the Bosphorus into a body of golden sea framed by the dark silhouettes of the ...

... . It was enough of a shake to motivate us to pack up and head downstairs in case a bigger one came, but mild enough that the desk clerk hadn't even noticed it. We leave Istanbul tomorrow, after a memorable 4 nights, and head back over to the Aegean Coast. ...

The Princes' Islands are the only islands around the city of Istanbul, and a very popular day trip for locals and tourists. We were very fortunate to have our local guide Erol both recommend this trip and then to join us on it..... We were on the ferry at ...

... had finally recovered from her headache, and the weather was looking good. Today was a good day to explore further into Istanbul, namely the famous Bosporus River. Istanbul is separated into the eastern European side and the western Asian side by the ...

... spot with many istanbullus (that's what they're called!) owning homes there.  apparently they are especially popular with istanbul's minority-commerce communities: armenians, greeks and jews.  there's nine or so islands in the group (one of ...

... assimilation process and bond, Randy and I decided to forgo a “family” function, and spend Thanksgiving in Istanbul, Turkey.  The tour has been conducted several times over the holiday weekend, so the hotel amuses us and ...

... Ritchie's terrorist credentials and we were allowed to pass.   The cliche 'sensory overload' is very applicable to Istanbul. One is assaulted from all directions by exotic sights, sounds and smells, and it is quite overwhelming. We consequently ...

... I have said before) Valerie Capers' friend and she is so nice and so helpful. She is French and Turkish and loves living in Istanbul. She also loves boat trips so we had a very good time. The ferry moved up the Bosphorous and there are lots of beautiful ...

... and others. As you go along the Bosphorus you pass the sea terminal and cruise ships, old warehouses in which resides the Istanbul Modern museum, and Dolmabaçe Palace the last of the Sultan's palaces. We then went to the super market and came ...

We flew from Kayseri to Istanbul this morning.  As we drove to Taksim Square, we passed a Roman aqueduct.  We had lunch in Taksim Square; Doner Kebab at Borsa Lokantasi.  Steve had a Carmel Macchiato at Starbucks so we could get ...

... Bosphorus abroard a steamer ferry that would make stops along the way on both the European and Asian sides of the city of Istanbul. Let me interject a bit of information here that would be helpful to those traveling to this part of the world and haven't ...

... Frescoes portraying the life of Christ are among the most evocative of all the city's Byzantine treasures. 5. Istiklâl Caddesi Istanbul's most elegant street boasts a wealth of palaces, churches, shops, restaurants and bars. It's kinda like Bourke ...

... good 3 hours exploring each tower, nook, walkway and room of the castle. The best part of the Castle, after being in expensive Istanbul, is it was only 5 Lira each to enter. The three days we spent in Bodrum consisted of us swimming in our hotel ...

Well here I am at Doha airport in transit for my flight to Istanbul.  I have 9 hours to rattle around here and so I have paid to go into the Oryx lounge which, let me tell you, is very worth while... free coffee, tea and sandwiches, comfy chairs and ...