Archive for category: 'Turkey'
About Istanbul in Turkey
Istanbul is at the furthest northwest part of Turkey, the European side of the country. It has around 15 million inhabitants and is a monumental city, very big. I had the privilege of living here in Istanbul for 4 months back in 2011. Great experience of living in such an exotic city. The Bosphorus is [...]
Train Istanbul to Bucharest, Turkey to Romania
The well-known and emblematic “Bosphorus Express” runs between Istanbul – Bucharest – Istanbul. The trip is very good indeed, across part of Romania, Bulgaria and a bit of Turkey to reach the final destination Istanbul. The train leaves every night at 10pm from the train station of Istanbul and the trip duration comes close to [...]
Map Tourist Attractions Turkey
Page with a Map of Tourist Attractions in Turkey. Click map to enlarge.
Video of call to prayer by night in Istanbul Turkey
Page with Video of Adhan, the call to Muslim prayer by Muezzin in Beykoz, Night and Skyline of Istanbul Turkey August 2009.
Bus Istanbul to Tbilisi, Turkey to Georgia
Its very easy to go to Tbilisi from Istanbul. It seems I’ve been adicted on long journeys by bus. As I am a traveler who likes to try different ways to transportation, I try to combine plane trips with bus and train journeys. This time I made the long journey of 29 hours from Istanbul [...]
Map Monuments in Istanbul Turkey
Page with a map Monuments in Istanbul in Turkey. Click map to enlarge.
Sinbad Youth Hostel in Istanbul Turkey
I stayed in this hostel back in 2003 and enjoyed it immensely. Is very well located and only a short walk of many important monuments of the city. The Sinbad Hostel is located on a quiet residential area behind the Blue Mosque, one of the best spots in the city. The Blue Mosque is only [...]
Mount Nemrut Dag UNESCO Turkey
During the summer of 2008 I stayed one night in a hotel right in the Mount of the Gods, Mount Nemrut Dagi in Northern Mesopotamia, classified as World Heritage in 1987 World of Humanity by UNESCO. The next morning my friends and I went up to the top of the 2134m mountain, a hard walk [...]
Restaurant Çigköftem in Istanbul Turkey
There is in Turkey a dish called Çig Koftem, which are chunks of raw meat mixed with lots of spices and sweet peppers. There is also the vegetarian version called Dürüm, which is made with bulgur, a very rich and nutritious cereal. There are several restaurante in Istanbul that sell just this dish. It is [...]
Photos of Çatalhüyük UNESCO in Turkey
Page with Photos of excavations of Çatalhüyük, UNESCO site in Anatolia Turkey.
Buying clothes in Istanbul, Turkey
I always travel with minimum clothes possible. This means, that after a few months traveling, I need to get some new clothes and throw the old ones away. Turkey is very cheap in many things and One of the things is clothing. There is huge selection of clothing to buy in Istanbul and very good [...]
Bus Veliko Tarnovo Istanbul, Bulgaria to Turkey
Going from Bulgaria to Turkey by bus is very easy. In the end of my 2 weeks trip to Bulgaria, I decided to get the bus back to Istanbul. Finally, I took the bus, since I’ve already made this journey several times from Bulgaria to Turkey by train, by car, but never by bus. Although [...]
Photos Church St. Anthony in Diyarbakir Turkey
Page with Photos of the Chaldean Church of St. Anthony, Mar Petyun, in Diyarbakir Turkey.
Bus Taxim to Istanbul Sabiha Airport Turkey
Its easy to get transportation to Istanbul Sabiha Airport. Every half hour of the day from 6am until 1am there is one bus from the transportation company Havas for the itinerary Taxim Square to the airport Sabiha Gökçen in Istanbul. The ticket is bought inside the bus and costs 12 Tl. Note that the trip [...]
Bus Istanbul to Erbil, Turkey to Iraq
Do you want to travel in northern Iraq? This is possibly the cheapest and easier way to enter Iraq. The journey is long and takes about 30 hours but is worth by many reasons. The bus crew will help you at the border of Turkey and at the border of Iraq also as they do [...]
Buses from Nusaybin in Turkey
Nusaybin is a small town right on the border with Syria. For those who traveled in Syria and entered this border in Turkey, I have bus information with times to other cities of Turkey departing from Nusaybin. The Belediyesi Otobus Terminal is the name of the station in the city and always has many buses. [...]
Photos of Istanbul Turkey
Page with several photo galleries with pictures of Istanbul Turkey. Photos of Istanbul Turkey in 2009 Photos of Besiktas district in Istanbul Turkey in 2011 Photos of Taksim Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul Turkey in 2011
Bus Cizre to Istanbul, Turkey
There is a bus to Istanbul every day at 4pm that from Cizre, a city near the border with Iraq. The journey is long takes about 24 hours. There are juices and cakes supplied by the company included on the ticket. Also, the water is also for free, you can ask for it, or get [...]
Restaurant Pilav Dunyasi in Istanbul Turkey
I now give a good address of a good and cheap restaurant in Istanbul, which is headquartered in Besiktas but has other around the city. This restaurant in addition to various meat dishes and salads, still has some vegetarian options like bean stew and tomato sauce with peppers that I love so much. This accompanied [...]
Hotel Lider Otel in Otogar Bus Station in Istanbul Turkey
It is interesting that Istanbul offers various accommodation options and that even in the bus station there is a hotel with some quality. Lider Otel is located on Istanbul central Bus Station called Otogar, which is a complex of several buildings that looks more like an airport, but it is only for Coach Station (buses). [...]
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