The grey and overcast sky looked ominous and, just as we started to walk towards our breakfast stop in Beşiktaş, the heavens opened. It was going to be a wet walking tour…. But nothing was going to stop us. The streets of Beşiktaş may have been a bit more deserted than was usual for a […]
Even though we’ve spent quite a bit of time in Turkey over the last couple of years, it is only recently that I have learnt the secret of finding a fabulous small hotel there. Last year we spent six weeks on the road touring a large part of central Turkey. From the Black Sea to […]
Updated August 2017 Istanbul can be quite confusing at first glance. It’s a city of three parts divided by two bodies of water…the Golden Horn and the Bosphorus. The Golden Horn divides the European side in two..the historical Sultanahmet and the more modern Beyoglu side whilst the Bosphorus divides Europe and Asian. As a travel agent […]
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You see them dotted over the city, sitting on small stools on the path, old wood and brass shoe shine stands at their feet, waiting…waiting for you to decide that your dusty shoes need a polish! They are good at their job. If you do stop, your shoes will be polished to perfection…you’ll be able […]
Istanbul is one of my favourite cities in the world. I love the mix of old and new, the traditional and the trendy. It is a city of three parts. The historic Sultanahmet on one side of the Golden Horn, the fun European side of Beyoğlu and its many suburbs on the other and the Asian […]
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