Turkey's For Life
Fethiye, Turkish Food, Slow Travel Turkey
Istanbul is as much about eating as it is about wandering and sightseeing. Well, at least it is for us, anyway, and, as we're writing this post from the city right now, we've already had the discussion of what we're going to eat for lunch when we go out later on. We're staying in the Galata area of …
Continue Reading about Galata Street Food – Follow Your Nose For Kokoreç
Our last post was all about us getting to know the Galata neighbourhood a bit better, and, for this particular blog post, we're still in Galata...but we're being a bit nosey. In Istanbul, all the sights and sounds of the city are right here, right now, in your face, when you're walking around. …
Continue Reading about Where To Stay In Istanbul – We Know Where We Want To Be
Galata: As a tourist in Istanbul it's that place where you go to once you've exhausted the magnificent sights of Sultanahmet; Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofya), the Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Camii), Topkapı Palace. Should you fancy a stroll up the hill towards Beyazıt, the Grand Bazaar (Kapalı Çarşısı) and …
Over a few posts in the next couple of weeks, we want to take you on a little tour of a particular corner of Istanbul; Galata... Galata is an area we've always liked, but it's a neighbourhood that we've really come to love over the last few days, purely because we've got to know it a little …
Continue Reading about Pasha Place Apartment – Living In Istanbul On A City Break
Yesterday evening and through the night, Fethiye had its first, long awaited, late summer rain. Heavy skies and humidity preceded it and we were grateful to wake up this morning to flat calm sea, views of the hills and, more importantly, a bit of fresh air. We're starting to wind down now after …
Continue Reading about The Famous Taksim – Tünel Historic Tram, Istanbul
Back in April we flew to Rome from Turkey and, as we were flying from Sabiha Gökçen Airport, it meant we got to spend a night in our favourite city, Istanbul. It all coincided with a meet-up with some other bloggers...which meant going out for drinks...which of course meant ending the evening …
Continue Reading about Istanbul Street Food: Late Night Kokoreç And Midye Tava
On Monday, we posted that in a couple of weeks time we will be flying to Rome from Istanbul. Albeit a very fleeting visit, it does mean that we're going to be able to squash in a bit of time in our favourite city before we fly and we'll be staying overnight, somewhere around the Taksim Square …
There's always an area of any city that becomes the place to see, to be seen and to know about. While we were living in the UK in Manchester, this area was the Northern Quarter. In Istanbul, tucked away in the back streets of Beyoğlu is the old area known as Çukurcuma and, during the last couple of …
Continue Reading about Exploring Çukurcuma – Istanbul’s Woodcraft Centre
For us, the most exciting part of being in Istanbul is the food; mainly the street food. Last year, we couldn't keep away from the deep-fried hamsi at Karaköy fish market, returning on numerous occasions over the few days we were there. When we were back in Fethiye, we drooled at the very thought of …
Ever heard, or even said, the phrases, 'It's full of tourists. I don't go there. It'll be too expensive.' Well, if you skip these places, you could well be missing out, as we found out when we went to Istanbul in October. This is a photo of the famous Çiçek Pasajı (Flower Passageway) along …
Continue Reading about Istanbul – Çiçek Pasajı (A Surprise Bargain)
