We’re going to take you on a little journey in this article. Just a short one. The Fethiye Antalya bus journey via the quickest route; over the mountains and through the yayla (highlands). Information in this post was last updated April 2026. We’ve mentioned on many occasions that travelling around Turkey by intercity bus is: …
While the historic tram that trundles up and down Istiklal Caddesi all day long may be one of the little pieces of nostalgia that make up Beyoğlu (and a free ride for the kids who cling to the back of it), for us, the Tünel funicular is an absolute necessity. Walking down the hill towards …
The iconic bright red Taksim tram is a living legend of historic Istanbul. The city wouldn’t be the same without it. Apologies for the cliche, but the Beyoğlu area of Istanbul really is a feast for the senses. It’s a tourist’s must. Every time we’ve visited Istanbul, we’ve spent time in the area and we’re …
A good few years ago we went to Ören to a trout restaurant and we’ve heard there are more trout farms around now (you can see them on the satellite images in Google maps) so we thought we’d just drive around that area to see what’s changed. As my dad is here at the moment, …
If you’ve been to Turkey in years gone by, the chances are you’ve had the ‘dolmuş experience.’ It’s oft said now that this (probably) most famous form of public transport in Turkey is slowly on its way out as a way of getting about in the big cities. Trams, metro systems and bus services are …
Happy happy! We’ve been to Fethiye Otogar (the bus station) today and booked our bus to Istanbul. Absolute bargain as well. We decided to choose Metro just because we’ve used them in the past and we like them and it’s only cost us 45 lira each (NB: this was in 2010). We paid more than …