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Handling Haggling in the Bazaar
If you’re going to Istanbul to shop, you’ll no doubt be doing a good amount of that shopping in the Grand Bazaar, where finding and haggling for items can be not only frustrating, but mentally and...
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Don’t Always Change Your Money First Thing
Despite the fact that it makes you feel like you're ballin' to hold a bunch of foreign bills, no one likes to lose money for no reason. I’ve found that there are a number of places that upon my...
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Celal Sultan Hotel – Istanbul, Turkey (*Ballers Only)
On our first trip to Turkey, money was not an object to be thought about. We went anticipating expenditures beyond our normal activities, and planned to ball out. The Celal Sultan was clearly a...
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Art City Hotel – Istanbul, Turkey
Damany and I chose Art City because we didn’t want to do the hostel thing in Istanbul…let’s face it, almost every hostel in the city has reviews that start with “the bathroom was flooded”…and yeah,...
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Obelisk of Thutmose lll – Istanbul, Turkey
Centrally located in Sultanahmet Meydanı (Sultanahmet Square), the Obelisk of Thutmose III attracts a number of spectators every day. As stated on the plaque below the structure, the Obelisk was first...
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Photography | Degradation is Beautiful
Istanbul, Turkey I’m always intrigued by the beauty of architectural degradation, and I know I am not the only person who feels this way. It’s the reason we (tourists) flock to ancient architectural...
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A Family Affair
While going through the photos from our autumn 2012 vacation, it occurred to me that the pictures were different than the ones taken on most of my past trips. Damany and I travel for 3 weeks every...
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Experience the Full Package in Egypt
If you like your holiday destinations a little out of the ordinary, with stacks of diversity and plenty of new experiences on offer, there’s no place quite like Egypt. It’s a land of contrasts; and as...
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Photo | Found in Istanbul
Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey One of the things I love most about Turkey is the richness in color and texture and scent that seems to exude from every surface. From carpets to ceramics, spices to...
View ArticleBodrum Holidays: Travel Tips and Advice
Bodrum holidays – welcome to the cosmopolitan and contemporary region of Turkey. Connecting Europe to Asia, along the south coast of the Bodrum Peninsula, holidaymakers can expect to make modern...
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