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Tue, 7 Oct 2008 | By pecosbiff | Views [400]
Last real day here. Stayed up late reading new book Jason Goodwin's Lords of the Horizon, the history of the Ottoman Empire. I am up to 1329. It is, like his Yashmin the Eunuch novels, terrific. The guy can write. Good sleep tho missed Jon. Woke up ... Read more >
Mon, 6 Oct 2008 | By pecosbiff | Views [1086]
Woken up by the bored Aussie kids going off to Gallipoli which is another thing they probably won't enjoy or see the point of, poor lads. Breakfast on the terrace overlooking the Bosphorus which is beginning to feel like a normal thing to do. Damn it, ... Read more >
Tags: banks, living in istanbul
Mon, 6 Oct 2008 | By pecosbiff | Views [1151]
Had free breakfast on the roof terrace and it was shaping up to be very hot but an hour later Bang! pouring rain and temp dropped like a concubine in a sack into the Bosphorous. So cheered up enormously. Nigel and Jeanne lent me their laptop, first time ... Read more >
Tags: rain, tsunami
Sun, 5 Oct 2008 | By pecosbiff | Views [438]
Almost went into Agia Sophia today - queued for a bit while I had a cigarette, then got bored and wandered off. I am conscious of money, yes,and it is a tenner to go in but I really just like hanging out, riding the trams, nipping across the Bosphorous ... Read more >
Tags: mosque vs toddler - no contest
Sun, 5 Oct 2008 | By lina_santiago | Views [750]
Chegou o
dia
Eu sabia
que, mais cedo ou mais tarde esse dia chegaria na minha viagem. E foi hoje. Sem
aviso prévio, sem preparação psicológica adequada, foi hoje.
Eu ia de
Marmaris para Pamukkale, na Turquia, de ônibus. Bebi ... Read more >
Sat, 4 Oct 2008 | By pecosbiff | Views [1023]
Yes!!!! Cafe on Ankara Caddessi 9.45 am. We have visa, we are good for Tehran, we have 12 days. maybe I won't go even now I have the choice. hohoho, I have the visa and all in half an hour thanks to utterly charming man in consulate and some ... Read more >
Tags: iran visa, manteau
Sat, 4 Oct 2008 | By pecosbiff | Views [357]
Sat, 4 Oct 2008 | By pecosbiff | Views [375]
I like it and I might love it but the carpet touts are a pain in the butt.
Tags: carpet
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 | By pecosbiff | Views [317]
AaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaGH!!!! Not nice to swear - so just comment that I have arrived in a Muslim country and it is Bayram for 3 days, their equivalent of Christmas or Easter. Apart from the restaurants which are heaving with locals celebrating the end ... Read more >
Tags: bayram, consulates
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 | By pecosbiff | Views [445]
At last! 10 am, after some of the most boring landscape on the planet, we arrived at Istanbul Sirkeci station. Andrea and I found internet cafe and booked Big Apple hostel as was cheap and had beds, most places couldn't do Tuesday. I insisted on a cab ... Read more >
Tags: shoeshine scam
Tue, 23 Sep 2008 | By rossitza_ohridska-olson | Views [1297]
There are magic places in the world. I don't know if they are enchanting for everybody, or it is an individual feeling. But I can assure you that Edirne, Necessebar, Venice, Salamanca and few others hold this charm for me. It's like a magnet - they ... Read more >
Tags: cultural tourism, edirney, magic places, turkey
Sat, 20 Sep 2008 | By disa | Photo Gallery
Ferð í október 2008
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Thu, 18 Sep 2008 | By houdyman | Views [743]
Istanbul was the final stop on our nearly three month journey around eastern Europe. We were excited to stay in Istanbul so we left four days in our schedule to tour the city. We were also very tired and exhausted from traveling so much that it seemed ... Read more >
Thu, 18 Sep 2008 | By houdyman | Views [1034]
One good thing about arriving on an overnight bus very early is if you get to a really cool place like Cappadocia you get to see the sunrise. Not only did we get to see the sunrise but also with all these hot balloons rising into the air. Unfortunately, ... Read more >
Tags: fairy chimneys, turkey
Thu, 18 Sep 2008 | By houdyman | Views [782]
There is nothing about Turkey that I was prepared for except perhaps the Doner Kebabs that are eaten all over the country. It is a country of surprising diversity in its landscape, people and culture. Probably the most interesting aspect of our entire ... Read more >
Tags: blue cruise, turkey
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