day 1
A man larger then his seat, a flight delay, the longest customs line EVER, and the worlds most aggressive driver (airport-hotel shuttle) later and I have made it to Istanbul. Our hotel is small, but...
View Articleistanbul // aya sofia + a cool cistern
Picking my favorites from this trip was way harder then I than I thought it was going to be. But you know, for the good of the blog I persevered, you can thank me never, I mean later. From 700 photos...
View Articleistanbul // a mosque + some tales
Our first glimpse of the Blue Mosque happened the first night we arrived in Istanbul. Ann and I made it to our hotel after overnight flights and a wild, nausea inducting shuttle ride, so the need to...
View Articleistanbul // topkapi palace + a turkish man
Sadly, the Turkish government doesn’t allow you to take pictures of all the fun things in the Topkapi Palace. We lost count of the number of times a guard yelled at a cruise ship tourist, “no photo, no...
View Articleprince islands // heybeliada
Care of a little bit of facebook stalking, I discovered the Prince Islands. Located off the coast of the Asian-side of Istanbul, they are a chain of nine islands that offer a quiet change of pace, made...
View Articlefoodie friday: turkey // eats
One of the greatest parts of travel is the food, and I can easily find myself snacking waaay too often while on vacation. I’d say that Turkey was no exception, except that we were almost too busy to...
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