One of the other things I wanted to do on this trip was visit Princes Islands, a series of small islands off the Asia side coast. They are more low key and nature filled then in any of the areas on the three mainland points of Istanbul and I did not get a chance to …
Cat tax-Istanbul, Turkey
I wanted to see and do more things that I did not get a chance to on my last visit. I had not gotten a chance to visit the Asia side of the city last time so I booked a walking tour of the Asia side. It was a small group with two older ladies from the …
Needle in a Haystack or Carpet Shop in Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
The hotel finally got the Wi-Fi working to allow me to connect by VPN and that made it a lot more convenient to get my work done and I spent a lot of time just wandering around the city and having tea or a snack or coffee at local little cafés. I didn’t spend a lot …
Chicken Spice- Istanbul, Turkey
I awoke the following morning and got myself up and ready to have breakfast at the carpet shop and walked 8 minutes mostly uphill to get there. My apartment was located at the bottom of a hill and the fastest way to get to the main square in old town was a pretty steep uphill climb. I …
All Aboard…. You freakin’ idiot- Istanbul, Turkey
I really enjoyed my time in Plovdiv and would visit there again but wouldn’t be in a hurry to return to Sofia. The night of my train trip to Istanbul, I took a taxi to the train station and boarded my train at 9:45pm. My assigned cabin was the first one after the doors and unfortunately …