Turkey has been high on my list for awhile, so I was more than excited when we landed in Istanbul. There are so many amazing sites to see in Istanbul that we didn’t even get to all of the ones we planned on seeing. Many of them, like Agya Sophia, are best described through pictures, […]
Traveling is a wonderful thing. I love experiencing new cultures, tasting new food, and taking a gazillion photos. But traveling also means staying in places where the quality of the bed you’re sleeping on can vary greatly. Since the main reason for booking a room is so you have a place to sleep at night, […]
I loved Istanbul from the moment our airport shuttle bus drove underneath an ancient aqueduct with city lights all around it. I could feel the city’s energy before I even got out of the bus, and when we arrived in Taksim Square around 1AM, I couldn’t contain my excitement at being there. I’m definitely a […]
Originally our flight to Istanbul was booked for early afternoon on the Friday before Easter, but a few days earlier we got an email from Turkish Airlines letting us know the flight time had changed. We would now be taking off around dinner time. It’s almost a three hour flight from Basel, Switzerland to Istanbul, […]