Van sin van : Istanbul

Our honeymoon in Turkey and Greece was a completely different travel experience from our last journey abroad. We started out by taking a mercifully direct flight from San Francisco to Istanbul on Turkish Airlines, 14 hours that went by quickly…
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Three postcards from Istanbul

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Mais uns dias em Istambul

No nosso terceiro dia em Istambul estávamos exaustos! Não só dos dias por aqui mas foi um cansaço das últimas semanas… paramos para pensar e desde que saímos de Berlin tem sido uma correria, com poucos dias em cada lugar, 10 mil km dirigidos, 14 países, um monte de cidades, diferentes culturas, diferentes línguas, milhares …

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Take Me Back to Constantinople

From the moment we set foot in Istanbul it felt like we had fallen into a love affair of sorts. It didn’t matter that we had unknowingly stationed ourselves for the next month in Balat, or Little Tehran as it’s known, Istanbul’s most traditional Muslim neighborhood. It took us a while to come to this [...]

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Turkey – Istanbul, Dogbiscuit, Some Raki, And A Genius Idea

We rolled over the border into Turkey, to great amuseme […]

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Is that the Bosphorus Straits? It sure is!! – Leg 4 is complete!!

Hi All, Boris, Kiwi Ted and I arrived in Istanbul safel […]

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12/10/2013 – 159 days/15248 miles

I’m heading to India. I’m really excited. I’m going with virtually no plans. I’m excited mainly because I don’t really have any idea about what to expect.  I’ve never been there, but of course know plenty of people that have, … Continue reading →

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12/03/2013 – 152 days/15241 miles

The original Galata Tower, built in 528, was used as a lighthouse and as the northern end of the “great chain”, which was stretched across the golden horn to prevent enemy ships from passing. It was destroyed in 1203, during … Continue reading →

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11/28/2013 – 147 days/15224 miles

Not surprisingly, Istanbul makes me feel further from home than anywhere I’ve been yet…both geographically and culturally. After five days here, I don’t have much desire to move on. I think this is due to the fact that there’s a … Continue reading →

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