Picking our favourite mosques in Istanbul is, like picking our favourite children, impossible! (But for a different reason.) There are so many, and all have their attractions. Everybody loves Hagia…
Ever since we arrived in Istanbul, we’ve noticed a beautiful tower across the water, visible from many angles. We got close a couple of times, and then we actually made…
We get ready to honour the anniversary of Atatürk's death, today, and learn a bit more about why he is so important.
We've only been here five weeks, but we've already managed to find a bunch of bookstores to hang out in. Here are our favourites!
Having braved Istanbul's Grand Bazaar and come out only slightly the poorer, we offer our tips for a pleasant experience.
We're lucky enough to be in Istanbul for Turkish Independence Day this year, and we're looking forward to the celebrations!
We offer a quick tutorial on the basics of how to behave when you visit a mosque, and also what you are looking at.
We use up all our superlatives grooving on the blue-and-white Iznik tiles that are a regular feature of Istanbul architecture.
The archaeological museum of Istanbul contains fantastic treasures, many of them giant sarcophagi. We spent hours there!
We visit Sultanahmet, knocking out the two or three biggest tourist attractions in a single go - yay multitasking!
