Blog Feed: Travel in Istanbul

Sürgün

Published on 2010-07-20 07:02:44

Hello my friends, today I would like to give you an idea for a great holiday: Sürgün. Sürgün it’s a 27-metre caicco with 4 standard cabins and 1 master cabin, air condictioning and 220-volt electrical supply. The extremely hospitable and ta > read more

“Travel in Istanbul” fell in love with Syria… (part 1)

Published on 2010-05-22 07:00:17

I’m right back from a fantastic week in Syria, and although this is a space dedicated to Istanbul, I’d like to share with you just some ideas and pics about my trip, and hope you’ll enjoy them! My trip started from Damascus, one of > read more

Istanbul Pictures

Published on 2010-03-01 07:36:12

Istanbul Pictures: today I would like to share with you some of the photographic views I collected in Istanbul. No need to explain that my favourite pictures are the ones with the Sultanahmet Mosque, which is one of my best view in the city, a subjec > read more

Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture

Published on 2010-01-18 13:47:11

The time has come. Istanbul is now officially the 2010 European Capital of Culture. Through various activities and festive celebrations held on 16 January 2010 in 7 different centres of the city, Istanbul celebrated its new title as 2010 ECOC. The ce > read more

Opening of the European Cultural Capital of 2010

Published on 2010-01-16 13:15:46

Taksim Square – 16th of January…big big big concert organized by the city hall of Istanbul, for the grand opening of the European Cultural Capital of 2010. announced time for the Tarkan concert – 21:15. Posted in 1, Miscellaneous Ta > read more

On my Turkish Airlines flight to Istanbul

Published on 2010-01-09 09:55:38

I’m used to fly with Turkish Airlines when I’ve to go to Turkey. Every trip starts from here for me. The service on board is perfect, you can ask whatever you want and a kind hostess or steward will come to help you. Nowadays the airline > read more

The last hours in Istanbul: art and culture!

Published on 2009-12-10 12:11:23

Hi followers, This is just to have a sample of what you’re going to read in the next posts… I’m writing from Istanbul right now, I’m on the terrace of my hotel looking the Blue Mosque in front of me. Unfortunately this great t > read more

The Flag of The Republic of Turkey

Published on 2009-12-05 08:24:25

In a couple of days I’ll be in Istanbul again. In this post I’d like to talk a little bit about something you’ll see many times during your turkish stay: the flag of the Republic of Turkey. It is a red flag with a white crescent moo > read more

The Spoonmaker’s Diamond in the Topkapi Palace

Published on 2009-11-07 06:21:04

The story I’d like to tell you now is the story of the Spoonmaker’s Diamond (Turkish: Kaşıkçı Elması), the pride of the Topkapi Palace Museum. Although the Imperial Treasury is full of ancient daggers, pendants, book covers, chests, > read more

The Spice Bazaar of Istanbul: a temple of taste

Published on 2009-10-27 07:07:44

Istanbul, which seduces on even a brief stay, is now beginning to emerge as a “capital of tastes“. Its culinary richness is probably due to the role the city played in the time of the Eastern Roman Empire first, when it was the giant cell > read more