One of the most impressive sites in Istanbul is, for me, not the better-known Aya Sofia or Blue Mosque, but, rather, the Church of St. Saviour in Chora (Kariye Müzesi in Turkish), home to...
Posts about our travels in mainland Europe.
Bodrum, Turkey
We never intended to include Bodrum in the itinerary for our round-Turkey trip last summer. As I have said in an earlier posting...
Jeep Safari, Hisarönü
I have already posted about our stay in Hisarönü, and have reluctantly admitted that we enjoyed it far more than we thought we would, given first impressions. However, there was one day during...
Rhodes Town
We took a couple of days out of our tour around Turkey last summer in order to visit Rhodes. Mark’s tourist visa for Turkey was due to expire, a fact which meant that he had to leave the...
Tulips from Istanbul
When it’s spring againWe’ll bring againTulips from Istanbul ….Doesn’t sound quite right? Well, perhaps it should. Maybe dear old Max...
Hisarönü – Guilty Pleasure
An English resort in the hills behind Fethiye in southern Turkey. A two-mile long ‘strip’ of English pubs offering a nightly diet of karaoke and Elvis impersonators; ‘greasy spoon’ cafés...
The Rahmi M. Koç Museum, Istanbul
One of the less well-known attractions of Istanbul, the Koç Museum is definitely worth a visit. If you are only in the city for a short time, then there will obviously be more...
The Göreme Open-Air Museum
The Göreme Open-Air Museum, located about 2km out of town (the road sign says 1km, but that’s a lie!) is well worth a visit. It is open every day from 8am to 5.30pm, and it’s a good...
The History and Adventure Tour – Göreme
This day-long tour is bookable through the Heritage Travel Company run by the Kelebek Hotel (http://www.kelebekhotel.com/) (see separate posting on Göreme, Cappadocia), and is an ideal way to...
Göreme – Gateway to Cappadocia
Any tour around Turkey should include a stay in the stunningly beautiful Cappadocia region, and the town of Göreme is a great place to base yourself to see the area.Cappadocia boasts an...