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Allahaısmarladık, Istanbul 14 Jul 2013 | 12:21 am
It didn’t seem possible. Had our 91 days in Istanbul really come to an end? I couldn’t believe it, and so opened my journal and counted the days. Although it felt as though we’d just arrived… although...
Istanbul By Night 13 Jul 2013 | 07:57 pm
After the sun goes down, the usually lively neighborhoods of Istanbul undergo a transformation. Gone are the simit sellers, the shouting schoolkids and the turbulent traffic, leaving behind empty stre...
A Final Batch of Photos from Istanbul 13 Jul 2013 | 06:44 pm
Istanbul is a photographer’s paradise. Both colorful and gritty, beautiful but deteriorated, and filled with people who always seem happy to have caught the camera’s eye. We’ve had a fun time browsing...
The Cats Of Istanbul 12 Jul 2013 | 04:13 pm
It was a common sight in Istanbul. You’d be standing in front of some amazing building like the Hagia Sophia or the Galata Tower, and all the tourists would be completely ignoring it. Their cameras we...
Addicted to Döner 7 Jul 2013 | 06:07 pm
Before our arrival in Istanbul, we had no idea how much döner we were about to eat… Ach, who am I kidding? We knew exactly. Scarfing down plate after heaping plate of delicious döner meat was our plan...
Public Transportation in Istanbul 7 Jul 2013 | 04:11 pm
In a city the size Istanbul, public transportation isn’t just a nice option, but an absolute necessity. So it’s lucky that using Istanbul’s transportation system can be so entertaining. Whether riding...
Modern Mosques 7 Jul 2013 | 04:07 pm
We visited a lot of mosques during our time in Istanbul, the great majority of which were centuries-old architectural masterpieces built by the Ottomans. But Islam is very much a modern religion, so w...
Smoking Nargile In Istanbul 7 Jul 2013 | 02:24 pm
The hookah pipe is called the nargile in Turkey. It’s a surprisingly popular activity among Istanbullus of all ages, and we partook in quite a few smoking sessions ourselves. You can order from a vari...
Orhan Pamuk and the Museum of Innocence 6 Jul 2013 | 01:10 am
Orhan Pamuk, recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize for Literature, is easily Turkey’s most famous contemporary author. And one of his books, The Museum of Innocence, is more than just a novel. It’s a real...
Rumeli Kavağı and Sariyer 5 Jul 2013 | 02:04 pm
The two northernmost towns on the European Bosphorus are Sariyer and Rumeli Kavağı. Sariyer is more developed and wealthy, trapped between a dense forest and the water, while Rumeli Kavağı has the con...
