We met our Servas host, Omer, after he finished work on Friday. We had planned to meet at the “Peace…
Our day started with a visit to the Topkapi Palace. Becky was not too keen on the price (20 Lira…
Today dawned cold and wet. It was raining and the temperature was around 10-12 degrees. It was not really suitable…
Becky has had this foolish song going through her head since we planned our trip to Istanbul (lyrics from the…
Our first long-distance trip on a bus in Turkey was remarkably painless, mainly thanks to Mehmet, who was going to…
Saturday We decided to make a quick stop at the carpet / souvenir store prior to taking the bus back…
We actually got moving relatively early on Thursday, but did not leave for the bus until 10 am. Mehmet made…
20 km across Izmir On Monday morning, we packed up to move to Izmir. We had spend enough time in…
Who knew that Pizza Pizza was a Turkish company? The last few days have been spent resting up and…
I have just finished reading the book, “The Islamist” by Ed Husain, which I picked up from an English bookstore…