Traveling with Turkish Airlines and having a long layover in Istanbul? Then takes advantage of their free tours. We only had time for their short sightseeing tour. It was 2.5 hours long and it just drove us through downtown Istanbul, stopping at Galata Bridge and then at Dolmabahce Palace. Nothing on the tour was new to us. We’ve seen Istanbul before in depth. It was time better spent than inside Continue…
For those that don’t know what “Bike 4 Mountains” is, … you’re missing out on things! It was my second try at this epic contest. I had a go 4 years ago and we all know how that ended.. This time I had two goals in mind: Don’t crash Take a lot of cool photos – useful when I’ll be 70, schizophrenic and I’ll forget how awesome I used to Continue…
Why go there I can think of a number of reasons, but the ones that worked for me were: – getting some nice sunny weather in the middle of January – seeing some pretty awesome landscapes – getting some mountain biking in (I really missed it, after one year with just 100 kilometers on the trails) – fresh seafood! Where to stay If, like us, you’re coming in the winter, Continue…
Spent just a couple of days there. I don’t know why, but I feel me and Porto haven’t connected. Sure, the Ribeira and the Dom Luis I Bridge are very beautiful, but that’s like.. one afternoon. I can’t seem to recall anything else of Porto. But maybe it’s just me, as I heard a lot of people praise this city. I think everybody has his own expectations when travelling, leading Continue…