Category: Turkey

Visiting Istanbul with Turkish Airlines’ Free Tours

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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…

Day Trip from Samos: Kusadasi and Ephesus

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Samos is very close to Turkey. The minimum official distance is 900m (to a very small island with a church on it) – crossing the border is good swimming practice. But if you don’t fancy a swim or want to get to the nearest Turkish restaurant, then the ferry to Kusadasi is the best option. Kusadasi was very touristy. While Samos looked shut down, Kusadasi had a decent amount of Continue…