Week 18: You Don’t Need a Passport For This Trip

Do you need an inspiration for your next travel? Are you on a budget but still want to enjoy your Turkish breakfast experience with a nice view? Then this is a place for you. Centric, very affordable and with a Bosphorus view. This breakfast place is big enough for big groups as well. And it’s

Pray for #Turkey, pray for the #World

Sur, Diyarbakır (gazetevatan.com) V zadnjih mesecih se teroristični napadi v Turčiji kar vrstijo. Od julija 2015, ko se je zgodil samomorilski napad v pretežno kurdskem Suruçu, so oboroženi spopadi na vzhodu Turčije praktično stalnica. O spopadih med DHPK-C oziroma PKK-jem in turško vojsko tuji mediji poročajo le izjemoma, kot da se sploh nič ne dogaja.

Don’t miss! The Zero Waste Istanbul Flea Market

Day: Sunday, January 17thTime: 12:00-18:00Place: St. Helena Chapel, Istnbul (Behind the UK Embassy) Zero Waste Istanbul Flea Market (facebook) Where will you be next Sunday? No plans? Well, here is an interesting event that you may want to visit: The Zero Waste Istanbul Flea Market, organized by The Zero Waste Turkey. It is the first

2nd Anniversary of Gezi Park

31st May is anniversary of Gezi park events. You can read more about May 31th: 1st anniversary of Gezi Park events here. Like last year, the public transportation going to/from Taksim, especially the Taksim metro line does’t operate. The stops Şişhane, Taksim and Osmanbey have been closed since 9:00 am today and will be clodes

Istanbul low budget #2: Sightseeing for free

In the previos blog post about low budget Istanbul, I shared with you some advices which, I hope, will help you to save some money while travelling. (you can read it here) In this blog post, I would like to share with you some of the top free (or almost free) Istanbul’s attractions. Sultanahmet square

Istanbul Low Budget

Istanbul is a huge city which offers many different activities, like sightseeing, shopping, eating out, parties, different tours, etc. This also means, that you can spend a lot of money, especially if you are foreigner or yabanci (yabangee). So here is a little guide how to save some money and still enjoy your visit in

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Turški čaj *Turkish tea* Pitje čaja je pomemben del turškega vsakdanjika. Turki  çay (izg. čaj) pijejo večkrat na dan, lahko bi rekli, da dan začnejo in končajo s kozarcem čaja. Čaj pijejo tako na delovnem mestu, kot doma. Čaj je tudi značilni znak turškega gostoljubja, zato ga v turškem domu ne sme zmanjkati nikoli. Ker

PHOTO GALLERY: 1. Anniversary of Gezi Park events

All photos are taken from Twitter. (For more information about Gezi Park protests click here; for more photos of 1st May protests click here) Police vs PeopleGezi 02 Sezon/ 01 Part Police interventions #Taksim 31 May 2014 Police blocking access to Taksim on May 31 2014 Police waiting protesters in Iskenderun, Turkey Gezi 2013: Don’t

May 31th: 1st Anniversary of Gezi park events

Saturday, May 31 2014: since the early morning there is more police in the streets of Istanbul (and Ankara), than people. The clashes between police and protesters were expected in the afternoon. The boat lines between asian and european part don’t run. Access to Taksim square and Gezi park is blocked. Helicopters are overflowing the

Hoteli in hostli v Istanbulu

Eno izmed najbolj pogostih vprašanj, ki jih dobim je koliko stane nočitev v Istanbulu in v katerem delu mesta se najbolj splača rezervirat hotel? Istanbul je ogromno mesto, zato je lokacija hotela ali hostla zelo pomembna. Če potuješ v Istanbul prvič ali drugič priporočam dve lokaciji: Sultanahmet in Taksim. Sultanahmet Modra mošeja (Sultanahmet) Meni osebno