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The Grand Bazaar of Istanbul : A Photo Guide

Natalie — Sun, 13 May 2012 07:11:30 +0000

The Grand bazaar of Istanbul is not your average shopping mall. The shopkeepers are not shy about letting you know that they want your money and will do their best to get it. Sixty streets covered with thousand of shops is not easy going and can be overwhelming especially if [...]

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I Love Istanbul and Here Are Five Reasons Why A huge welcome from The Turkish Travel Blog to Ricky Carbis who has submitted this post on the reasons why he loves Istanbul. Istanbul has for a long time, been...
My Istanbul Pictures in Black and White To start this series, I wanted to share my Istanbul pictures and was undecided as to whether black and white was the right format to do it. After all, Istanbul...
The Unofficial Guide To Driving In Turkey. Driving in Turkey has got itself that much of a colourful reputation and foreigners gasp at the total disregard for safety. Many first time visitors to Turkey will stand on...

Save Water – Drink Wine

Natalie — Sun, 06 May 2012 07:04:54 +0000

“Save water – Drink Wine” became the motto of our last girl’s weekend in Istanbul. It all started when I was stood at the open top of the Galata tower, which is an impressive 66 meters tall. I had a raging hangover from the night before and the fresh air [...]

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Turkish Wines A lot of people are surprised when they first come to Turkey and they discover that it is a wine producing country. There is nothing better after a long day...
My Istanbul Pictures in Black and White To start this series, I wanted to share my Istanbul pictures and was undecided as to whether black and white was the right format to do it. After all, Istanbul...
Wine Tasting in Sirince If you ever find yourself on the Aegean coast of Turkey then be sure to take a visit to Sirince. Known throughout Turkey for wine tasting and production. It is...

Bars in Taksim – Nightlife For Females and Foreigners

Natalie — Wed, 02 May 2012 08:02:00 +0000

I am not a night-time person any more. I like to wake up early and go to bed early. My partying days are well and truly behind me. However when visiting one of the greatest cities of the world i.e. Istanbul – I decided to try the night-life. The bustling [...]

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Mustafa Sandal In The Flesh! Wow, I am still buzzing from last night. I went to a Turkish pop concert, and one of the most famous Turkish pop singers was appearing. It was only Mustafa...
20 Beautiful Pictures of Cappadocia Lately I have been breaking off from my Cappadocia posts to write about other thoughts and my recent Bodrum trip. However last night, I started looking through photos so I...
Hasankeyf Hasankeyf is a touristic area in the province of Batman. Yes, there is a town in Turkey called Batman, ( Don’t laugh!). The reason I am writing about Hasankeyf, is...

The Ghost Village Of Kayakoy

Natalie — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:33:05 +0000

Kayakoy ghost village lies a short distance from the bustling and popular resorts of Fethiye and Olu Deniz. It is deserted, it is lifeless, the houses are crumbling and the streets are empty. However, there is an aura and an overwhelming presence that hovers over the village. Some visitors might [...]

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Is Village Life Doomed? This morning I was out and about, and found myself racing back to the tourist driven destination of Altinkum and normality. English breakfasts and football shirts suddenly seemed like a...
Photo Post – Up Close and Personal I recently swapped my Fuji camera for an old Nixon D40X, and was apprehensive about what exactly the zoom lens could do for me. I love using the zoom feature...
Setting Off On My South Western Tour For most of the summer I have been feverishly working seven days a week in order to top up my traveling fund which I had previously emptied down to the...

Tourism In Turkey. Stats and Plans For The Future. Infographic

Natalie — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:21:20 +0000

Here at the Turkish Travel Blog, I normally spend copious amounts of time indulging in activities that have no productive results what so ever. So, while reviewing some stats of the tourism industry in Turkey, I decided to make a pretty picture so they would be easier to read, and [...]

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Why Is Responsible Tourism Failing? Responsible tourism is not something new; it has been around for roughly the last fifteen years. Considering this, it is hard to imagine why many travelers, holiday makers, hoteliers and...
Turkish Tourist Visa Changes. Changes to the Turkish tourist Visa system in the recent month, has left many people bewildered and confused. A quick clarification for you. It was recently announced that any English...
The Black Sea Region Of Turkey – My Travel Plans I sat down today and planned a travel tour of the Black Sea region of Turkey. The Black Sea Region is on the north coast of Turkey and it comprises...

Horse Racing in Turkey – How NOT To Blend In With the Locals

Natalie — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:06:36 +0000

Here is the thing about horseracing and me. There is no great passion on my behalf. I do not bet, follow jockeys, go to the tracks and I have never ridden a horse either. However, I like to keep an open mind in Turkey and experience everything at least once. [...]

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Sunday Snap – The Hard Life I took this picture of a work horse when I was in the town of Soke on the Aegean Coast. When thinking of work horses, I am always transported back...
Soke – A Town Of Horse Drawn Carts and Mercedes Benz Soke is not a tourist town and does not seem to be in a rush to make itself one. It is on the Aegean coast of Turkey and is a...
Turkish Circumcision Party. I got invited to a Turkish circumcision party yesterday otherwise known as a Sunet party. I kept on having to call it a snip party and make scissors action with...

Photo Essay – How Turkish Carpets Are Made

Natalie — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:19:32 +0000

For a number of years, there has been an underlying fear in the culturally orientated people of Turkey. They fear that the age-old tradition of handmade Turkish carpets is on the decline because of the mass availability of machine made carpets, which are half the price. Carpets weavers associations decided [...]

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Turkish Carpets and Rugs – The Skill of the Human Hand. Four years ago I developed a love for Turkish carpets and rugs. We are not talking about your mass produced machine carpets or rugs here. Traditional Turkish carpets and rugs...
Shopping in Turkey – Ten Souvenirs You Will Buy Whether or not you take souvenirs home from Turkey all depends on whether you are a traveler or a tourist. What is the difference you ask? Well a traveler normally...
Photo Essay – Two Days In Kayseri Kayseri is a city that I visited for two days on my way to Goreme. Speaking to locals, they said that a lot of Japanese and Russian tourists visit the...

Galata Bridge : The Happening Place to Be

Natalie — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:04:42 +0000

For the thousands of people who catch cheap flights to Turkey and head to the impressive city of Istanbul, the first question that is often on their mind is “Where are the happening places to head to?” This slang term is also always at the front of my mind, no [...]

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My Istanbul Pictures in Black and White To start this series, I wanted to share my Istanbul pictures and was undecided as to whether black and white was the right format to do it. After all, Istanbul...
Miniaturk Just yesterday I was going through all my old photos and found some of the Miniaturk park in Istanbul. I went to Istanbul for my honeymoon and enjoyed it that...
Dolmabahce Palace – The Last Days of the Ottoman Empire Out of all the sites to see in Istanbul, the most intriguing has to be the grand and impressive Dolmabahce Palace. Home to the last six sultans of the abolished...

Hecktic Travels Are In Turkey : Interview With Dalene And Pete

Natalie — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 10:25:10 +0000

Turkey is set to be a popular destination for a lot of other travel bloggers in 2012. I really am excited to follow their blogs, read their tales and also marvel at the amazing photographs that they take. Everyone’s tales of their time in Turkey, is completely different so when [...]

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20 Black and White Pictures of Turkey This post is my favorite black and white pictures of Turkey. Readers who have been to my blog before will know that I have an obsession with photo editing programs...
Sea Kayaking in Turkey : A Personal Challenge to Conquer “Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing- absolutely nothing- half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats” Quote by The Water Rat from Wind In the...
Photo Post – Up Close and Personal I recently swapped my Fuji camera for an old Nixon D40X, and was apprehensive about what exactly the zoom lens could do for me. I love using the zoom feature...

Dolmabahce Palace – The Last Days of the Ottoman Empire

Natalie — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 07:56:07 +0000

Out of all the sites to see in Istanbul, the most intriguing has to be the grand and impressive Dolmabahce Palace. Home to the last six sultans of the abolished Ottoman Empire; it portrays everything that was right and wrong about their rule and reign for over 600 years. While [...]

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My Istanbul Pictures in Black and White To start this series, I wanted to share my Istanbul pictures and was undecided as to whether black and white was the right format to do it. After all, Istanbul...
Travel Myths About Turkey Busted! Every country has myths that are believed by foreigners. In this post I am going to bust all those travel myths that you have heard about Turkey. I dare any...
Hasankeyf Hasankeyf is a touristic area in the province of Batman. Yes, there is a town in Turkey called Batman, ( Don’t laugh!). The reason I am writing about Hasankeyf, is...