TURKEY | Tuesday, 17 Feb 2015 | Views [854] | Comments [1]
Judging Istabul by Istiklal street is like going to the Taj Mahal and judging it by the garden out the front. I may have been a bit too premature with my praise for Istanbul, literally, but after a couple of days in Sultanahment, I don't think my approbation ... Read more >
Tags: istanbul, lost, mosque, shopping
TURKEY | Tuesday, 10 Feb 2015 | Views [822] | Comments [2]
In seven trips overseas, I have not been able to venture further afield than Asia. I'll let the reader decide whether or not they think the reasons behind that were financial, or geographical in motivation. Whatever they were, it is a new world that ... Read more >
Tags: cold, flights, istanbul, lost, sweets, travel, turkey
INDONESIA | Monday, 26 Jan 2015 | Views [784]
PART 1: On the plane. Who ever gets an emergency exit row all to themselves? I've got more space on this plane than I had in my Bangkok hotel room. And this is a tiger flight, infamous for turning coach into a daisy-chain with 3 inches of padding separating ... Read more >
Tags: airports, drugs, friends, language, lost, planes, taxi