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TURKEY | Monday, 27 Jun 2011 | Views [2839]
235km from Istanbul, the quiet town of
Edirne seems to get overlooked by the majority of tourists but still holds a
few notable attractions in its beautiful mosques and cluster of easy-to-meander
shopping streets. It was here, after ... Read more >
Tags: edirne, istanbul, mosques, rough guides, travel writing scholarship, turkey
TURKEY | Sunday, 26 Jun 2011 | Views [2688] | Comments [2]
A mere hour by sea-bus from the city swell lie the Prince’s Islands, a collection of nine small islands offering welcome relief from the city chaos. We spent our second day on the largest island, Büyükada, aboard rented bicycles, cruising up and down ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, cycling, istanbul, princes islands, travel writing, travel writing scholarship, trekking, turkey
TURKEY | Saturday, 25 Jun 2011 | Views [2093]
The Land Walls, Istanbul . After meeting with my mentor Terry at the
decidedly non-Turkish (but conveniently easy to find) Starbucks and discussing
my upcoming assignments over chai latte, we headed out to a lesser-trodden area
of town for ... Read more >
Tags: istanbul, land of walls, rough guides, travel writing, travel writing scholarship, trekking, turkey
TURKEY | Friday, 24 Jun 2011 | Views [3352] | Video
What better way to get an inside view on
Turkey, than to ask someone who makes a living guiding people through the country? Meet
our BikeHike tour guide, Turan, a professional tour guide born and bred in the
Aladaglar range of the Taurus Mountains.... Read more >
Tags: cappadocia, guide, istanbul, tour, travel writing, travel writing scholarship, trekking, turkey
TURKEY | Wednesday, 22 Jun 2011 | Views [1624]
Returning to Istanbul, I feel that odd
sense of transition as if it is the end of a long trip. In reality I’ve been
away from the city little more than 10 days, but it feels like so long since I
have left that I felt sure life must have moved ... Read more >
Tags: bazaar, istanbul, travel writing, travel writing scholarship, turkey
TURKEY | Tuesday, 21 Jun 2011 | Views [9314] | Video
. Despite its increasingly liberal-minded youth and rapid adoption of western ways, issues of sexuality and gender still remain somewhat taboo within Turkey. That said, being the only Muslim country where homosexuality is not illegal, Turkey plays ... Read more >
Tags: gay pride, istanbul, march, politics, protests, travel writing, travel writing scholarship, turkey
TURKEY | Monday, 20 Jun 2011 | Views [1644]
After spending the previous evening with Jodi enjoying a delicious dinner of fresh fish and shrimp at the highly recommended Bahce Balik restaurant and downing possibly a little too much wine, we were keen to keep the morning laid-back. Wisely opting ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, istanbul, kalkan, mediterranean, sea, travel writing, travel writing scholarship, turkey
TURKEY | Saturday, 18 Jun 2011 | Views [1801]
. After a long drive from the Taurus Mountains and a short but sweet stopover at the Dogan Hotel in Antalya, we finally reached the bobbing turquoise waves of the Mediterranean, coupled with, thankfully, a sticky shot of sunshine. We spent the afternoon ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, boat, istanbul, kayak, mediterranean, sea, travel writing, travel writing scholarship, turkey
TURKEY | Thursday, 16 Jun 2011 | Views [10890] | Comments [1]
I’m probably not alone in the misconception that Turkish food is made up primarily of variations on the trusty kebab but there is far more to Turkish food than meat on a skewer. You’d be forgiven for overlooking this fact, however, judging ... Read more >
Tags: cappadocia, istanbul, kofte, lokum, travel writing scholarship, turkey, turkish delight, turkish food
TURKEY | Monday, 13 Jun 2011 | Views [10453]
1. Cleanliness is Godliness . Visiting a bathhouse might seem an odd pastime to a westerner whose hygiene routine probably centres around showering in the comfort of their own home, but a visit to a hamam offers a whole other dimension of ... Read more >
Tags: hamam, istanbul, spa, travel writing scholarship, turkey, turkish bath
TURKEY | Wednesday, 8 Jun 2011 | Views [2205] | Comments [2]
Istanbul street life Dodging carpet salesmen has become my number 1 past time in Istanbul. Sadly, I’m not very good at it and now find myself on a first-name basis with half of the carpet salesmen in the area. That and the waiters, ... Read more >
Tags: bikehike, blue mosque, cappadocia, istanbul, scholarship, travel writing, turkey
TURKEY | Tuesday, 7 Jun 2011 | Views [1673] | Comments [2]
After a painfully long 24-hour flight and a confusing connection through Shanghai (take note: it’s a policy of the airport that all passengers have to pass through a ‘special’ immigration, collect their baggage and then re-... Read more >
Tags: grand bazaar, istanbul, rough guides, travel writing scholarship, turkey
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 4 Jun 2011 | Views [1290]
Selam!
Welcome to my new blog where I’ll be
blogging about my upcoming travels in Turkey, including my assignment for the
Rough Guides.
As the winner of the 2011 World
Nomads/Rough Guides Travel Writing Scholarship ,
the last month ... Read more >
Tags: 2011 scholarship winner, bikehike, istanbul, rough guides, travel, travel writing, turkey
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