TURKEY | Wednesday, 8 Jun 2011 | Views [2214] | 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 [1680] | 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 [1298]
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