There was a lot of controversy around the construction of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul. It was not that people did not like the beauty of this mosque. The controversy was [...]

This trolley in Istanbul runs the length of Istiklal Caddesi (street) which is a pedestrian street in Beyoğlu. Beyoğlu is an area of the city just north of the Golden Horn which [...]

One of the images that I often see on the tourism brochures for Istanbul and Turkey is this image of the town of Ortaköy at the base of the Bosphorus Bridge on [...]

On a trip to Turkey in 2007 to visit our former Turkish exchange student we went to Pamukkale and Hieropolis which is a few hours drive from Ephesus. Pamukkale is a series [...]

I stumbled across this video of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. This beautiful building that was built by the Eastern Roman empire had a great influence later on the style of the Imperial [...]

I had the opportunity to be interviewed by the Travel in 10 podcast and again talked about Istanbul. You might have gotten the impression that the city of Istanbul has left an [...]

While Craig and Linda from the Indie Travel Podcast were on vacation I hosted an episode of there show. Check out the episode “Chris takes us to Istanbul“

Visit Istanbul, Turkey with the Amateur Traveler: The Grand Bazaar, a cruise on the Bosporus and a final glass of tea at the cafe Pierre Lodi to end our visit to Istanbul. [...]

Visit Istanbul, Turkey with the Amateur Traveler: The Topkapı Palace is the old Ottoman imperial palace in Istanbul. It was built in 1459 by Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror and was the seat [...]

Visit Istanbul, Turkey with the Amateur Traveler: Hagia Sophia is a former basilica, later a mosque, now a museum. It dominated the Constantinople/Istanbul skyline for centuries and was the largest cathedral in [...]