Things to Do in Istanbul

Highlights of Istanbul, Turkey for First Time Visitors

Istanbul in Turkey is an exciting and dynamic city and could potentially be a popular post-COVID destination. It certainly has a lot to offer. Sometimes it's tough prioritising when you it's your...

Full Day Classic Itinerary for a First Time Visit to Istanbul

What to do if you have one day to spend in this city? What shouldn't you miss during this day? In fact one day it is too short time to spend in Istanbul, there are many places to see, many things to...

All the Points about Istanbul, Where to visit in Istanbul

Sultanahmet Mosque is a structure highly admired by all visitors. An example of classical Turkish art, it is the only one of its kind to be originally built with six minarets, and stands out on the...

The Istanbul Taksim Square Shoe Shine Scammers!

Unlucky us we got scammed! We have to give the shoe shine guy a money before we got in trouble, and followed by him and his fellow shoe shine scammers! One guy accidentally dropped his shoe brush...

The Istanbul Shoe Shine Scam

Our hotel was 2 blocks form Taksim Square, a hot bed of restaurants in Istanbul, so we walked out for dinner. On the way back to our hotel, an intererent shoe shine guy was walking just a head of us...

Neorion Hotel, Istanbul

The Neorion Hotel, Orhaniye Street No 14, Sirkeci, Istanbul 34120 Turkey I had some trouble communicating with the hotel prior to arrival, but they went out of their way to clarify things. Staff...