view from breakfast

Heaven on Earth

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July 21st 2006
though the prevıous entry may have put you on edge about thıs cıty, i cannot even begin to describe how incredible this place is. everyone seriously needs to book a trip here. its worth the money. but back to getting here... so we arrived in the city at 3:30am. we were too tired to be angry/scared/upset and just figured we'd find some hotel somewhere, put in on the credit card, whatever. a cab ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more