I have to admit, my stop in Istanbul was mainly motivated by a stop here!

Istanbul....on the run, thank you Turkish Airlines!

August 19th 2015
Not all airlines are the same...there are the good ones, and the others. I know it pretty well spending some time in planes. I even flied two weeks ago an airline black-listed in Europe...pretty scary and happy once you land, as they do crash. I have also to admit, most airlines were doing a way better job 10 years ago than today! I'm in the process of moving a huge share of my flying from Cathay ... read more

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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

8th October 2015

taracloud
Tara Cloud

Fabulous deal and my favorite place!
Turkish Airlines sounds amazing, but those queues were horrendous! I guess Istanbul has become a much more popular destination since we were there last. The Basilica Cistern is one of my favorite places--so eerie and peaceful. As there were no queues when I was there nine years ago, I went every few days just to be in its cool, mysterious atmosphere.

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