The Lowdown on Istanbul, Turkey. 
November 19th, 2006
Istanbul, Before You Go, Culture, Traveling
It was stupid of us to fly to Istanbul from London instead of Edinburgh. It turned out we had to take the train from Edinburgh to London in the morning, wait overnight for the flight at Heathrow till the next morning. After flying from Heathrow to Frankfurt, we changed a flight to Istanbul...
April 13th, 2006
Istanbul, Entertainment, Food and Drink, Secret Stuff
The Galata Tower was built and rebuilt for centuries to keep enemies at bay and to look for fires in the city. For some reason the powers that be also constructed it to be the most beautiful structure in all of Istanbul...
March 1st, 2006
Overlooking the city from just off Istiklal Caddesi sits the Liferoof, haven of University Students longing for foreign pop music. Upon entering and climbing one flight of stairs, you have a short wait to take the 4-people at a time elevator up to the 5th floor...
February 22nd, 2006
Istanbul, General Info, Getting Around
There are seemingly a million and one ways to get around Istanbul, depending on where you want to go and how much Turkish you know. Taxis (taksi) are the easiest way to get around, if you can say your destination's name in Turkish or have it written down...
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