Advice and tips on anything you would want to know about traveling to Istanbul.
MWE: Eclectic Turkish Folk Music
Based in San Francisco, CA, MWE puts a modern and eclectic twist on Turkish and Balkan folk music....
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Istanbul Travel Blog
Faces of Turkey
n travel or in our daily lives we pass by others, forgetting that all the people we interact with are just like us...
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Introduction to The Other Tour
The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see. –Gilbert K. Chesterton...
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Istanbul Street Markets: Top 5 Spots
The fantastic local street markets of Istanbul that adds another authentic flavor to this city that really doesn't need it. Here's our Top 5 Istanbul Street Markets. Created by The Other Tour.
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Istanbul’s Flatland
Aydın Büyüktaş did it again. Istanbul looks beautiful in so many ways. We said that so many times....
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TURKISH PROVERBS: TOP 5 PIECES OF WISDOM
Turkish people often use old, wise sayings in order to make the best possible decisions to avoid sticky situations. Proverbs and their affect on people's day-to-day decisions are very strong in Turkey.
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TRAVEL WITH A PURPOSE
When I started exploring the world nearly 12 months ago now, a primary concern of mine was finding...
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It’s a church. It’s a mosque. It’s Hagia Sophia.
If walls could talk, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia would have an abundance of stories to tell. Once a church,...
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The city of walls: Contantinople
Atilla The Hun, the destroyer of civilizations, who named himself the Scourge of God, took one look at...
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