Istanbul Travel Guide
Best Reasons to Travel to Turkey – Cuisine, Culture, History, Beauty, and It’s a Bargain!
One of the best reasons to travel to Turkey now is that it’s an absolute bargain. Turkey has always been a very affordable and great value travel destination, but with the Turkish lira having reached [...]
New Turkish Cuisine in Australia – Mikla’s Mehmet Gürs and The Young Turks
New Turkish Cuisine in Australia had been intriguing me for some time and then I spotted the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival event called ‘Mehmet Gürs and The Young Turks at Lezzet – an Anatolian [...]
Worlds Best Food Tours and Culinary Walks, All Tried and Tested
The worlds best food tours and culinary walks have provided us with some of our most unforgettable food memories, from inhaling fresh herbs and fragrant spices at local markets to savouring street food treats at [...]
Ramadan Around The World — Our Guide to Travelling During Ramadan
Ramadan, the Islamic holy month, will begin soon so we thought we’d provide a little guide to Ramadan and the experience of Ramadan around the world for those of you travelling in Islamic countries during the period. [...]
Buying a Saz or Baglama in Istanbul, Turkey
I’ve played stringed musical instruments since I was old enough to hold a guitar. Almost everyone in my family studied music theory, piano, and at least one other stringed instrument. When we moved to the [...]
From Saz to Jazz, a Guide to Istanbul’s Live Music Scene
We’ve spent a lot of time during our two weeks in Istanbul simply ambling around the backstreets of Beyoğlu, exploring our neighbourhood. We get a kick out of taking in the atmosphere and seeing how [...]