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Istanbul Express- 3 days in Istanbul- Part 2

April 5, 2016 by SuitcasesandLattes 1 Comment

(See part 1 for details on the Istanbul Museum Pass and sights in Sultanahmet.) It is important to note  that Hagia Sophia is closed on a Monday and Topkapi Palace is closed on a Tuesday. This worked out perfectly for us as it enabled us not to attempt to cram all the sights into 1 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Europe, International Travel, Turkey Tagged: bosphorus cruise, Istanbul, istanbul archaeological museum, Istanbul Mosaic museum, istanbulkart, istiklal street, Travel, Turkey, turkey itinerary

Istanbul Express- 3 days in Istanbul-Part 1

March 31, 2016 by SuitcasesandLattes 1 Comment

To be honest, we actually spent 5 nights in Istanbul. However two of the days were in the holy month of Ramadaan and we were fasting (4am to almost 10pm). Hence, we had to do most of our touring in 3 days. Getting there… We flew into Sabiha Gokcen Airport which is on the Asian … [Read more…]

Posted in: Europe, Turkey Tagged: Basilica Cistern, Blue Mosque, Hagia sophia, Hookah bar istanbul, Hotel Safir, Hotel Sapphire, Istanbul, Istanbul in 3 days, istanbul museum pass, Museum of Islamic Art, Obelisk of Theodisius, Sultanahmet, Travel, Turkey

Oludeniz- tanning on the Turquoise Coast

February 2, 2016 by SuitcasesandLattes Leave a Comment

When you think of tanning in the Mediterranean, you are more likely to think of Greece than Turkey. Turkey has around 8000km of coastline and is surrounded by the Mediterranean, the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea. Deciding which area to visit is tough! We knew we wanted to be on the Turquoise coast as … [Read more…]

Posted in: Turkey Tagged: 12 islands tour oludeniz, Fethiye, guide tours, How to get to oludeniz, Oludeniz, things to do in oludeniz, Tonoz beach hotel, Travel, Travel Turkey, Turkey

Selcuk and the Spectacular Ephesus

October 1, 2015 by SuitcasesandLattes 1 Comment

We flew from Capadoccia (Kayseri) to Izmir with SunExpress. Tickets costed only around R350 (32USD). We booked a few months in advance. An overnight bus costed around R150 but takes about 10 hrs – a suitable option if you’re on an extra tight budget. Izmir airport is very modern and well connected. We decided to take … [Read more…]

Posted in: Europe, International Travel, Turkey Tagged: Church or Virgin Mary, Ephesus, Ephesus Museum, Epheus museum, Isa Bey Mosque, Izmir, Johns Basilica, Library of Celsus, Selcuk, St, Temple Hadrian, Travel Turkey, Turkey, Urkmez Hotel

Pamukkale and Hieropolis, Turkey

September 22, 2015 by SuitcasesandLattes 5 Comments

Whether to go to Pamukkale or not was a bit of a toss-up. It is a World Heritage Site and is constantly listed as one of the top sites to visit in Turkey. Problem was that we were in Selcuk (Ephesus) for only 2 nights and a day trip by bus takes about 5-6 hrs … [Read more…]

Posted in: International Travel, Turkey Tagged: Antique pool, Blog, Denizli, Hierapolis, Hieropollis, Historical sites, International travel, Pamukalle, Roman ruins, Travel, Turkey

Cappadocia- How High can you go? Hot-air Ballooning

September 3, 2015 by SuitcasesandLattes 4 Comments

Whether to go on a hot-air balloon was actually a difficult decision for me. I knew the experience would be amazing but I couldn’t justify spending that amount of money on an experience that only lasts an hour. That takes a huge chunk of our spending money in what was supposed to be a budget trip … [Read more…]

Posted in: Europe, International Travel, Turkey Tagged: Blog, Cappadocia, Cappadocia hot air balloon, Goreme, Goreme open air museum, International travel, Turkey

Cappadocia- My new Love- Tour of Goreme and surrounds (Part 1)

August 27, 2015 by SuitcasesandLattes 3 Comments

When planning our trip to Turkey, Cappadocia was a must-see. Cappadocia is a province and not a city. We chose to stay in the town of Goreme as it is close to all the sites we wanted to see and it gave us the opportunity to stay in a cave hotel (Who doesn’t want to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Europe, International Travel, Turkey Tagged: avanos, Blog, Cappadocia, Derinkuyu underground city, devrent valley, Goreme, Kayseri airport, pasabagi, pigeon valley, Turkey

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