Rustem Pasha Mosque - A modest but beautiful masterpiece of Mimar Sinan

I have done quite a lot of DIY walking tours around Istanbul, and during the past I have walked along the length of Uzun Carsi from...

A walk around Istanbul's vintage neighborhood of Fener and Balat.

I was sitting at one of the chairs outside the Simit Sarayi near the Sirkeci train station sipping my hot coffee with my favorite simi...

The Cistern of Philoxenos

The good thing about Istanbul is that if you love walking, you’ll keep on discovering sights and places of interest.  I got used to wal...

Bucket List: Istanbul - The beauty in ugly

After a long overnight bus from Fethiye and almost three weeks adventures and misadventures in the southwest region of Turkey, I arri...

An encounter with nature's spirits at the enchanted Kabak Valley - Part 2

It was still early in the afternoon when I reached the campsite of Helin Kamp in Kabak Valley, so I decided to take a hike. I walked d...

An encounter with nature's spirits at the enchanted Kabak Valley - Part 1

Have you ever experienced being played by nature or “spirits of nature” or mythical forces or probably some invisible residents of th...

A glimpse of the peaceful Kabak Valley

It was an interesting day yesterday visiting the ghost town of Kayakoy.  It’s my fourth day at Faralya and seemed like I’m the only one...

The ghost town of Kayakoy

I've been wanting to see Kayakoy since I've been to Fethiye last year, it's just that I ran out of time and I always ...