Driving away from the bustling city of Istanbul, along the shores of the Sea of Marmara, my next destination is towards the peninsula of Gelibolu (known as Gallipoli). For the Australians and New Zealanders, this trip is a pilgrimage every April to commemorate the Great ANZAC war. ANZAC stands for Australia and New Zealand Army [...]

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Today I’m going to explore Istanbul from a coat cruise hoping to catch the beautiful sunset. Similar to Bass Straight of Australia that separates Tasmania from the mainland, the Bosphorus or “Istanbul Straight” is a strait that forms part of the boundary between Europe and Asia. As I enjoyed the cruise, I saw lots of really nice houses by [...]

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Today I spent the afternoon strolling through both the Grand Bazaar and the Spice Market. The Grand Bazaar opened in 1461 and is one of the largest and oldest market in the world. I have to say the Grand Bazaar is much cleaner and had more things to see than the one in Morocco. It seems that [...]

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After visiting both the Blue Mosque and the Hagia Sophia (Turkey) earlier in the morning, I decided to go to the Topkapi Palace (The Ottoman Empire Palace also known as the Sultan’s resident) to complete my day. The Topkapi Palace was the homes to Ottoman sultans for almost 400 years, between 1439 to 1860. My first [...]

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One of the major attractions in Istanbul (Turkey) that is not to be missed is Hagia Sophia (St Sophia).  Hagia Sophia is one of the most magnificent architect in all of Turkey! What is fascinating about Hagia Sophia is that it was once a both a Cathedral and Mosque. It was a Cathedral between 360 until 1453 and then a [...]

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Today I decided to visit the Blue Mosque (known as Sultan Ahmet Mosque). The Blue Mosque is one of Turkey’s most beautiful architecture and matched the cathedrals I’ve seen in Rome for grandness. The Blue Mosque is located a walking distance from Hagia Sophia so after you have visited there you definitely need to visit the Blue Mosque. The Blue Mosque was [...]

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After visiting Turkey recently I have decided to declare it to be my most favourite place in Europe. What I like about Turkey is the friendly and diverse people. As I visited regions of Turkey, the people look very different (similar to the Italians from the north and south). Turkey is full of history, did you know [...]

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