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Crossroads of the world

05.11.2008 | Istanbul, Turkey
Arriving on a beautiful Sunday morning in Istanbul, we ignored our sleep deprivation from another night of train travel and followed th...

How Bazaar

05.12.2008 | Istanbul, Turkey
Today we checked out Istanbul's famous marketplaces; the spice bazaar and the Grand Bazaar, which is over 500 years old.

On to Asia

05.13.2008 | Istanbul, Turkey
Today we took a ferry across the mighty Bosphorus to the Asia side of Istanbul.

The Blue Mosque up close

05.14.2008 | Istanbul, Turkey
After passing by it in awe for a few days, we finally got up close to Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque.

A farewell

05.15.2008 | Istanbul, Turkey
With exactly four and a half months on the road, from Mexico City to Istanbul, and everywhere in between, we had to say goodbye to Long...

Quiet day in Istanbul

05.16.2008 | Istanbul, Turkey
With a lot of work to catch up on, we took it easy today and only caught a glimpse of the Blue Mosque at night.

Up high in Istanbul

05.17.2008 | Istanbul, Turkey
We try to make a point to make it up the tallest visitable point in a city. In Istanbul, the Galata Tower is that place, rising above t...

The city of two names

05.18.2008 | Antakya, Turkey
After a week of exploring Istanbul's bustling streets, we jetted on a flight across Turkey to the southeastern city of Adana and then b...