Istanbul Travel Blog

In my opinion the boutique hotels are usually much more romantic than some other five or seven star hotels. The boutique hotels provide a certain sense of belonging that many other big and major hotels lack. Arrival to a boutique hotel is a simple process. A friendly concierge or receptionist directs...

Overlooking the Hotel courtyard and the Hagia Sophia Image courtesy of: Ottoman Hotel Imperial Handan Küçük from the Ottoman Hotel Imperial was kind enough to spare us some of her time and discuss what she likes about Istanbul and what she would recommend her visitors to do when in the city. Ottoman...

Easter is not a national period that is celebrated in Turkey. We don’t get one or two days off work or school and we don’t necessarily start painting eggs and eating chocolate. It is not a tradition nor part of the country’s culture or the majority’s pious belief system. However,...