I got to the airport early and they wouldn't let me check in. I thought no bigie I will just hang around till check in. I found a spot to watch the planes and waited it out. At check in time I tried again and again I had to wait but this time in a line. It turns out because I an going to Israel there is extra security checks. Some blokes came to do the security checks. I was asked " why are you going to Israel?" Where am I going after?" "Are you carrying any weap...

It is my last day here (Im coming back for a short stopover on the way home) so I thought I would finish with my impressions of the place. It has been a great holiday so far, they all are in their own way. Transport in Turkey is good. I have had no trouble getting where I wanted to go. Most cases I booked the bus the day before I wanted to travel. Some days I booked and got straight on. You have to remember I am before the high season, in about a month that might...

Yesterday when I was walking someone gave me some advertising about a Bosphorus cruise. The problem with the letter it had no info about where to book, when it goes or any other relevant details. I asked around this morning and no one here could help me so I just headed down to where all the tours go from. I was offered a couple of lesser tours and didn't want them. After a while I found the local boat that goes all the way to the Black Sea and back. It was 1/3r...

I was on the fast train this morning. The max speed I saw was 255km so I suppose it is really a fast-ish train. Was still a pretty good ride. The problem was we arrived in Pendik station. I have directions from two other stations but not this one. I have no clue where I am so I am following the crowd and I spied an "information" window. I asked the best way to get to Taksim. The woman said to go out and catch a bus. I went out but there was no one organizing the ...

Last night I decided to go for a walk in the local area. I am staying in the rad light district and I have done this before without any problems. :Last night felt kinda weird? I had a real uneasy feeling about the place. I decided to trust my gut and came home and watched Japanese TV I cant explain it, it was just different. This morning at breakfast there was only a few of us. For such a big place I expected more people. It turns out you can rent the rooms by th...