A visit to Gallipoli Memorial Park We had the great fortune of being able to visit Gallipoli today and it was incredibly moving. Gallipoli holds a special place in the hearts of all Australians and New Zealanders; this is where thousands of ANZACs (i.e. Australian & New Zealand […]
The best of old Istanbul We immersed ourselves today in the old, imperial part of Istanbul. We had a full day exploring Topkapi Palace, the famous Sultan Ahmet Camii (better known in the Western world as the Blue Mosque), the incredible Ayasofya (translation = Hagia Sophia), and the ancient […]
Across to the other side of Istanbul We didn’t want to spend all our time in Istanbul over on the European side of things, so we took ourselves over the First Bosphorus Bridge today to see some of the Asian side of this amazing city. […]
Views of Istanbul from the water After immersing ourselves completely in the chaos of the Grand Bazaar and Istanbul’s historic centre, we decided to spend most of our day enjoying views of the city from out in the middle of the Bosphorus. The Bosphorus is […]
Türkiye’ye hoşgeldiniz! Wow – what a welcome to Turkey! We decided to tackle our first full (awake) day in Turkey by immersing ourselves fully in the chaos, colour, smells, sights and sounds of the world’s oldest and largest “shopping centre”: Istanbul’s Kapalıçarşı (translation = Grand Bazaar). It was busy, […]
Wandering Soles 