Stories from Europe

Travel, culture, everyday life stories

One afternoon in Istanbul

February 7, 2016

After arriving to Istanbul with no plans, the next morning we were woken up by the loud prayer call at the mosque right next to our hotel at about 5 AM. It was loud and went on for some time. We finally woke up at about 8AM and went upstairs to have the buffet breakfast. … More One afternoon in Istanbul

What led to one day in Istanbul

January 4, 2016

When I flew to Nepal in September last year (Happy New Year!) via Turkish airlines, I had made a mistake of not noting something important which I wouldn’t know about until the flight day. I had booked the flight to Nepal with my boyfriend via a Polish travel website, because it was on discount. The … More What led to one day in Istanbul