official releasehttp://www.cineplex.com/News/Doctor-Who -50th-Anniversary-Special-to-hit-the-bi g-screen.aspxDOCTOR WHO 50th ANNIVERSARY EPISODE IN 3D SPECIAL CINEMA EVENT IN OVER 400 CINEMAS ACROSS 8 COUNTRIESHundreds of thousands of fans across the UK, Ireland, US, Canada, Germany and Russia will gather to watch on the big screen at the same time as millions of TV viewers worldwideThe celebrations will cross the equator with screenings to be held in 106 cinemas...

This was my last day in Istanbul and the end of my two month voyage. My flight was 2.45pm so I had plenty of time to get to the airport. Some light drizzle had started last night and now I could hear it coming down heavy as I woke upAlso yesterday I was moved from my room to a corner room for a group booking. After 9pm when I was in my room a large group showed up talking very loudly and banging on each others doors. I thought it was a big family with lots of kid...

Today was my last full day and I had planned to goto the Prince's Islands 20km in the Sea of Marmara. Last night there was light drizzle and overnight it had turned to heavy rainI was supposed to leave early to try to get the 10am ferry but the rain was coming so hard I didn't think it would be worth it today. I stayed in the room as it was colder just watching stuff on my laptopAfter 10am there was knocking on my door. The cleaning lady was trying to say I had t...

Having finished early today and with most places closed for the holidays the last stop I planned on making was to a Turkish bath next to my hotel. I'd checked prices yesterday and they were better at 18 TL ($9) compared to 80 Euros for the tourist bath houseI'd been to the Cermberlitas bath house my last two trips for $40 but now wanted to try an authentic back street one I was too scared to last time.I left my camera and wallet in the hotel for security and I do...

Next I wanted to visit miniaturk a miniature village of historic sites from Istanbul and around Turkey. I had wanted to come in 2007 but ended up losing a day with stomach problems and a broken camera.Since most places appeared to be closed for the three day holiday I asked the hotel to call first to check if it was open before I went all the way on the bus. They said yes until 6pm as normalI remember last time buses did not take cash fare and the same problem to...