I had nothing to do today and I saw in the paper that the Istanbul Autoshow was on in Tuyap. I decided to go and asked the guys here for directions. What a mission? Tram to the end then change to a bus to the end, about 1hr20min to get there. I expected to see a few concept cars and some pretty unusual stuff. It is one of the biggest shows in Europe. There were a lot of simulators and models we don't get but nothing REALLY outstanding. I took lots of pics and the...

I spent another night in Ben Gurion airport again so when I got here I was pretty tired. Last night I was watching the news on TV and fell asleep early. This meant I woke up early, so I went out and got a couple of pics in the night with not many people around.

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 ...