First morning in Istanbul we were up at 4.30 am and out the door at 5.00 am as we couldn't sleep due to time difference - our Istanbul adventure just began with nothing but our lonely planet book and map, backpack waters and camera...WTF it's dark there's locals coming out of mosques, its the middle of Ramadan and Doug and I are exploring....by 7 am I have been mugged by a young thug wearing a Manchester United jersey who snatched both necklaces I was wearing and...

Connecting flight Turkish Airlines to Istanbul @ 11.10 am and we are on the way to Asia Minor. Turkish Airlines is excellent. Touched down in Istanbul at 5 pm and then easy access thru customs and bag pickup. As i organised transfer to Grand Peninsula looked for sign however there was one fellow calling out 'I know you I know you' OMG sure enough he was our driver Uner, 20 mins and we were at our accommodation in Sultanahmet Old City between Aggia Sofia and The...

Connecting flight Turkish Airlines to Istanbul @ 11.10 am and we are on the way to Asia Minor. Turkish Airlines is excellent. Touched down in Istanbul at 5 pm and then easy access thru customs and bag pickup. As i organised transfer to Grand Peninsula looked for sign however there was one fellow calling out 'I know you I know you' OMG sure enough he was our driver Uner, 20 mins and we were at our accommodation in Sultanahmet Old City between Aggia Sofia and The...