thank you so much for this information as well as all you post on this string. it has been so helpful. so happy to hear that I will get to visit all the sites. I'm traveling solo so I will look forward to spending lots of time at each site.

thanks again!

Just received mail from turkish airlines with great deals, starting in the Unite States.

https://www.turkishairlines.com/en-u...ent=&utm_term=

I did not check if they allow a stopover in Istanbul and for how long on either leg, but the fares are terrific.

if you are interested in destinations like delhi or Tel Aviv and others, in combination with istanbul, these are unbeatable.


Istanbul weather is warmer again as the school year starts.

Will run away to Iznik again in a couple of days and I hope I can post some more pictures from the town and its environs.

New annual thread where new locations, opportunities, cost and safety issues, hidden gems, not so well hidden mountains will hopefully appear while you lurk.

There will also be answers to questions and even answers without questions on politics, economy, world affairs, significant andr totally useless statistics for the curious and the travel planner.

Meet you there:

Turkish Culture Due to History, not Nature