Canyon Walks and Bar Crawls

After 8 weeks back in the U.K. the lure of some sunshine was just too great to ignore. As Stan and I now both work in schools and they were all about to close for half term we thought why not After trawling the internet for an evening we came up with a cheap late package deal to Kusadasi Turkey. It didn't take us long to snap up the dealWe were staying in a small hotel just a few minutes walk

Visit to Madrid Spain

A few months ago 304 had the chance to visit Spain to visit my friend Donna a Kiwi living there. She used to live in 304stanbul where 304 met her and after her move back to Spain she invited me to visit her. So 304 took a week off work and flew from 304stanbul to Madrid Airport where she met me. Of course we did the usual touristy things eating tappas drinking their renowne

Life in stanbul 1st blog

Hi there this is my first blog to show you some things that 304 do on a daily basis in 304stanbul hope you like it.These are a few photos taken over the past few days and will gradually add more so keep checking backA couple of these photos were taken 4 weeks ago when Kiwi visitors came to 304stanbul and the others are street scenes that 304 see everyday.

Istanbul

The city of Istanbul was established as Byzantium in 667 BC. From 330 AD to 1453 AD during the Roman and Byzantine period and after the Ottoman conquest in 1453 AD it was called Constantinople. It received its current name in 1930.Located on the Bosphorus Strait it now boasts a population of over 11 million being the fourth largest city proper in the world. It is the only city in the world l

Before we go...

My friend Debbie and I are going to Istanbul to visit our friend Debra. Maybe people don't usually make travelblogs for such short visits but I've been so captivated following my nephew's Sam O'Dell blog about his trip accross Asia that I'm rather bitten by the travelblog bug

Into the Mysterious Land of the Troglodyte

Any traveler that has ever considered a trip to Turkey has at least heard of Cappadocia. It is a famous place because of its strange early Christian history and unique subterranean architecture. It is a sparse landscape of unsurpassed beauty and boundless mystery located in central Turkey and it is the perfect place for any adventurous tourist to explore at a leisurely pace provided that they

Photos from the past

These are some more photos from over the past year of friends who have visited 304stanbul and places we went.