Hi Frugalistas! This was meant to be a short guide to Istanbul. But despite having spent four days there, I feel so ill-equiped write it. Sure I went to the “big three” sites of Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace and the Blue Mosque. Sure, I went to the Grand Bazaar and the Spice Market. A Bosphorus […]
Visiting the Hammam in Istanbul
Hi Frugalistas! I was looking forward to visiting the hammam in Istanbul. I did my research and found a really smart place, not far from where I was staying. The day before my appointment I went to a breakfast with some fellow bloggers, and that’s when I started to get cold feet. Horror stories of […]
Cats of Istanbul
Hi Frugalistas! I’m finally ready to kick off my series of posts on Istanbul. Because it’s Friday, and that means Friday fotos, I’m kicking off the series with some of the pretty little pusses I met in Istanbul. If you travel to Istanbul, one of things you can’t help but notice is the number of […]