Hi Frugalistas! Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace. The “big three” tourist sites in Istanbul. Before I arrived in Istanbul I was worried that perhaps these sites would fall into what I call the “too loved by tourists” category. Well, I’m happy to announce that no, in my experience they aren’t. But, like visiting […]
Seven things I know about Istanbul
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 […]