The Journey of a Thousand Miles

Istanbul was named as best destination by Trip Advisor in 2013, truly this city has a lot of things to offer. There are so many things to visit and discover as you started walking on the streets. I booked my hotel along Sultanahmet area, because this part of Istanbul is where all the major tourist attractions are located. They are just walking distance from each other and you can spend all your day hopping from one place to another. Actually you can spend your days in Istanbul without spending too much because there are many places there where you can visit them for free! From my hotel, the most iconic structure of Istanbul is just 200 meters away, so it is really convenient because you don’t need a taxi to reach this place. As soon as I put my things on my room, I did not waste any single minute to explore the place. I quickly went out of the hotel and started discovering the city and find out what it has to offer. Make sure to put your comfortable shoes as you will...

  And then finally the most awaited part of my vacation came, the long wait is over and I cannot contain my excitement as the day of my trip approaches. I have been waiting this for long and now the journey of my thousand miles begins. From Bahrain, I have to travel four hours by Turkish airlines to Istanbul Ataturk Airport. I had a very long day in Bahrain with 7 hours layover from the Philippines. I didn't get enough sleep at the airport because of excitement. It was a turbulent journey because of the weather condition, I was even quite nervous because I am not used to fly on a shaky plane and I even have this paranoia that we might disappear on thick clouds reminding me of what happened to MH370. Thanks to God that even the whole travel is not quite smooth, still we arrived very safe, and when the plane touches the runway all my worries disappeared and almost jumped to my seat in excitement. Finally Merhaba Turkiye! It was a cloudy day when I arrived the...