The Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque, said to be patterned after the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, sits at the end of a grand boulevard of parks that are almost as empty as the mosque itself. Large enough to hold 5,000 worshipers, it sees only a small fraction of that since it’s ‘unlucky’ or ‘haunted’ due to aContinue reading “The Sincerest Form of Flattery”
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Your priced out of a trip destination and a dream, can’t afford Paris? Part Deux
An evening stroll along the Seine/Bospherus. A room with a view of the sparkling Eiffel Tower/Blue Mosque at dusk. This is a city where travelers can show up with no plans. Time in both Paris and Istanbul can be spent just walking the streets and spending time viewing art in small and large museumsContinue reading “Your priced out of a trip destination and a dream, can’t afford Paris? Part Deux”
Iran – The Plan
Our Plans are coming to fruition Our flight on Turkish Airlines departs on Thursday at 11pm EST and lands in Shiraz at 2am Saturday. No worries since there’s no way to get around it. Mahmoud from Pars Travel Agency is going to meet us on arrival and will then take us on a shortContinue reading “Iran – The Plan”
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