Month: October 2018

….So, where was I? Part One of this post became an elongated Trip Advisor review of (a) the airport taxi service (b) my hotel room, and (c) a traditional Turkish hammam. It seems I needed to get things off my chest. But now I come …

I arrive at Istanbul airport, travelling solo, with my slightly-too-big-for-just-one-weekend suitcase as a companion. Trying to be more locally authentic, I have booked a boutique, no-name hotel instead of the usual corporate, vanilla franchises.  I decide not to take public transport from the airport because …