Articles tagged with "Turkey"
Turkey suits older travelers very well if the season and the pace are right. The mistakes are going in August, taking on the hills, and trying to do Istanbul in two days.
Turkey’s new infrastructure is genuinely accessible and its archaeological sites are genuinely not. Planning the trip means knowing which of the two you are standing in.
Turkey has one of the largest and best-documented modern diasporas in Europe, and a former imperial capital whose population has always come from somewhere else.
The Turkish calendar mixes a lunar religious cycle with the fixed civic dates of the Republic, and adds a whirling ceremony in December that people travel a long way for.
Turkey asks less of a visitor than its neighbours do, with clear expectations at religious sites and one or two subjects worth handling with care.
Turkish food is regional, vegetable-heavy and far broader than its export version. The single best meal in the country is usually breakfast.
The territorial restriction in Turkey is a single line ten kilometres deep. The things worth preparing for are earthquakes and crowds, and both are ordinary rather than exotic.
Turkey is large and extremely well connected. Fly between the regions, use the tram and ferry in Istanbul, and take the coach when the route is scenic.
Turkey asks less of a visitor’s wardrobe than its neighbours do, with two exceptions: religious sites have a dress expectation, and the interior is colder than the coast suggests.
The Turkish lira is a floating currency and it has moved a great deal in recent years. That changes how you should think about budgeting, converting and paying.