Istanbul: Büyükada Island without Cars

Büyükada smells of horses, kebab, grilled fish, and sea. I found this quiet island a stark contrast to crowded, noisy and polluted Istanbul. The only sounds were the mournful cries of the seagulls, the distant blast of the ferries, and the soft clip-clop of horses’ feet shod in rubber horseshoes. Büyükada is an island without cars. True, there is the odd police car, the Coca Cola delivery truck and the garbage disposal vehicle, but there are no passenger cars. That’s the most wonderful thing about this island.

24-hour Shopping Trip to Istanbul

New York, London and probably Buenos Aires are high on your shopping wish list. Have you ever considered adding a weekend shopping trip to Istanbul? It is high time to add Istanbul to your shopping trip because the city is the hotspot to be for antique or new hookahs, YSL shoes, Calvin Klein underwear and international fashion labels.