Turkey

All the 22 participants who would later be competing with one another for the F1 Grand Prix went around the circuit in the Driver’s Track Parade, waving at their fans who greeted them with thundering applause. The F1 Race was

GETTING SET FOR DAY 2 : Coming back to the race itself, it was Day 2 and we had missed the practice sessions on Day 1.We just about reached in time to see the last segment of the Qualifying Session. We

Indian travellers can fly within 6 hrs 30 minutes directly from Mumbai into Istanbul,a country known as the Cradle of Civilization. We at Compact Travels were promoting the F1 Grand Prix in Istanbul and to getfirsthand experience, I planned to

Istanbul has so much to offer that you need to visit this city time and again. In our last issue I had shared with you my experience about the Traditional Turkish Night. Also worth experiencing would be the Sufi Music

The Grand Bazaar offers you a wonderful opportunity to exercise your bargaining skills and at times you can strike good deals if you bargain aggressively.It is easy to get lost in the bazaar and therefore you need to keep tab

The journey continues…. The following morning we did a day long tour starting with Imagination Valley after which we visited the region of Pasabag which has some of the most amazing forms of chimney in volcanic rock which is synonymous to

After having experienced the beautiful sights and sounds of Istanbul, I took the flight from Istanbul to Kayseri to head to the region of Central Anatolia and Cappadocia which was included as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site in

I had an early departure from Cappadocia, arriving at Izmir to explore the Aegean coast of Turkey which boasts of some of the loveliest landscapes in the country – from coastlines with crystal clear waters to pristine beaches and some

All set to Explore more …. Our visit to Troy the next morning was also interesting. We were amazed to see the excavations of consecutive civilizations dating back to 3500 BC. It reminded us of the legendary Trojan War – the

It was with a sense of anticipation and expectation that we planned a trip to Turkey, Austria and Hungary in May 2009 and surely we were not disappointed. Our visit to Turkey began with Istanbul, the capital city of the