I foolishly checked into The TAV Istanbul Airport Hotel (technically called TAV Airport Hotel) when I arrived at the airport about 6 hours before my 2:00a.m flight. Foolishly because for what it cost me to stay 3 hours here, I could have paid for another night at the W Hotel Istanbul and left around 11:30p.m. Here are the prices for …
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The W Hotel Istanbul
I got a rate at the W Hotel Istanbul for around 90 euro’s. A few nights before I was scheduled to arrive the offered to upgrade me to a larger room with balcony and breakfast for 25 euro extra. This was apparently called a “Fabulous Room”. I took it, but in hindsight, probably wish I didn’t. The W Hotel Istanbul …
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Turkish Rugs in Istanbul – The Best Place To Buy
Whether it’s Turkish Rugs or carpets or other rugs and carpets from Afghanistan or Pakistan you’re looking for in Istanbul, this is the guide for you. I must have spent a couple of days walking around all the shops you can buy Turkish Rugs in Istanbul so have a pretty good idea of where and where not to buy Turkish …
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Turkish Airlines Economy Class Istanbul to Hong Kong
The Turkish Airlines Economy Class Istanbul to Hong Kong flight is a bastard of a time, 2a.m in the morning. I made the mistake of going to the airport early thinking I could find a place to stay and ended up paying more than what a night cost me at at the W Hotel Istanbul. You can read about that …
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Turkish Airlines Business Class Hong Kong to Istanbul
I bought a Turkish Airlines Business Class Hong Kong to Istanbul ticket at the airport because they had an upgrade for 750 Euro from economy so decided to take that, all for the sake of writing about it on this site, and not at all because I didn’t want to slum it back in economy with the other peasants! The …
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