Miss Travelette

Good news! We'll have a trip to Vienna soon! City of music and art... Exactly my cup of tea!!!
I've already started begging for the things to be O.K. so that the trip won't be delayed! Vienna, Budapest and Prag for 7 days is like a dream to me. So many exhibitions, so many galleries, Gothic buildings and many more... I know most of the people want to see Prag, but I've always wanted to go to Vienna - it's all because of my art love (or addiction...)

Considering I'll probably be there in June (but this may be delayed to July as well), I'll have looads loads to write here soon. I'll start with Vienna for sure, and go on with Budapest and Prag later on.

Thames River, Big Ben

A friend of mine and I will be in London for 3 days next week and I've prepared a very detailed program for both of us as 3 days are not enough for the places we want to see and we should dedicate ourselves to a plan somehow.

Me in the garden of Dolmabahçe Palace

This is an answer to the question "where to go in Istanbul..." 

I've lived in Istanbul more than 20 years; seen many places, been to many palaces, churches, mosques, parks, and many further, but the only favourite of mine has always been the Dolmabahçe Palace (Dolmabahçe Sarayı). - (If you want to get into the palace and see it, you will have to wait for probably an hour or more in the queue, but I assure you, it's worth it!)

Its unique architecture, and its location make it one of the best places in Istanbul and make it worth seeing for the tourists. I have been to the palace more than 4 or 5 times; accompanying my tourist friends most of the time, and I never get bored of it. - It's main importance comes from being our leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's home for his last years, although it had been used by a couple of other leaders the Ottoman Empire had.