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Balat and Fener – a journey through an authentic Istanbul away from the tourist crowds

Authentic. Authentic and hopelessly honest. So I would describe the two Istanbul neighborhoods Balat and Fener, who stole my heart on my last trip to Istanbul, but whose boundaries were fluid for me. Even the taxi drivers are Istanbul

What I learned while driving a taxi in Istanbul

Taxi driving in Istanbul is an excellent way to learn about the city, its many inhabitants and the breathtaking traffic. You just have to bring enough time. And a great deal of relaxation and basic trust in foreign lands. Of course, you will learn much more,

At the fish market in Istanbul – at night when everything is sleeping

The alarm clock blew me out of bed at 4am so we could leave in time for the fish market in Istanbul. And although I had no idea where I could be at the beginning, I did not feel good about it. I could really get up

Four days Istanbul with the IHG Rewards Club

Book a full trip through the IHG Rewards Club? Imagine, you get 1,000,000 points for free. 1 million! Points? What points? Loyalty points! Only in this case I am not talking about loyalty points of the local supermarket, but of those

What remains of the hot nights – a ramble through Kumkapi at Marmara Sea by day

The tram spits out Tim and me somewhere on the Istanbul Altstadthalbinsel. At a station for which I spontaneously decided during the trip because the distance from here to the sea on the map looked like a relaxed one

Why Istanbul stole my heart – a photo journey through the metropolis on the Bosporus

“Istanbul is not a megacity. Istanbul is a way of life, “says Can from cancan.de after my return, who has been traveling to the city on the Bosphorus every year for 30 years. He gave me some very nice tips for a photo tour of Istanbul

Under 18 million people – my first experiences with Istanbul

The taxi driver and me, we understood each other with hands and feet. That worked amazingly well. I negotiated a fixed price that took us from Ataturk Airport to the Mövenpick Hotel just outside the city. The 30 € were for us

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I’m Heike, author of the travel blog Cologne format and journalist, photographer, boys-mom.

My travel blog is aimed at travel-hungry families but also for solo travelers who want to take a break from everyday life. On Cologne format you will find travel reports on the topics of city trips with children, extraordinary road trips and trips away from the typical holiday destinations.

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