Place to review trips at home and abroad and to bounce ideas, opinions and suggestions off people.

I'm going to Turkey in May, can't wait! Never been before but have studied the region so much through both Classical Studies at School and History at University. I think cactus has been so I'm hoping for lots of suggestions from her!!

Flying to Istanbul via Frankfurt (staying here) for 4 nights so will see plenty of Istanbul in that time.

Then flying to Izmir and staying at Selcuk (here) so that we can go and see Ephesus and other great ruins!

Then driving down the coast for another few days to Dalyan (here) and thereafter flying back home from direct Dalaman to Belfast.

Fried fish on shores of the Bosphorus.

The Haghia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and the Grand Bazaar.

The city itself, in its setting.