"We visited sites and areas of the city we would not easily have found alone and visited restaurants and watering holes which were entirely Turkish as well as some tourist spots. Altogether it was a good introduction to the long history of this complex city and has given us some understanding of the paradoxes facing modern Turkey.

Luckily the weather was good and we were part of a group who developed a remarkable camaraderie."

Inside Istanbul, 2013, Andante Travels