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 enlarge | Authors: Lale Surmen Aran, Tankut Aran
Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing
Category: Book
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 23080
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 329
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 4.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 1598801155
Dewey Decimal Number: 914
EAN: 9781598801156
ASIN: 1598801155
Publication Date: April 28, 2008
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 Excellent shightseeing guide, but not as good for eating recommendations April 28, 2008
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This Istanbul follows Rick Steve's usual formula of focusing on the main sights, providing practical information, good walking tours and useful travel tips. I have used Rick Steves guidebooks for over 7 years livng and vacationing in Europe. My only disappointment with this book was with the eating recommendations. The restaurant descriptions were not as honest as they could have been - especially for the Sultanahmet touristy area. If I am going to eat in a tourist trap I prefer to be forwarned. At one recommended $$$ fish restaurant, the Balikci Sabahattin our group of 3 adults and 3 children was subjected to snobby service and were outright scammed into ordering multiple servings of first course dishes (dishes were the same size but contained different numbers of portions) - NOT the treatment I expect from a Rick Steve's recommendation. Buy this guide for the sightseeing and the Lonely Planet Turkey guide for complementary information and restaurant recommendations.
 Excellent Guide April 25, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Rick Steves's guide to Istanbul had all the details that I needed. Everybody in my group was surprised about all the information that I was able to give them based on what I read in the book.
Excellent city guide February 26, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This useful guidebook is compact in size, concise in descriptions, and colorful in discoveries. Husband-and-wife authors Lale and Tankut Aran love Istanbul with such passion, enthusiastically guiding readers through the back doors, back streets, and back stories of their beloved city. They single out Turks you can track down for a chat; don't miss their picks of several Grand Bazaar shopkeepers who happily share their stories and, of course, their wares.
I especially like the self-guided walking tours; museum must-sees; and money-saving transportation tips. Although I've been to Turkey six times, this little guidebook helped me rediscover Istanbul with fresh eyes and a renewed sense of appreciation for this complex, appealing country.
indispensable guide to Istanbul February 18, 2008
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
This has all the things that make Rick Steves' guides great. The clear maps, the insider tips, the historical back-story. The Authors are Rick's guides who live there, and know their city forward and back. This gives you the indispensible knowledge to make a visit to Istanbul safe and rewarding.
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