Travel Blogs — Turkey travel blog

We came across this fascinating article by Jenna Scatena from BBC Travel about Turkish eau de Cologne explaining how this product has been used as a hand-sanitising method for centuries and how it becomes relevant today. Read the story here: Turkey's unique hand sanitising method

You have likely heard of the Turkish hammam even if you have not traveled to Turkey. Hammam is a unique public bath and has been a part of Turkish social culture for hundreds of years. 

Late summer, 2014. My trip to Istanbul, the hometown I left to come to Montreal in 1995 and did not return after 1999. 15 years is a very long time for a growing city like Istanbul. So much had changed in 15 years. I had a feeling I wouldn’t be able to recognize my hometown but was not expecting to feel like a tourist which is exactly how I felt the first few days. My friends asked me if the change I observed after 15 years was positive or negative. I didn’t know how to answer! In terms of infrastructure,...