I had the opportunity to be interviewed by the Travel in 10 podcast and again talked about Istanbul. You might have gotten the impression that the city of Istanbul has left an impression on me and you would be correct.

I expected a middle eastern city but found a much more European city with an incredible history (and wonderful food).

Check out:

• Istanbul on the Amateur Traveler
• My Istanbul pictures
• My Travel in 10 interview on Istanbul
• My episode on the Indie Travel Podcast on Istanbul

My video episodes on Istanbul:

• Video Episode 14 - Istanbul - St Saviour in Chora
• Video Episode 16 - Dolmabahçe Palace, Istanbul Turkey
• Video Episode 18 - Istanbul, Turkey - Wall to Wall Sites
• Video Episode 19 - Istanbul, Turkey - Hagia Sophia
• Video Episode 20 - Istanbul, Turkey - Topkap? Palace
• Video Episode 21 - Istanbul, Turkey - Bazaar and Bosphorus

I am holding a new contest. The prize is a travel poster (or item of equivalent value) from my online store. There are two ways to win.

1. Get one point for subscribing to this blog via email using the form in the right sidebar
2. Get 5 points for blogging about tripinator and sending an email with a link to your blog post to chris2x [at] tripinator.com

I will draw the winner of this contest on the last day of March from all the entries.

This weekend you will find me again at the 2008 Bay Area Travel Show. I am particularly looking forward to hearing both Pauline Frommer and Rick Steves who are speaking at the seminar portion of the show.