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Thanks again, Julay 2006. You've about convinced me that I can do this without a guide.

Thanks, Julay2006. It's great to get your sense of the different homestays. Ulley is now firmly on short list. Is the path from Yangthan...

I’m a middle-aged woman hoping to travel to Ladakh and spend several nights in local village homestays. I do enjoy a good hike, but am...

Vistet, is there any particular accommodation in Alchi you would recommend?

I loved Bergama! Granted, I arrived under my own steam in a rental car, but didn’t find it to be tourist unfriendly at all. Rental car...

I went to Turkey with little more than the standard hello, please, and thank you in Turkish and had no problems with the public transport...

The Kozak Valley, a great way to arrive at Bergama. And while I know Bergama is hardly "unknown," the old town seems to remain fairly...

Have a great time in Istanbul! If you do wind up at the same place, say hi to Namik for me (Susan from Canada) please. I'm sure you're...

We rented a small studio in the Galata Tower area through Airbnb http://www.airbnb.com/. It was the first time we'd booked with Airbnb....

I’d say it depends on what you want. My husband and I stayed in a studio about a block from the Galata Tower. The appeal for me wasn’t...

My husband and I booked a Galata area studio (http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/26210) for the first time with Airbnb. I couldn’t have been more...

Thanks Spooner. Crazy Ali has an antique shop on the far side of the Ortahisar square. I walked in and he asked if I wanted some coffee....

Just a quick update. I wound up staying in Ortahisar at a place I used basically as a homestay. Mantar Evi...

Thank you, spooner and catz3. Mustafapasa sounds like just what I’m looking for. Susan

I’m planning a trip to Turkey in October 2010 (if I can throw an itinerary together in time) or April 2011 and would like to spend around 4...