Travel with me #83 : Turkey, here I come!
Dear Steemit friends:
After spending quite a resort based vacation in Bahamas, it was time for me to travel somewhere with some more historical heritage. Prior to setting off on my next travels, I made sure to get some good rest and time with the family. As a frequent traveller, it can get quite tiring moving from one location to the next without taking a break to do absolutely nothing. Thankfully, I had ample time in the weeks after returning from Bahamas to recharge my batteries and prepare for my next trip.
My trip to Bahamas was for my birthday to celebrate being a quarter of a century old. And this trip is to celebrate my 1 Year Anniversary on Steemit!
So, without further ado, I present to you.. the country named after a bird! Yes, that's right, I'm in Turkey!
There are so many reasons to visit Turkey, and over the course of the next few weeks, I'll be showing you in detail all the wonderful places I've managed to visit, including the Hotels I've stayed at, the restaurants worth visiting, the ancient monuments and even the places to go shopping!
These are pictures from my very first day in Turkey, many of you might have guessed that I would visit Istanbul and you are absolutely right, how could you visit Turkey and not visit Istanbul?
Looking outside the window of the plane is becoming one of my favourite things to do on the plane. I used to request an aisle seat to make toilet trips convenient but foregoing the view from a window seat really was not worth the slight inconvenience and I decided on staying by the window.
Some of the best times to take pictures are at sunrise and sunset. As you can see, the sun projects a haze of pink across the vast field of clouds in view. It's like waking up to a baby's dream, surfing across pink clouds.
I had no idea that Istanbul would be quite so big. But after flying over it in a plane, I could really get a feeling of it's size.
It's suppose to be one of, if not the largest cities in Europe (I know technically half of it is in Asia but we'll get to that later). From the comfort of my seat, I can only agree because the city seemed to spread out endlessly in all directions right up to the edges of my vision.
After landing, it was the normal case of passing immigration with my Visa which I had prepared online prior to leaving. It's surprising how accessible Turkey is and in fact, is one of the few countries in the world that I can travel to without having to send my passport off for a Visa.
The airport is tidy, but seems to lack the usual manic "Duty Free" shops and last minute luxury retail stores. This is very welcome, because all I want to do is get out from there and see Turkey as soon as possible!
At the time of taking these photos, I had no idea the significance of Pigeons but later on I realised they are an integral part of the history of Turkey.
No wonder they are featured in this abstract piece of art on the wall. We'll talk about Pigeons and how they relate to Turkey a little more later on.
And finally, after getting an Uber from the Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International airport, it was about 1 hour before I arrived at my first hotel in the "old city" part of Istanbul.
I was completely blown away by the architecture as I walked around nearby my hotel on my first day of arrival. Even though this part of Istanbul is geographically in Europe, it really feels much more Asian (the non oriental kind) at the core. There are Mosques in every direction you look, and only a short walking distance between them.
The mosaic designs are also subtly everywhere. Look at the side of the stools.
I was also happy to see many local snack stalls selling things like breads and sweetcorn. It's almost like a Chinese style night market stall except in the middle of the day, and with Turkish delights instead.
People here are extra friendly, the ones that do speak a bit of English - and that accounts for a small minority believe it or not, are always curious about "where I'm from" and it seems that is the common way that locals start conversations with tourists.
"Excuse me! Where are you from??"
Just a few minutes away from my hotel, the infamous Hagia Sophia Mosque. We'll have more time to visit this in detail in a later post.
This is my dear friend Tania, who is one of the best photographers I've ever had the opportunity to travel with.
For those of you who are familiar with the area and have visited before, you will know that just a few steps away from the Hagia Sophia, is the infamous Blue Mosque.
The Blue Mosque architecture is equally formidable as the Hagia Sophia, in-fact, the exterior seems a lot more "preserved". It also has a beautiful courtyard.
Many would say that the Blue Mosque is prettier on the outside than Hagia Sophia - which is prettier on the inside.
So we spent the first few hours just walking around the outside, enjoying the sheer scale of the ancient building and it's undeniable beauty.
In one of the entrances to the courtyard, there was a dog happily sleeping outside as if guarding the entrance.
He seemed to be woken up by my presence but wasn't too bothered about me being near him!
The entrance here is beautiful, I don't understand a word of Arabic but it looks so fitting with the Mosque's domes and spire in the background.
What I really like about the area is that there are so many home grown businesses / shops. Here is just one little street of merchants selling their carpets.
Drinking tea, or çay as the Turks would call it, is second only to breathing for the Turkish people. I love how deeply rich the colour of the tea is, and how petite the glasses the çay is served in.
Where 👥 / 🐱 = 10 Million
Population of Turkey = 👥👥👥👥👥👥👥👥 (80 Million)
Population of Cats in Turkey = 🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱
Yes, there is almost definitely a cat or two just about anywhere you look. I'm obviously overjoyed by this because as you know, I love cats and any country that adores cats, I automatically adore too!
This street leads to the Grand Bazaar, another place we'll have a look at together later.
I thought the multi-coloured houses were very pretty, it kind of reminded me of the multicoloured houses in Bahamas, except deeper in colour.
And that wraps up my first day in Istanbul, Turkey.
What adventures will I get up to whilst I'm in Turkey? Follow me to find out!
As always, I appreciate your upvote if you liked my post, follow me if you wish to keep up with my activities, and leave a comment to let me know what you think!
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现在我们就一起空降土耳其吧，土耳其横跨了欧亚两大洲，有着悠久的历史，是世界上重要的考古遗址，有着令人惊叹的自然地貌和环境，是一个包含了多元文化的古老神秘国度。来到这里的最大印象就是，这个国家比起其他欧洲国家，感觉和我更加亲近，虽然土耳其从地理上属于亚洲，政治文化上都属于欧洲，但是这片土地上的人能够理解亚洲的文化，这是让我很惊喜的地方。来到土耳其，怎么能错过伊斯坦布尔呢，这是土耳其最大的城市，也是其经济文化历史的中心，人口达到1440万人，是全欧洲最大的城市。凌晨4点起飞穿越了梦幻的粉色朝霞，最后终于降落在伊斯坦布尔机场，从空中看这座城市布满了密密麻麻红色屋顶的小屋子，非常可爱。来伊斯坦布尔旅游的游客爆棚，人们排队过关的队伍已经延伸出了规定的栏杆。机场整洁的通道两边是伊斯坦布尔城市的画像图，一条长长绵延着的画，感觉也画不尽伊斯坦布尔的故事。
这一次我把酒店定在了伊斯坦布尔的老城区，距离机场车程1小时，这里浓缩了这座城市历史精华的地方，集中了好多个重量级经典，例如眼前的圣索菲亚大教堂，还有蓝色清真寺，地下水宫等等，我会在之后的文章中详细为你们介绍。我们的酒店正位于蓝色清真寺，圣索菲亚大教堂的三角区域，所以到了酒店，我们就激动的出去四处游逛，看看周边都有什么。我不停的被四周非常特别又壮观的清真寺建筑所惊叹到，怎样的能供巧匠，才能建造这么不朽的杰出艺术作品呢。穿越热闹的集市，香气迷人的小面包和烤玉米让我直流口水，非常有生活的气息。当地人在街上不停寻找亚洲面孔，传来我耳边最多的一句话就是，打扰一下，你从哪里来，其实是想要推销他们商品给我。这是我的好朋友Tania，来自乌克兰的美女，是我认识最棒的摄影师了，这次有机会和她一起出来玩，拍到了不少好照片呢。
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Hello! For a long time you have not seen. Glad you are back with us!
I also missed you
I have missed all of you too!!
thank you, I have been busy travelling around Turkey!
Nice photos!
Turkey is really a beautiful country!
Should go back there for some relax :-)
It's quite a historical place I must say, I actually didn't have as much relaxation time as I hoped, but hopefully that will change!
You are a star in steemit @sweetsssj, and your beauty can vibrate the world. I love you very much and love you. All your works are an inspiration to me. But to this day, I have never received a vote from you ..
From your followers in indonesia
thanks owner99 I would love to vote for your posts, do you write any in English that I could have a read?
Thanks princess @sweetsssj ,I will try to write it for you in english even though i can not afford, but i will try.
Princess please you see my new post. special for you
Oh my god @coininfo
Why buddy
aww I voted for you. sorry I don't have much steem power though :(
Hahhaa... Zonk
Lmfao. Wow
Turkey is beatiful, enjoy your travel!
thank you luigi, it has been incredible so far!!
Great traveler, when will you come to Africa? I like colorful pix
Perhaps I will have the pleasure next year! :)
Awesome travel destination, really looking forward to coming posts, as you say it has great history so there is much to explore !
indeed, I was so surprised to find out how important Turkey was in all the great ancient civilisations, can't wait to show you guys all the cool historical places I've been, stay tuned!
Beautiful as always! Wanna travel too right now :-)
Thank you art-univverse, go do it! Travel somewhere to your hearts content!!
Wow from Bahamas you have moved on to Turkey. So we will be seeing more of Turkey from now onwards in your blog. Can't wait to read your blog. It's like we are taking a tour together with you. Way to go and enjoy
thanks mamata! I'm really looking forward to sharing my adventures in Turkey with you all, it will be much more of a historical exercise than Bahamas that's for sure!
Would love to find out more aboyt historical side of Turkey 😀
Very beautiful photos
aww thank you bhavnapatel68 :)
If you have any questions regarding Turkey feel free to let me know. I live in Boston but my wife is Turkish so I visit once or twice a year and have spent months in the country. Specifically in Mersin and Istanbul. I'm actually in Mersin right now 😊
If you want to see a more modern area of Turkey checkout Bebek. There are a ton of awesome restaurants, high end cars and a Starbucks with quite the view!
That's so great! You are very lucky to visit the beautiful country so often. I do plan to visit probably once a year now that I've had my first experience. I realise there are simply too many places I'd love to visit.
@sweetsssj try to check out these historical place I really like it, if you will go these place. It's really awesome place!! https://steemit.com/travel/@raghwendra/you-need-to-visit-that-historical-places
Great post sweetssj loved to see you travelling and your content is just awesome. And the photography too... I loved it and really enjoyed to read it and I eve appreciate it
thank you ajay08, appreciate the support :)
Beautiful place! Love Turkey! Thanks for sharing!
you're welcome evgsk :)
Wonderful photos!
I really like Turkey. Wonderful country!
Indeed, there are a lot of cats. They are all very sweet!
Probably one of the favourite aspects of Turkey is that whilst i'm here, I can just go roam outside for a little while when I miss my daily Cat interaction and I'll always be sure to find one somewhere!
The last time we were in Turkey, our room was in a bungalow on the first floor, so one kitten climbed into our room through the balcony and immediately jumped into bed.)) The kitten spent the night and ran away the next morning ))
Beautiful
thanks!
Very nice pictures as always!
Keep up the good work.
Resteemed followed all and upvoted
thank you frankbuse, really appreciate that! :)
I love your t-shirts and stories!
Photos are insane and qualitative.
Keep rocking!
YO lets rock bro...
Have a wonderful Trip at Turkey @sweetsssj. Wish you luck . I am sure you will make amazing experiences there. And yeah you can have fun with cats too. Turkey is nice Choice . Keep Enjoying . When is your Steemit Anniversary please do share with us. We will celebrate your Steemit Anniversary , you are our rockstar. Keep Rocking and have fun. Do play with cats as they love u more than you do . I think the cats didn't liked you taking pics with Dog. ☺
When is Your Steemit Anniversary ?
I Found Out , It was on 3rd August. Oh! I missed it. You Should have told us Earlier. No so Late Now . Let me do Something for You. See You Soon.
@sweetsssj I had commented Thrice But not a Single Reply from You. What's Wrong, are you angry or Upset with Me? 😢
Hello, dear friend! Very cool post! I've never been to Turkey. Thanks to you, I visited there :) thanks! You are well suited with a friend of Tanya :)
Good and strong friendship to you! Forever;)
You as always on top. Beautiful!
Love, andrianna
I love you feed in travel turkey.
Omg !!!! You came to Istanbul and you did not give a call :( I am pretty disappointed :(((
Lmfao. I'm sure it was an accident. Lolololl
Hey there @sweetsssj ! So glad to see your new posts ! Guess who gets a mention here (spoiler alert: you :) https://steemit.com/steemit/@goldmatters/goldmoney-brings-world-together-on-steemit-over-where-in-the-world-is-goldmoney-challenge-part-i
Turkey is a very interesting country. I spent some time there many decades ago. Unfortunately I was broke and I forgot to bring a camera with me :-)
But I will be back, better prepared this time lol.
That means you experienced it pure and likely before any social networks existed to lure travellers. Bravo!
I was wrong - I really thought it was in Piazza San Marco
so it's actually in Turkey
I hope you're having fun and safe out there
Thanks for taking us there through your beautifully taken pics!
WOW that's a lot of cats out there!
I hope you enjoyed the tea, I find it bitter but like you I like their tea glasses
so cute right?
hi my dearest sweetsssj..1st of all we thank you for taken your personal travel with us which the places you showed is wonderful like Istanbul Turkey and very nice place to visit it's amazing..""i love it..and most of all i like your white t-shirt with steemit logo.you look so cute.we love you always.its wonderfull you have a friend travel with you also. the cats and dog photoshot was perfect.10000 million thumbs up and upvoted..BY:::
You mean with a better camera (Blackberry) , or not broke..lol
i love you @sweetsssj
You're lesbian?
OMG... NO
such a shame then... :P
Oh. We should date then.
You're beautiful, I followed you @imamaii
@sweetsssj dance in you travel all happy
Hello! Quality Posts! You're doing fine. I like most of the photo where you are from / Tanya. good!
Lucky u. Enjoy dear
thank you shfaisalsh :)
Thanks for sharing your adventures in Turkey with us! The buildings and businesses look interesting and busy with people and animals. I love that you are always wearing your Steemit shirt on your trips so that people can become aware of us wherever you go!
@sweetsssj - Wow - Turkey!! I was in Turkey in September 2015 in Instambul and Ankara. Istambul airport, as you correctly mentioned has very few duty free shops. It's up and down levels are a bit confusing depending on your flight terminal though. I also have the same picture of the mosaic with pigeons!!. From the first few photos of your blog, I recognized that you are in the Asian part of Istambul, very near to Blue Mosque (because of the tram rails) and sure enough, it turned out to be correct. This is the best part of town to stay for visiting the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia. The Islamic heritage of the mosques is just breathtaking as you correctly mention. The dogs and cute cats are ever present and I loved to pet them (though my wife kept scolding me). Oh and a very cute Steemit T-Shirt by the way! I especially like the anime girl picture on the back - looks like you? I think you will have a grand time in Istambul since it is a mix of European and Asian culture, separated by the Bosphorous. Please do take a cruise on the Bosphorous. Wishing you a great time in Turkey and Istambul in particular.
Cheers. Upvoted.
If you find time during your busy schedule in Istambul, I request you to visit my recent blogs - You may like one with Elephant encounter GIFs and a Double Rainbow! As always, your comments and feedback will be very welcome. Thanks
thank you vm2904, it's so nice to hear about your own travels to Turkey, with so many mutual experiences, it's a sign that Turkey truly is a mecca for travellers and accessible to all people!
As you said, I do love the mix of European and Asian culture, and it's also the reason why I decided to stay near the old town next to the Hagia Sophia, I seem to remember however that it is located on the West side of the Bosphorous and therefore is the European side and not Asian side. Do correct me if i'm wrong though!
As always I have time to visit the blogs of my favourite people, you being one of them :)
@sweetsssj - I remember that we stayed very close to blue mosque called Lamp Hotel. A Sweet, very small and cozy place. Then we had to cross the channel on the bridge to go to European side. I could be wrong since it has been 2 years. I will check.
Do visit the Cistern and the places where several James Bond movies were filmed. Also - Taken 2 was filmed at a location in Istambul. You may want to see if you are interested.
Thanks for your encouragement as always to my blogging efforts. I look forward to your visits.
Cool, I wish you a lot of fun there! ;) I like your style. :P
Hey @sweetsssj ... I always love your post❤ I'm from Jamaica 🇯🇲... You should take a trip here... I know you would have a beautiful experience.... One love ❤
thank you andrewramdas, you're so kind, and greetings to you in Jamaica!
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You're beautiful all the time, but when you smile like that, I swear my world stops.
I like the way you reason, I really like you.
The best thing about you is that You’re different from other women.
Turkey is no longer the country that joined NATO, or that was a close ally of the United States until the end of the last century. It is an increasingly Islamic state, with a shrinking secular minority that is having ever greater difficulty keeping the Kemalist flame alive. Because that minority happens to be Westernized and to speak Western languages (especially English), it tends to be the source of interviews and analyses by Western journalists and to mix most freely and often with Western elites. As a result, many in the west continue to believe that Erdogan’s authoritarian, indeed repressive policies, and his witch-hunts against both journalistic critics of his regime and suspected supporters of the exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen, do not reflect the “real” Turkey. In fact they do.
I do not know if you've ever come to Turkey. On the basis of what is my beautiful country and behind our support of more than half of our people, you can find these accusations about our President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. You westerners can not learn the truth from the televisions and newspapers broadcasting there. If the presidents of the europeans say something against Turkey, it is known that Turkey is doing the right thing. In addition, the growth and development of the Turkic countries will not like the European states in this way, our president is attacking.
I'il ask you a question. What is growing in Europe, is there any mine in Europe? I go even further, the more the world is exploited, the more blood, tears, persecution, hunger and death are known, there are Europe and America behind it.
Dear @ SoniaJeson the truth is painful.
Your heart stops?! Lmfao. Wow
Wow, I always wanted to travel around the world. but unfortunately i'm poor and studying. Great post :)
Awesome t-shirt and article!
Thanks maestroq representing steemit is my pleasure!
Yay! a few days ago we were also in Istanbul! Unfortunately, we cannot met.. Are you visiting Budapest in the next 2 months?
imagine with a population of 20+ million if we accidentally met! Budapest is somewhere i'm thinking of visiting, but not in the next 2 months, it'll be part of my "Europe" tour sometime next year :)
That would be fun :D
Hope you will visit the Philippines also and would be featured in your "Travel with me posts". God bless you in all your trips @sweetsssj you're always awesome in your photos.
I can not speak English. Through the photos in this paper help me understand your travel story
Terimakasih
@rismanrachman
Aceh, Indonesia
I want to travell with you so beautiful
I have been to Turkey too, love the places and the people from there!! Looking forward to more of your photos
What a completely different place than the previous stop in the Bahamas!
There is such rich history there In Istanbul & Turkey and it’s great to see your enthusiasm to uncover it.
A HUGE welcome to your friend Tania as well 😀 🙌
Lovely start to the Turkish adventure @sweetsssj, that sure is a big city, but I’m sure you’ve got it covered 😉
You are a true motivation to all the young traveller. Love you all posts
BEATIFul girl lets travell pari
How many countries have you visited? What's next on your list?
小姐姐，你这是在环球旅行吗：)
Great to see you in Europe! I've never been to Turkey, but I'm sure the pictures you'll provide make me want to go. If you stop by Germany, let me know so we can arrange something with our Hamburg/Berlin Community :)
No words)) just super photo, thanks for the post!
Welcome to turkey @sweetsssj ,have have always at your travel,and God Bless..
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it was so wonderful to know about Istanbul through your eyes... the snaps are amazing... thanks for sharing...
You are the steem model
Nice
OMG! A steemit star in Turkey-Istanbul. İt's a lucky and lovely day. I hope you likte the city. If you have time, you should see Çanakkale too. İt's very close to İstanbul. It's a small, historic city. I think you will love it and I want you to see the city's nature view from your camera. It's always a different view in your photos. Enjoy your trip :)
did you design that epic steemit shirt yourself?
@sweetsssj Simply beautiful your post
You are a beautiful girl in a beautiful place
Lo mejor de este mundo es ser bloguero y gracias Steemit muchos puede vivir felices en este trabajo, gran post el que compartes. Espero seguir leyendo de tus aventuras y viajando contigo a través de las fotos que compartes
@sweetsssj middle east is thebest know in worl for their architecture ,food ,fashion and hospitality and turkey is the country am gonna visit one day .. inshallah! It will be like a dream come true to be their and enjoy the views and smell of the air there. It is one of the must go places in my list and i hope to visit it oneand till then i will see turkey through your lens.. thanks .. @naseerbhat
This is one of the most beautiful country in the world. Rich with culture and history. You gotta see lots of thing from different kind of culture and so on.
What make even better, it's a country with Visa on Arrival (in my case) , I don't have to worry about applying prior leaving , just book the plan and buy the visa when you arrived. Enjoy your time. Try their coffee / the with their sweet
Nice comment.
I followed you and voted
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Thank you, I agree it's so rich with history that the whole trip seemed to be a history lesson so far! I love how convenient it is to get a visa and that is one of the reasons why I chose Turkey.
I've been to Turkey for 5 times now. Everytime to a different place. It's a really beautiful country with a lot of history.
The buildings are really mesmerizing. And I'm a cat person so love it there :p
Have you tried the icecream??
It's so different then what I am used to. Looks like a bit of glue-ish.
But the icecream with baklava....aaaah to die for :p
best girl on Steemit.
Have a nice journey!
Now I know the reason why I am in Steemit..
I am new at Steemit, and supposed that it should be right, but now I know the reason that brought me to this awesome network.. you!!!
I have fallen in love with you !!!
And of course you are the reason why Steemit is growing! ! ;D
wow, beautiful photo
Lmfao. Pathetic
awesome post, I will post my own travel experiences soon, please do check them out and keep posting :)
Thank you for sharing those amazing photos of Istanbul.You look really pretty in your steemit shirt :) I wish you a wonderful time on your trip toTurkey, keep sharing with us all the beautiful scenes. Cheers :)
Thanks practicaleric! Appreciate it very much! Next few weeks will be mostly turkey stories!
Hello @sweetsssj. your post was lovely. at times its nice to travel
@stanleephenom
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Next summer my first destination is turkey :))))))))) and i will visit you to ;)
Good written :-) I upvoted and followed you.
Kindly, have a look to my blog .
Beautiful @sweetsssj
As a Turkish I loved it! What is your Instagram ?
looks like a stunning place, and great photos. you certainly get around! :) have you ever done a post about your flight routine that you go through to prepare for travel? if not you should! :)
I hope you visit my country Morocco , you can visist Marakech its Amazing , sure you will like it
from luxury to turkey! Not exactly a luxury place but yes, traveling is nice ;)
i can see that's ur hobby ..traveling roud the world ...it is very interesting..good job
You are a beautiful lady telling about a special place. I congratulate you great post. I loved it
Amazing! Good job 😉😉😉
good job my friend
I followed you and voted
Wow!!!..What a photos you have taken.
Istanbul the city which responsible for discovery of many new path to the india by many navigator in the history
Those are beautiful images
Meet a designer in Los Angeles yesterday who wants to design rugs for a new condo we are looking at, and we may even visit Turkey because of this meeting. Turkey is great. I love to work as a photo journalist
wow !! nice post!!!
great vacation, You really make beautiful photos, you know where to make photos.
Hey @sweetsssj in that steemit top you could well be a strong contender for the job of steemit ambassador :)
wow this is a very beautiful post, you and Tania look great (extend my greetings to her..is she on steemit?) .
I guess that you landed in a small Turkish airport..because the airport I landed in Istanbul is very big and busy with loads of top duty free shops. Turkey is a very beautiful country especially its tourist cities and am sure that you will enjoy your time there and constantly send us updates. I am glad too that we travel to Turkey without Visa (German) and can always visit the country. Keep steeming to more success, you always have my upvotes.
Do you use bots , and what is your opinion about bots ? feel free to see my latest post about the subject and send in your comment. I wish you more success and hope that we stay in touch. Wish you a blessed weekend
Just WOW! Beautiful place, beautiful photos!
Thanks for sharing! Bless :)
Hi @sweetsssj come to Aceh, here you can Wander around and visit the exciting natural attractions. Exploring the forests, mountains, beaches has its own value of satisfaction. You will enjoy the beautiful natural atmosphere that is around the place.
Nice
BEAUTIFUL and great images!
Really high quality.
Hi sweetsssj. Thank you, finally I am getting to see your travel to Turkey. Please tell me, did you feel uncomfortable not wearing a hijab?
i like your posting.
@sweetsssj This is a nice post. I hope you will make us know more about the beautiful places of Turkey.
you should write an article about how you stay in shape while travelling :)
beautiful country!
Very nice pictures..thank you!
Amazing ! You are doing well,you really inspired me @sweetsssj sorry comes late to know,Resteem & Upvoted Now !
NICE!!!
nice posting
I got a bellyRub and this post has received a 1.81 % upvote from @bellyrub thanks to: @kid4life.
great post thanks
Hi @sweetsssj first I would like to Welcome you to Turkey. As a Turk, I can confirm that your observation of çay is spot on. Some people drink more Çay than water :) I wish you a wonderful stay!
I never thought Turkey was coming up! I am tired of hearing about that place!lol I have a lot of Turkish friends here in Bahrain! Infact I am so tired of hearing about it that I am actually looking to move there for work! Believe it or not, I have an interview tomorrow with a Turkish company which has a branch in Bahrain, and I am hoping to gain a transfer from them in a year or so If i get through the interview or otherwise also work visa for Turkey is easily accessible, I guess! Middle east has an amazing culture! Enjoy some Greenapple flavoured sheesha:) You will love it! Internet is down so could not honestly view all the pics, its goin on loading forever:( Anyways! For the couple of them I was able to see;Awesome post!
Thanks for sharing your travel experience with us. Hope I can travel to Turkey in the near future. If you ever visit Singapore pls let me know and I can be your tour guide. Cheers.
What about me? :-)
haha together lor buddy buddy right
I dont travel a lot but will sure like a good tour guide once I surface in Singapore. Cheers!
I lived there for some time, but would be back in a heartbeat. I lived on Toa Payoh road, in the old buildings that housed staff for the hospital. It was a little piece of paradise/jungle in the heart of Sing. Great times!
Very good post my dear friend @ sweetsssj! And very amazing journej! I write post about very interesting story about mushrooms Maslyuki! Look please, I think you like it!
https://steemit.com/life/@bugavi/mushrooms-mushroms-and-mushroms
Turkey is amazing country :) I met turkish guys and I know their culture is much different than in Central Europe where I live, but really interesting. They have really tasty food also :) Great article @sweetsssj :)
Woow!!! No denying you had an awesome vacation. And I enjoyed the naration. I imagine myself been there with you, and guess what? I enjoyed myself. Lol.
Great post @sweetsssj I was in Istanbul, Turkey about 4 years ago. Beautiful place! Thank you for sharing your adventures and please keep up the good work and inspiring us to post here on Steemit! I posted my Production Video #1 @joeparys and am 1/2 way finished with my Cali production video! Lots of editing but it is worth it in the end :)
This is so cool.. I am always looking forward to your next post! ☺
I like you.
Nice nice nice
Beautiful, thanks for sharing your journey :)
This is so called motivation and leveraging your passion towards the goals that can help to stay focused. You Rocked it ! @sweetsssj . Upvoted
Turkey seems calm and relaxed now, a few months ago it was a chaos and many civil clashes.
You're getting closer to Italy, it is present in your destinations?
Absolutely lovely!
I made this joke specially for you 😂😂
https://steemit.com/steemit/@apvlog/27-you-will-die-after-reading-this-story-or-joke-or
What beautiful pictures
What a beautiful experience, I love traveling, you sure, too, thank you for sharing your experience with us, greetings from Venezuela
@sweetsssj i am here
Be there lol
Plz vote me https://steemit.com/@princepalsingh
Turkey should be great! It is on my to do list next year!
I can't believe you came here and didn't call me.
your are so sexy in bahamas
真酷，好像像你一样到处旅游呢。
you are enjoyng your life dear i also love to travel very soon i will also share my travel experience
I like it your post...
An English friend of mine told me that Turkey is the best country he ever visited. From then on I have always wanted to visit. Hopefully I will get there one day. Until then great enjoying the journey with you.
Yes, I want to travel with you! Turkey is a great country.
Thank you for sharing your travel experience and all the awesome picture...nice outfit though...maybe my place would be in your list next...Sabah@Land Below The Wind@Borneo
Many place to visit and awesome view...such as ...Mount Kinabalu...the highest in southeast Asia..
Sepilok ...sanctuary for Orang Utan,Probosis Monkey and many more.
Mabul Island...Diving heaven
Many more....
Turkey is beautiful country, I know that you are going to enjoy it. Have fun.
Hope I can travel to Turkey in the near future. and thanks for sharing your experience
Back in business I see . That's great .
Would love to travel with you!
Best post....i like it....
How fun to travel and get paid to blog about it! You have definitely created a great reputation on steemit! I enjpy your posts because they take me to other parts of the world @sweetsssj !
WoW ! Who could imagine Turkey to be such a busy place?
Beautiful! Enjoy your stay and love your shirt!!! :)
Very nice!
Your post came earlier, thanks! Iooks like a beautiful country, can't wait to learn more about it.
Great, as always. I hope you do not take long in this break that well deserved you have it and if you get bored a lot, go out and take some pictures of your neighborhood. Greetings and soon return.
wow your really a celebrity here in steemit.I upvoted and follow you. please check out my blog also if you have time @appium
You always amaze me with posting your trip results.
I always wonder, when will you visit my area?
In my area you can see some of the relics of ancient times.
Who has not been touched by irresponsible ignorant hands.
You will also see the beauty of the ancient mosque.
And there are still some other natural beauty that you will meet.
I'm sure you'll love it.
If you climb the mountain to the top, you can see the beauty of the sea you can not imagine.
I will wait for you to visit my area.
Hopefully you can consider suggestions from me.
thank you my friend...
This is one of the most beautiful country in the world. Rich with culture and history. You gotta see lots of thing from different kind of culture and so on.
The place looks very beautiful and I wish I could visit it. Great Photos.
Upvoted and Resteemed.
I always enjoy watching your photo's
Expecially the ones with the historical buildings.
I love the history of Istanbul as well. Keep posting :)
Hi brother,
I'm trying to uncover the forgotten history of Aceh, can you support my post, I beg you.
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Lovely pictures. I really enjoyed them. I was in antalya couple years ago and it was fantastic. Turkey is such a lovely country. Thank you for sharing these :)
i love turkey soooo much ^^
;)
Fabulous ヽ(´▽｀)ノ
I have to say, that you do put a lot of creative work into your post.
I love the quality of your photographs, so clear, great angles, never boring!
I love your own unique T shirt that you wear... & Oh my Gosh,now the little character animation of yourself is my favorite , most of all ＼(^-^)／✿✿✿
.. I want to do something like that for me because my boyfriend is Artist. & I love anything with a sweet face ahah:)
... Your travel blog is awesome how it is so popular here!.. I don't think I would be so good at a travel one.. my area is creative writing like a descriptive piece to get a person thinking or something poetic!
I try best I can , but I hope to one day be even ½ as successful in posts as your pieces.
Thank You for reading . I am sorry my voting power is so tiny , but every little helps <3 xxx
EDIT: oh my gosh. your voting amount went to $666.08 when I cast my vote.. 666, I am sorry about that. Bad number. I wish you peace and luck =)
A refreshing read compared to all the Atlantis info we've been getting.
It would have been nice to see the inside of the Mosques. Maybe taking pictures of the interior isn't allowed?
Thanks, the mosques are truly beautiful inside. I've taken quite a few pictures inside but I will feature them in their own post soon! (They are simply amazing)
:O Then I am very much looking forward to seeing those!
Good comment. Atlantis was getting more than tiring. This isa nice fresh post in a news series. Well done on getting on to a new series
Beautiful pictures and great information. So glad to see another post from you.
Aw thanks team101 the meaty stuff is yet to come!
Turkey is the best place I ever been to!!
Can I go with you on your next trip? How about we go to Croatia? Let me know when you're ready! :)
I'm sure she just hasn't seen this offer yet. I'll help you out in case she doesn't know how much fun you are! No thanks necessary it was my pleasure to help on this one.
https://steemit.com/steem/@queeneleanor/who-is-jealous-of-my-new-shirt
I know it's not likely but I'd absolutely love to meet you face to face one day. I'm guessing you don't blog because your life is just that dull? I did see a picture of you, and it does suck that you're very very unattractive, but just cause you you have to pay a girl to want to be around you, doesn't mean you should be as rude as you are. You're truly quite a cunt, and I'm sure you've gotten the shit beat out of you before because of it. Guess you just don't learn...you will one day I pray. 😢
So if you don't blog your life is dull? Your blog is about your dog Eleanor I guess because we wouldn't be able to handle the excitement if it was about you.
You have never seen a picture of me and I have never paid a girl to be around me.
You are calling me rude in a post where you are literally calling other people pathetic and laughing at them for doing exactly what you did.
Thanks for sharing your travel experience with us. Hope the rest of the trip is great!
You're so lucky to be able to travel around the world promoting Steem! Love what you do.
Yeah Turkey, one part of us is from Turkey, my Girlfriend Fidi. Her Parents moved back 5 years ago and they live in Didim near Bodrum. Make sure to try some traditional Gozleme, soo tasty. upvote and following you. have fun, iyi eğlenceler!
Ah... so one of your photographer has appeared. Wonder if there are more.
That is a big change going from the Bahamas to Turkey. I will be interested to see more pictures from your trip.
When I grow up I want to be YOU! You re like a time traveler to me.
Looks like you managed to disolve time and space and be wherever you what!
Did you heard of Arrabela and her magic ring?
Ah!!! We finally in on the "secret" reveal - Turkey!!
My parents have been and they absolutely loved all the history and culture!!! I hope you have an AMAZING time there!!!
And finally we get to meet your photographer, Tania. Is she usually the photographer that travels with you? You both take absolutely stunning travel shots - I'm so jealous :)
Good post friends. @sweetsssj
seriously i must confess i felt as if i went with you to turkey. your post is really entertaining and fun. really enjoyed this @sweetsssj..i already followed you. really wanna see more of this..keep it up.
Wow... This is Awesome!
THANKS! With each post you keep reaffirming to steem haters that steemit is a scam. Thanks for doing that! We appreciate it! We really do! THIS IS FAKE! And any high functioning retard could figure that out within seconds. So if you love steemit please ignore this poster because she/he/it is a fraud and will facilitate the devaluating of steem in the future. Seriously... The next time I see this so-called "poster" with hundreds of bucks for fake posts I'm gettin' the fuck outta Holler as soon as I can. I don't care if it's 10% a week, at least it's something. And now I'm goin' over ta reddit ta show 'em what a fraud y'all are. Ha!
Wait, no! If I continue to see fake posts like this, I'll start my own "travel posts." Something like: Bay City, Michigan, Here I come! With all the pics and photo-shopped stuff following.
Absolutely excellent article as always. Supurb !
I'm upvoting this!
Really liked the pictures you shared seems to be a great destination for holiday and thanks for the pics which I could enjoy :)
Can't wait to join your next vacation trip. hope it has a birthday in there!
Thanks for sharing your travel experience with us. Hope I can travel to Turkey in the near future. If you ever visit India pls let me know and I can be your tour guide. Cheers.
Your photos are always awesome @sweetsssj
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I flagged this. Hate to be rude, but WTF is minnow support project doing providing an upvote on this post for. @sweetssj is #14 on estimated STEEM value, and has a very high reputation
I'll call out the names listed for minnow support.
@aggroed, @ausbitbank, @teamsteem, @theprophet0, and @someguy123
Not sure how your algorithms are working for minnow support, but they are clearly seriously broken.
I suspect that may be why we see @dan with a big flag on the entire post.
STEEM On!!
DaveB
My bad, I guess I misused @minnowsupport on my comment on discord. Please flag my comment instead. I take full responsibility. If I was the reason also, @dan should flag me instead as well. btw this wasn't used on @sweetsssj's post, it was on my comment.
Dan flagged this post directly. Sweetssj is typically getting $1000 per post and with 30 posts per month is clearing about $360K per year. Nice job if you can get it.
But dan carries enough weight, that when he flagged this sweetsssj post, he cratered the payout down to below $100.
Sweetsssj could starve if we are not careful. At $100 a post that would only be $36K per year. How could she afford to travel to so many cool places on that small of a payout?
Hope you're not trying to starve her sweetness?
STEEM On!!
DaveB
Well I don't hear you concerned for actual starving Steemians, so I feel like your efforts might be misplaced.
Sweetsssj looks kinda scrawny. Not a lot of meat on those bones. She MIGHT be starving .........
WOW
Dear @sweetsssj. My beautiful country welcomed Turkey .. Our Turkish hospitality is famous. I understand this without any difficulty in the case of passport and visa before coming to my country. Mevlana has a beautiful promise. "Come, come, come again"
I also want to say that. Especially if you want to go to Europe you can not go so easily and comfortably. Unfortunately westerners regard themselves as privileged and superior race according to the rest of the world. I hope it has not come to a day. Because there are so many places to go around. Certainly you can not finish in a day.
So thanks for coming to my country.
Follow me and be happy.
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If you come to İzmir, don't forget to write me, I can help you to explore my city!
Thank you for sharing this information. very very amazing...
Nice post. Upvoted . Please check this https://steemit.com/nature/@bikash-tutor/the-truth-of-nature
Hi...@sweetsssj.., You always travel beautifully, how to welcome 1 year 1 month in steemit .., you come to a beautiful place in the world like the king of ampat, sabang or to lombok, the area is a new tourist destination indinesia, specifically the king of amphit is a tourist destination with The beauty of the sea is very beautiful number to tuga in the world ...., how you want to come to Indonesia ... as a sign you agree ... please add replies your comments..
Good post . I like photos .
excellent trip, love places
Be careful in Turkey, sweet. That's one of the more dangerous places you could be visiting right now, especially compared to the Bahamas.
Hi, your posts are nice and helpful. Do not forget vote yeah !!
wow i have always wanted to go to turkey!
good post!
F&UV
I didn't know that this is such a beautiful place... I've never thought about visiting it, but know I changed my mind :)
Aww well, i hope in the coming posts, you can see more of Turkey to help you make a more informed decision! :)
Wow! I must say your travel was quite an interesting one, impactful on the readers too.
You educated me there alot
Did you ever come to Indonesia?
I haven't been yet but I'm planning to!
hello dear i m fallow u plz ur fallow me
hi guys pleez follow me and upvote my post i'm new pleez help me pleez @sweetsssj
love how you share you travelling experience with all of us. also your pictures are so amazing. upvoted
do check my profile everyone. thanks :)
Never been to turkey! keep the blogs comming so i can learn more
Hi SWEETY, I am new here so do follow me and upvote my post as they are superb as yours.
how exciting! Im going turkey next month too 😊😊
Firstly - HAPPY BIRTHDAY HONEY!!!! <3 I hope that you had an amazingly special day... and got spoilt rotten by your loved ones!!!
Secondly, congratulations on your one year Steemit Birthday xxx
As for your trip... Glad to hear that you took some time out for yourself before beginning the journey... I have often said to my partner that when you go on holiday, you sometimes come back feeling like you need a holiday to recover from the holiday... it can be very exhausting indeed... and you are "working and travelling" which makes it even more so, I am sure.
What a stunning place Turkey is - the street photos that you took in what looks like the centre of town, remind me much of the streets of my home... Cape Town. Lots of colour and character!
Lovely to be introduced to one of your friends - Tania. Does she do a lot of YOUR travel photography too?
One of the things that strikes me in these photos, apart from the locations beauty itself, is how very CLEAN the streets appear to be!! There is no litter ANYWHERE! That is almost unheard of here in SA. (Sadly so.)
Had to laugh at the cat population remark! hehe - knowing you are a cat lover.... were you tempted to take a kitten home with you? I know I would have been...hehehehe ;)
As always - it was lovely to share your journey with you. You are very clearly an ever-evolving woman - I love it!
I wrote a post earlier about "evolving" on a slightly different level, regarding the "mistakes" we make...and how we handle them.
Would love to know what you think :)
https://steemit.com/life/@jaynie/do-you-believe-in-mistakes
Looking forward to your next adventure angel xxx
Much love to you <3
Let me travel with you. please...... LOL
Cool! I am new to steemit
Turkiye is one of the best countries the visit!
Nice post btw!
@purechocola out!
Wow this is some really really solid content.
Wonderful travel
The queen of steemit, I guess. @sweetssj?
are you by any chance comming to Dubai ? i live here, buzz me for a cup of arabic coffee. thanks
tus viajes son muy hermosos, siempre tienes mucho por mostrar.. Así como en Bahamas estoy seguro que será en tu próxima aventura, de seguro será emocionante..!! Saludos from Venezuela @gaborey07
Very nice travel vlog. I always like viewing photo's of places I've never been. I miss the days of being in the Navy and traveling to various countries : )
upvoted
I upvote/follow/resteem those that do the same for me. Just don't spam my feed or will unfollow/mute.
So glad to read this new series of post @sweetsssj! You will surely have an amazing time in Turkey! The food culture is just wonderful as well as the history of this country! Turkey is on my bucket list for sure, I recently posted on my visit to Morocco which is also rich in culture and heritage!
I'm sure you are going to make us discover this lovely country very deeply with your post! So excited!
@progressivechef
That last picture is so gorgeous!
Another great piece of content. Well done.
Thanks for taking us with you.
hermoso amiga, saludos desde venezuela
Another great post. Thanks for introducing us to Turkey!
Wow., through your very explicit narrative I saw the country named after a bird" smiled when I read that one", I could literally say I have. Been Turkey, I tasted the çay*, hope you tasted those delicacies? 👏👏👏👏👏
Turkey "seems" like "steem" in pictures.
I want to visit Turkey.
very nice pictures :)
Turkey looks like a really beautiful place :) Happy Birthday :)
Turkey...hmmm... i hope someday KFC will serve turkey...hmmm ah different turkey you're talking about ( im hungry ) ... maybe next time travel to hungary :D
I like your comments about some details, for example about cats, so funny and intresting, thank you for post :)
Very interesting photos as usual @sweetsssj :)
I really want to edit your photo again :D ,
I have a very nice edition in my article, and I sakin you definitely definitely tert @sweetsssj
Nice, let Turkey now what sweetsssj is.. can I have such a shirt with your name.. I will make a post of it.. Maybe I also get 1 % of your votes... keep going girl
You bring a new meaning to the world is your oyster ✌🏼💚
very well said! I do hope I can visit more places in the coming year. I'm thinking of doing a several month long tour of Europe in the coming year, and hopefully I can go to as many cities as possible and meet fellow steemians. That would be provided I get my Shenghen visa approved, which currently it is proving to be somewhat difficult!
Wonderful travel pictures and love your story along the way. If I wanted to visit I think I would feel more at ease with all the information you have provided about visiting. Thanks for sharing.
My dearest @sweetsssj, finally you have unveiled your new location as promised. Turkey is a good choice. I am happy to know that you have taken enough time to relaxe with your family and recharged your battery. That is very necessary in life. The pictures are very nice. I knwo that seeing cats everywhere will gladden your heart. Nice reporting. Keep it coming. Upvoted
I've been to Istanbul 9 times! I can never ever seize to love this city. It literally stole my heart. Very nice pictures, and by the way I have also shared some of my Turkey travel photos at @raisinbran !
Thanks @sweetsssj, The trip to Turkey is one of my bucket lists.
This is so amazing, so much to se construction.
Loved the bench with art on the sides 😊
Seem like a place worth visiting.
Thank you for sharing this and I look forward to seeing the rest. Upvoted Resteemed
I recommend visiting the beaches there as well. They're beautiful. You should also go to Pamukkale ;)
As I would like at some point in my life to know those places so spectacular and beautiful. I like many this types of articles. Beautiful photos until the dog came out beautiful.
Excuse me @sweetsssj, how do you make the picture next to the text?
Good question!
Hope that helps!
For an English boy, that tea looks amazing! Looks like an incredible trip! If you get the chance, could you check out my last travel post?
Ah, Istanbul! What a marvelous journey for you @sweetsssj! I was looking for a picture of one of Istandbul's famous cats... and you did not disappoint; if you ever have the opportunity, there's a very beautiful documentary film named "Kedi" about the indigenous cat population of Istanbul-- well worth a look, if you haven't already seen it!
Amazing photos! Thank you! I also like to relax in Turkey. But I was in Antalya.
So, that is the photographer that makes you look so good. Where are you from exactly? I guess you are from China, but which province?
you are so beautiful mam @sweetsssj
Wow! You get around, girl! I'm glad you found the cars, or they found you!
Très très beau !
Oh I would love to visit Turkey someday!
Wow, i like you.
I see a lot of tofu with that cat glyphs. I installed noto just now, but it still shows up as tofu. The Chinese letters look fine, though.
Wow.pictures are amaizing. Traveling with out loking a break, i would take that anyday.
beautiful places! I want to travel too
Quiero ir!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you for sharing.
Excellent pics : )
Darn glad i started following you, such a wonderful post! So this is turkey eh?!? My sister taught English there for 3 years, really cool to look at, thanks for sharing!!
Haven't been to Turkey yet but I've heard great things about it from friends who went! The people, who are so kind, the food, which is excellent!
When did you go to Turkey?
Friends went to the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia as well!
And I loved hearing their videos of the calls to prayer that resound throughout the city!
Thank you for posting your adventures. I look forward to seeing the rest of your trip in Turkey.
Great pictures, I have been to Istanbul on 2 occasions and really enjoyed my vacations there. You should consider visiting Dubai, I can show you around and we have too many things to explore and do here. I can guarantee it will be on the top of your best places to visit list.. enjoy and thanks for being AWESOME and Leading the Steemit Charge @artintelicoinves @Cryptobikini
Upvoted and resteemed
BTW - I just followed everyone here
Please follow back
I like to see what everyone has to blog about - I love all of the great storys people are sharing... LoveIN Steemit
Hi friends, i like your appearance on this post photo, simple, graceful but modest.
You are very adept at adjusting to the situation and condition where you are.
This is not a compliment to get a reward, but I really admire you as a smart young girl and friendly.
By the way, it would be very nice to have a good friends who always faithfully accompany in every your trip.
You guys are really a true traveler.
Enjoy your trip in turkey.
I will wait for your travel story in the next post.
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I LOVE Turkey. Are you going to visit other places? I've been to Kusadasi, Güzelcamli, Bodrum, Fetye/ Oludeniz and Antalya and some places in between. Never to Istanbul unfortunately, but on the list! My friend whom I just met the day we left (because we all had a 15 hour delay) actually met her husband to be in Güzelcamli and they have been married now for about ten years and have three kids! Turkey is awesome and the people are awesome.
The beauty of the old world in Turkey is amazing. History and Heritage.
I'm surprised to see the 'train', 'tran', "Metrotran' ? whatever.
OMG!! one of my dreams! nice pics @sweetsssj :)
Turkey, wow! :-)
Congratutalions on your 1st year anniversary! Went to Turkey myself last June and enjoyed it so much we are going again come October. I don't know if you'll be travelling in Turkey after your visit to Istanbul, but I highly recommend the region around Marmaris on the Southwest coast.
Happy travelling😜.
i appreciate u r article but i am not touring
you are best traveler. i love your blog
i alwasy wait for next post from you
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Hey @sweetsssj nice Post.
I spend a time for 2 weeks in Istanbul. It was a amazing city.
The people are a little bit crazy, but very kind. :) What is your experience with the people?
:)
looking beautiful
nice post
@ahlawat
I didn't realize that this is a kind of fraud her....
hello my friend nice post about traveling i hope you got my gift wish the best for you and your family @sweetsssj
Istanbul is one of those "crossroads" cities that are central to so many different histories and experiences. Byzantium, Ottoman, it so rich and diverse in its history and culture. I'm so envious, I hope you have a wonderful time there and get to see and learn so much. I wish I could see it some day. Thank you for sharing!
You presented such beautifully that I wanted to visit it too!
Amazing pictures and loved your shirt! Upvoted and Resteemed
Check out my new post too!
Exploring The Real Beauty OF Pakistan!!! Part 4-Sialkot
I don't know maybe someone already wrote it. A lot of comments, I can't read everything. But.. You always have such "live" photos! I looked at them and seemed to be in this place. Thank you! Of course, upvoted! :)
Hey @sweetsssj !!
you're looking fantastic in this t-shirt :) nice to see you.......!!
keep it up.
done upvote
OMG this place is so lovely 💖
I wonder how you write these posts ? maybe some tips ? :) Try checking my posts also
Love ❤️ 🇹🇷... oh and the dog pic is the best, so cute!!
Bella fotos
Turkey is a very interesting country, I am sure you will like it. I haven't been there personally but I heard about it and read a lot about it. Happy anniversary (1 year on steemit) . That's a great accomplishment. You did it and you encourage us all to keep going. Thank you for who you are, such a sweet blessing!
Here is a post on His beauty I wrote: https://steemit.com/steemit/@pastorlea/god-s-beauty
I am praying for you for safety there!
Happy 25 years and happy 1 year on steemit. We are so happy to have someone like you here. You are kind, good and really nice. Enjoy Turkish people and food. You will love it. Thank you for the support you give us here. Enjoy everything there. Hope you come back home safe... LOL
support my work [resteeming gospel products] too thank you: https://steemit.com/curie/@pastorlea/message-from-god
Congratulations @sweetsssj!
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I can not take a long time looking at @sweetsssj photos, later I fall in love 😍😍😍🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
Im sory @sweetssssj 🙏😁
The best
Welcome our city.I'm glad that you like İstanbul.I live in İstanbul Üsküdar .You might be hear it.İf you have time i would like to meet you.Have a nice travel :)
OMG its soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo beautiful places and your pictures is awesome dear @sweetsssj :) :) :) Enjoy your travel :)
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Hi Girl, How are you doing? You seems to be enjoying what you are doing? Well, I also love travelling a lot but have not been able to do that in while due to some constraints. I like it when someone is involved in what she likes doing. Good for you and thanks for letting me know what some of this Cities looks like through those beautiful pictures you attached.
Kindly go through this post of mine as well and i hope you will like . Just talking about the power of ONE.@ optimistdehinde.
I will follow you and up vote you as well. If you like my article kindly do the same. Keep doing what you love.
Then let me say this " You are beautiful".
Hey @sweetsssj! Glad you're enjoying yourself!
Hi @sweetsssj!
So fun to see you in a new location with a different vibe. You look amazing as always. I have a question/request!
Would you mind doing a post one day using the #itriedit tag? I have created the tag to document reviews on products people have tried with an emphasis on beauty/wellness products. You are one of the few very visible women on Steemit and I would love to read what you use to look so awesome all the time. Plus I think you can help grow the #girls of Steemit and our community.
Thank you so much!
I'm glad you didn't get raped or robbed there. Especially İstanbul is ISIS heaven now. It's not safe to travel in Turkey. Westside is better but all other places are very bad.
You take such beautiful pictures @sweetsssj I can't wait for your next post!!! They're all so lovely.
Great content. Best regards to your photographer. She is great
Steemit Queen with a new story again :-) nice ... visit Pakistan :-D
I love turkey, I love erdongan and Iike your post
nice post
So it seems that i have guessed wrong. Haha..😂
The fabulous @sweetsssj taking Turkey by storm. Nice introductory post, makes us excited to see more! :)
The cats though.. I AM A DIE HARD CAT LOVER... ♡u♡
haha :) You know I am a cat lady!! :)
Seems that you are a long lost friend of mine. A friend that i haven't met yet. :)
Cat persons unite!!! @u@
Waao very beautiful place to visit and you are looking very sweet as always,and i am also very happy that you finally fulfill my wish about your photographer Friend,you @sweetsssj and your friend tania both are looking very sweet together,and the cat is also very cute.keep it up buddy your post are really really beautiful and awesome.
Seems like you had a good adventure in Turkey, @sweetsssj! Upvoted.
I can read Arabic and if you have another picture of the dome with a full view of the text, I can translate what that sentence means.
Wow, congratulations for you next trip @sweetsssj. Turkey, my dream is also to be able to visit, this country helped us a lot during the devastating earthquake and tsunami disaster in Aceh - Indonesia a few years ago. Aceh and Turkey have long been in a relationship since aceh's work was still in the spice trade, the spreading of Islam, etc.
We wait for the next post the result of your trip trip in that area.
Always keep health and success continue. Keep steem on @sweetsssj. Have nice trip. Thanks
Your journey @sweetsssj is exciting! I'm dreaming about such a trip! Travel with me in a Ukrainian village without internet:
https://steemit.com/travel/@olga.maslievich/ukrainian-village-without-internet-4-original-black-and-white-photos-of-old-houses-for-monohrome-monday
Beautiful work again. i am longing to make a visit to Turkey soon. thanks for sharing
wooow! Nice ♥
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Hi @sweetsssj! Very beautiful post about Turkey! I also was recently in Belek. If you're curious, check out my post about Turkey https://steemit.com/travel/@nataliia/papillon-belvil-belek-nemnogo-ob-otdykhe-i-neskolko-faktov-o-tureckom-klimate-letom
that's great! That's somewhere I haven't been yet, thank you for sharing! :)
Hi @sweetsssj, Is it like a bird on a "one piece" movie character ?
It's a bird on the island of arabasta.
A bird that accompanies the daughter of raka alabasta, and if the movie "one piece" is made with the original manusai characters, as you are very suitable to be the daughter of king alabasta, hihi ...
I haven't actually seen that movie before!
Animated film from japan, rubber man, gomu gomu noooo..
Did you start to find out?
Why did Dan flag this post?
Congratulations on your steemit anniversary and summer birthday, @sweetsssj. I celebrated my birthday in July, and they actually declare an annual holiday for me in France, called Bastille Day. I don't like the fuss but what can I do?
I love the fact that you deliberately chose a less touristy spot to visit. Turkey is steeped in history and I'm looking forward to your tours inside those famous/infamous(?) mosques and your reports on the street life, cultural and historical aspects of this intriguing country.
I have to admit my curiosity is piqued by your previews and hints of what's to come. I imagine Turkey to be a darkly romantic place, a setting where James Bond would feel quite at home.
Just think, a country that adores tea and cats! Never mind James Bond, I'd feel right at home. I import tea for my personal use and my Muse is a grumpy tabby cat.
Quite the International Man of Mystery, don't you think?
Your photos are exceptional in this post and my compliments to your new photographer.
I am looking forward to seeing a different side of you - the intellectual side few people see, but I recall some of your past posts and contrary to what some of your fans might know, you have real depth and I think we'll catch glimpses of that.
I see this post as a teaser, a prelude to a new adventure to come.
John! Thank you for that! I now have two birthday's to look forward to each year, isn't that great? It seems your birthday wasn't too long ago either so happy belated birthday :) I actually didn't know about the Bastille day, what's the story behind that?
Unlike my trip to Bahamas which focused mostly on one place, my recent visit to Turkey has been all over the place and I'm really excited to show everyone how different Turkey can be moving from one place to another.
Thank you also for the observation about the depth I like to put into my work, although travelling has been my main theme as of late, this is the usual thing for me during the summer but in the colder winter months, I tend to do more of the thought provoking posts. Not too long left till winter :)
Wow !
Superb one !!
You are always great dear @sweetsssj !
Love your post !!
👍👍👍👍
Upvoted !!!
Wow amazing travel thanks for sharing it with us again....
Been to Istanbul a few years ago, I was impressed how modern the city is. And much more bars and clubs than I expected.
A bit late, but Congrats !!! Yes the bahamas was a nice present :-) as birthday present.
Your posts are very interesting, I hope you travel to Valencia in "fallas", Spain. I think that you can write about this. Kisses!
U r going to love it
I visited the city for a couple of days and i really loved it
Enjoy each streat and place and building !
And the place around Hagia sophia is ancient and the Hagia Sophia itself is going to AMAZE U !
And dont forget to eat doner kebab lol
Istiklal street and Taksim square also u can find almost everything to buy there !
Enjoy ur trip to the max
@sweetsssj it not about your story or steem it's about you're so pretty !! 😛😛
just comin back from tight schedule to find your Istanbul post...
glad to get some great infos from your blog
nice one
wao what a nice shirt you wear :) you are very beautiful
love traveling too!
so beautiful, nice to see you in steemit.
turkey is a dream place, i hope a someday i can go visit it.
i admire those smiles and your love for travelling @sweetsssj
I love travelling too. i wish to tour the world someday.
Adorable points......
Welcome to Turkey my frıends :)
I suggest you come to Turkey again and visit izmir. (Alsancak,Kordon,etc.)
I wish you good trips.
goodbye!
Very good travel madam.You know travel place in Turkey. I 💗 Turkey
Hello @sweetsssj I speak in spanish but understand a little of english.
Me pareció fantástico tu post y otros que también he leído, sobre todo, los de viajes por el mundo, quiero seguir tus pasos dentro de poco tiempo, gracias por regalarnos información sobre la cultura de otros países. Ahora te sigo y estaré pendiente de tus post, te invito a pasarte por mi perfil y pienso que podrías ayudarnos mucho en nuestro grupo de facebook "Steemit Colombia" donde podrás ganas más votos para tus publicaciones! saludos...
Do you like my beautiful Turkey