Yedikule and Samatya offer an Istanbul outing with a satisfying change of scale. Begin with a fortress, then move into streets where a doorway, a shop
The streets around Chora reveal Istanbul near its historic landward boundary. Religious architecture stands close to a palace building, walls and ordinary Edirnekapı streets. Give the
Fener and Balat are easy to remember through colourful facades, but a walk becomes richer when several subjects share the day. The patriarchal Church of St
Fatih works well as a walk between two very different ways a city remembers. The mosque gathers generous space and continuing religious life around it; the
Zeyrek offers an Istanbul walk shaped by different needs of a city: worship, bathing, water supply and ordinary life on a hillside. A former Byzantine monastic
Sirkeci becomes more interesting when you see it as a neighbourhood through which Istanbul communicated with the wider world. Its historic station suggests journeys, the Grand
This walk has a clear direction: from the elevated, spacious setting of Süleymaniye towards dense shopping streets, the Spice Bazaar and the water at Eminönü. Over
The walk from Beyazıt Square to the Grand Bazaar can be about more than shopping. Along the way, Sahaflar book market offers another side of commercial
South of Sultanahmet, Istanbul changes scale. The large square gives way to slopes, smaller streets, courtyards and buildings that reward a slower look. Little Hagia Sophia
After Topkapı, you may want to continue exploring and take a break from sightseeing at the same time. A walk through Gülhane towards Sirkeci station suits
A temple monument shaped like a Chinese junk, a pig standing on a rocky base and contemporary figures tucked among elaborate temple decoration: Bangkok offers surprises
Bangkok becomes more interesting when its streets are read as places people have made together. A church by the river, a Chinese Buddhist temple and a
