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SQ391 IST - SIN We had an uneventful flight from Istanbul to Singapore. We left on time and arrived on time and the service was excellent. We ordered our meals from the book the cook menu but I also took some photos of the menus to share on here: I had the Kung Pao Chicken...

TK Lounge IST So, it was time to leave Istanbul and fly home. We again took a taxi booked through Uber to get to the airport; this time the cost was $A51.94. I recently read that taxis in Istanbul have been granted a 40% fee increase which would mean that an average taxi fee from IST to the...

Does anyone have a code for a discount or bonus points for WOW car insurance policies?

+1 (@Gem56) went shopping by herself in Marrakech when I wasn't feeling well. She managed to buy herself a Tagine (four person serve); the guy originally quoted her MAD450 but she beat him down to 100 (about $A15). She's a better shopper than I am! She also went for a look around Marrakech by...

I found Istanbul very interesting and could certainly spend more time there to explore other parts of the city that we didn't get to during our four days. I did find it quite cold during our visit (around 8 to 10 degrees each day). I also found restaurants and eateries near our accommodation a...

We also took a day cruise of the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn...

The Bosphorus The Bosphorus connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara and divides Europe from Asia. As Istanbul is built on both sides of the Bosphorus it is the only city spread over two continents. We took a dinner cruise. The meal was surprisingly good and drinks were included so we...

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The Egyptian/Spice Bazaar With 85 shops the Egyptian Bazaar is considerably smaller than the Grand Bazaar but is still well worth a visit...

The Grand Bazaar According to Wikipedia: The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 4,000 shops on a total area of 30,700 m2, attracting between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily. In 2014, it was listed No.1...

Hagia Sophia Just down the road from the Blue Mosque is Hagia Sophia (or Santa Sophia as previously known). Originally built as the cathedral for Constantinople by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian 1 and completed in 537AD, Hagia Sophia was the world's largest interior space at the time and...

The Blue Mosque

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Istanbul We were arriving and leaving Istanbul on different tickets: Royal Air Maroc from CMN on a classic award using QF points and SQ to SIN on a J Saver using KrisFlyer points. When arriving and departing on separate bookings I like to allow plenty of time, preferably at least 24 hours, in...

AT910 CMN - IST Of course we started in the lounge: As we were there around 8AM there was no alcohol in the lounge although being Morocco there may not be alcohol at any time of day. Then to our aircraft, a 789... The Canapes. Sorry about the photo quality, we were...

Nothing charged to the account.

Lunch was included in the price of the tour but I forgot to take photos. We were fortunate to have a good friendly group on our tour and we enjoyed the day despite the long bus ride there and back. That night we had a light meal and a bottle of wine at our hotel and prepared for our flight the...

There's quite a bit of accommodation around the area and at the top of the falls there is a 5 star resort that looks nice: Borj des Cascades. There are lots of monkeys around: Wherever there are tourists there is someone selling trinkets...

Cascades d'Ouzoud For our last day in Marrakech we booked a day trip to the waterfall at Ouzoud. Turned out to be quite a long day; we had to be at the place to meet our bus at 8AM and by the time they fluffed about picking up other passengers and we were on our way, it was around 9AM. After...

I can confirm that +1 and I both received the $36 benefit at the restaurant in BNE when using my Priority Pass issued by St George. It would seem there are various versions of PP depending on which credit card provides it.