First collaboration in magical Istanbul

Hey, guys! I hope you're doing well :) As you saw from my Instagram, I traveled a lot in 2018 autumn (for some of you it's not a lot but for me it really was:D): I went to Greece for 2 weeks in October (my last blog post) and then to Istanbul for 5 days in November. To be honest, I only planned to visit Greece in autumn because for those 2 weeks in Greece I had to invest some money but I got an invitation in July to visit Hush hostel which is located in asian side of Istanbul and I was so exited that I just couldn't refuse this opportunity! They told me that I can come whenever I want and I can take my friend with me but to be sure that everything is good and legit with this hostel I wrote one girl which was tagged in hostel page and she looked so sweet and happy that I decided to get her personal opinion about that place. Luckily, she wrote me back so quickly and positively talked about hostel and how lucky I'm to get this invitation that I wanted to visit this place even more and as fast as possible. Also, we decided to meet in Istanbul if I'll come and I was very curious to see one of the biggest cities of Turkey, so my desire became so big that I bought those damn tickets and did not think much. And the fact was confirmed that sometimes the more adventure is spontaneous, the better! Just look how happy I was while I wandered around Istanbul!

Adventures started just the moment we landed in Istanbul airport. I expected the fact that where will be Muslims but it was the first time when I saw so many of them. I can't say it was scary or something, it was more interesting, different which I liked actually! Istanbul felt and looked more exotic than others European cities in a first sight. Also, to get to the hostel from airport wasn't that easy because airport was in Europe side and distance from our hostel was about 1 hour. To make it easier, we took a taxi to drive us to the hostel. Just the moment we sat in a taxi, the taxi guy acted kind of strange and he asked us for a phone number of the hostel (we had a lot of taxi drives in Europe but it was the first time when taxi guy asked us for our place where we are staying phone number). The moment we gave them it, he yelled at his phone and looked kind of angry because when we find out later, hostel was far away from airport and it wasn't that easy to get there. Oh and by the way, it was a night time, so when we have a road to our hostel, we saw a lot of light's everywhere and everything looks extremely magical! So the big city life just started for us...

I think a lot of you know the fact that Istanbul have Europe and Asia sides, and I highly recommend to experience both sides because for me, they felt different. Europe side have more attractions, bazaars and everything looks more chaotic. Hostel manager who invited me to stay in his hostel told us that Europe side in Istanbul have more attractions and activities and Asia side more like where people live and much calmer. But don't get me wrong, Asia side is very cool with a lot of pub's, cafes, shops and stylish corners. It felt like young people spend more time in Asia than in Europe side and we felt very happy to stay there! *First picture is a view from Europe to Asia side to right. Place - Suleiman mosque

*Third picture is a view from Asia side to Europe. Place - Hush hostel lounge

In terms of collaboration, I want to say with no lie that I'm very happy and proud that I was chosen to work with Hush hostel. If you asked me to describe in one word this hostel I would say - cool. They have a lot of paintings everywhere, very stylish corners, delicious breakfast, garden where you can sit and relax and last but not least - very special reason you have to visit this hostel - the rooftops with view to the city! Beside that, they have 2 rooftops - we stayed in Hush hostel lounge where they have a little rooftop with a view to Asia side and there are other place with another rooftop - Hush hostel Moda, which rooftop is the main attraction and their weekends are organized parties! *Hush rooftop

Also I was very surprised with friendly staff in this hostel and how everyone was helpful. They looked so modern and not so formal which is a good way to feel more relaxed and enjoy free time in hostel.

I felt really inspired in this hostel and I hoped to make the best of myself and shoot a lot but unfortunately, weather was not so good, it rained a lot. Somehow, the city felt more real and magical with a view to magnificent mosques. Suleiman mosque was the most magical place of all we visited! The color, details, the sound of prayers and the view from mosque was breathtaking.

Also we visited Blue mosque which is the most popular in Istanbul! What surprised me the most is the green area with beautiful palm trees and fountain which change colors at night. It really felt more popular place with a lot of tourists and little shops around where you can buy souvenirs and traditional Simit's

Summarizing this trip I would say that it was very unique and interesting. I think I'm somehow grew up in this trip because it was the first collaboration with hostel, first time I talked a lot with other people and now we are friends and the most importantly - I get out of my comfort zone which is very good and I'm happy for that opportunity. Here are some other moments from this trip This is me and a girl who advised me to visit Istanbul and I can't be more happy about the fact that I met here in this trip! We are friends now and chat a lot in Instagram ;) :D *This picture is taken with phone

Haha , this one is too funny! This guy is the reason why I visited Istanbul! I'm very thankful him for this opportunity and I hope to come back again soon! (and I hope it won't rain again, lol)

I expect you enjoyed reading it and I encourage you to visit Istanbul, to wander around magical mosques while eating traditional Turkish food which is very delicious! And if you need a place where to stay in this trip - Hush hostel is the best choice for a young traveler who wants to discover the real part of Istanbul.