by Dennis | April 16, 2016 | Travel Tips and Visiting Info
Good news for iPad/iPhone users! Select Bursa articles are now available at GPSmyCity! We’ve offered a couple of our most useful articles for publication on the GPSmyCity iOS mobile app. The GPSmyCity iOS app allows readers to download articles and walking tours...
by Dennis | March 8, 2016 | Travel Tips and Visiting Info
Recently, some friends came through town and mentioned that they would have liked The Best of Bursa to offer a little more information about using the Bursa public transportation system. As we’d like to make The Best of Bursa as useful and informative as possible, I...
by Dennis | February 13, 2016 | See, Do, and Play, Travel Tips and Visiting Info, Winter
**Download this article to your iOS device now with the GPSMyCity article app! Bursa itself is somewhat of a living museum. As you walk the streets, visit the historical sites, shop the bazaars, and engage the people, you get the sense that life here is how it has...
by Dennis | January 17, 2016 | Thoughts and Musings, Travel Tips and Visiting Info
A guest post by Kaela La Farge Jason and I are always in the mood to explore Turkish cities and towns we haven’t before visited. Bursa was near the top of our must-visit list, and when we ran across The Best of Bursa while planning our weekend getaway to Bursa, we...
by Dennis | November 7, 2015 | Fall, See, Do, and Play, Summer, Travel Tips and Visiting Info
**Download this article to your iOS device now with the GPSMyCity article app! Planning on visiting Bursa with your children? Bursa does not usually rank high on lists of kid-friendly Turkish cities for family travelers. With UNESCO’s recognition of Bursa as the...
by Dennis | September 12, 2015 | Travel Tips and Visiting Info
I’ve recently noticed an uptick in the number of articles in the blogosphere offering tips and advice about Turkey travel. While I haven’t read every article on the subject, I have perused a few of the more popular ones. Some of them are excellent and offer useful...
by Dennis | August 15, 2015 | Fall, Spring, Summer, Travel Tips and Visiting Info, Winter
One of the questions I often get asked by friends who live outside of Turkey is, “What’s the weather like in Bursa?” Some people immediately follow with another question: “It’s a lot like a desert, isn’t it?” When I respond by saying no, they sometimes look a little...
by Dennis | June 15, 2015 | Culture and History, Travel Tips and Visiting Info
Mosques (called cami in Turkish) are some of the most prominent and significant buildings in Bursa, and they are a central part of Bursa’s life, culture, and history. Most of them—especially the historical ones—are welcoming to tourists, and visiting a mosque or two...
by Dennis | May 31, 2015 | Eat, Shop, and Stay, Travel Tips and Visiting Info
Last updated December 31, 2015 Looking for a place to stay in Bursa? There are plenty of Bursa hotels to meet every style and budget. Here’s our categorized view of the Bursa, Turkey hotel scene, and we’ve even listed our personal top picks in a few...
by Dennis | May 11, 2015 | Travel Tips and Visiting Info
If you’re traveling to Bursa from somewhere other than Istanbul and you’re not driving a rented car, the best way to get to Bursa is by bus. (At least until the high-speed railway finds its way to Bursa sometime in the next couple of years.) The bus to...
