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 | 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 | 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 | 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...
by Dennis | February 1, 2015 | Travel Tips and Visiting Info
A little while ago, I noticed billboards all over town advertising the new Enjoy Bursa app for iPhone/iPad. Released in 2014, this app was developed by the Bursa municipal government (Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyesi) and is available in Apple’s App Store. After...
by Dennis | January 26, 2015 | Thoughts and Musings, Travel Tips and Visiting Info
Quick Links: Istanbul Deniz Otobüsleri (ĪDO) runs from Yenikapı (and occasionally Kadıköy) in Istanbul to Güzelyalı in Mudanya. Bursa Deniz Otobüsleri (BUDO) runs between Istanbul’s Kabataş terminal and Bursa’s Mudanya terminal. When I’m in Istanbul, my blood...