#MelTakesBodrum

Well look what it is, the long awaited Uyku Vadisi video! It is a bit shorter than I was hoping, but I hope that it's enough for you to want to visit it if you're in Bodrum ever.
I have one more video to put together. It'll be up hopefully by this week. Hope you enjoy this one though.

#MelTakesBodrum

Now this isn't the Uyku Vadisi video that I promised you all, but it is another video from my time in Bodrum. Don't worry though, the video of Uyku Vadisi will be posted soon. I just haven't gotten around to editing the footage. So for the time being enjoy the video I put together of my boat ride off the coast of Turkey. It was a lot of fun!

#MelTakesBodrum

After surviving off of the wifi found on the beaches, I'm finally able to share my adventures in Bodrum with you all!
Bodrum is exactly what you would expect it to be like. Full of amazing beaches and people sun bathing. Aside from all this there are actually things you can do that don't involve going to the beach like hiking! I can easily understand how hiking doesn't sound like something one would want to do during summer, but Uyku Vadisi is a place that you wouldn't want to miss. About 11 km from the Bodrum airport, Uyku Vadisi is a stunning place with a small waterfall, hammocks to rest on (or sunbathe), a pool, and even a restaurant/café. It also has a trail that you can follow which leads up to the mountains. There you come across rivers, caves, and even an abandoned house up on the mountain.
Uyku Vadisi is a great place for nature lovers and those who want to get away from the party life of Bodrum for a bit to relax.

I'll be posting a video soon of my adventures there because these pictures are not enough!

#MelTakesIstanbul

I've been in Istanbul for a week now and have managed to visit all the places that I've found interesting in the past. Two of my favorite places being Kapalı Çarşı (Grand Bazaar) and Nişantaşı, because of the shopping. Most people may not think of Istanbul as a place to go shopping but you can find so many unique stores in Nişantaşı and even more interesting objects at Kapalı Çarşı (one of the popular tourist attractions of Turkey). 
For those of you wanting to go to more familiar stores then there's Zara, Topshop, Topman, and Miss Selfridge to name a few. All conveniently located near each other in Nişantaşı. If you're looking for designers then you've also come to the right place because there is an abundance of designer shops all lined up next to each other on different roads. It's almost overwhelming how many designer shops there are on one street.
Since Kapalı Çarşı is a touristic place it is the perfect location to find really interesting souvenirs to get for yourself, family, lovers, and friends. Word of advice: try not to get lost since it's pretty large. Best way to describe it would be like Diagon Alley, minus the open air.