Istanbul

Travel House: The End

2012-09-05T14:28:17+02:00

This year's Travel House has ended! Find out how many travelers visited it and from which countries, learn how the last stage of the project went and get acquainted with the logistic and financial side of the story. Also, check out a couple more pics, drawings, songs and other trinkets.

Fifty days in Istanbul

2012-08-22T14:18:19+02:00

Travel House in Istanbul is slowly coming to an end. Check out news, observations, pictures, drawings, videos etc, and find out how this project looks like after fifty days and 196 visitors!

Travel House: Crowd, Notes and Scraps

2012-07-23T10:34:14+02:00

The Travel House in Istanbul has so far been visited by 70 people. The highest number of persons staying at one moment was 21. Take a look at this short report with illustrations and videos, to get an idea what was happening in the first 23 days of the Travel House project.

First two weeks

2012-07-14T17:16:24+02:00

It’s been two weeks since we opened the Travel House in Istanbul. From July 1st to 14th, we had 34 visitors from the following countries: Serbia, Germany, Lithuania, Denmark, Italy, Poland, Argentina, Russia, Syria, France, USA, Chile, Austria, Costa Rica.

Who didn't help us

2012-07-04T12:15:47+02:00

While preparing for the Travel House project, we asked for help from and offered cooperation to a number of institutions, companies and organizations. We received virtually no positive answers, even though some of the institutions allegedly exist exactly for such projects...

The Story About Fridge

2012-06-30T21:18:45+02:00

And so, quite unexpectedly, we found ourselves standing in the street at 10 PM, next to a fridge the height of an average man, which we had enough trouble taking down the stairs. We stood there without any idea how to take the behemoth to the other end of the town...

House rules and application form

2012-06-29T12:15:34+02:00

Welcome to Serbia Travel Club’s Travel House in Istanbul. Please read these basic house rules and notify us by filling out the form at the bottom of the page so that we know when to expect you!

House Found the Roof!

2012-06-27T10:33:53+02:00

On the sixth day of our search, we met with an elderly lady who agreed to show us her apartment. Yener used all the known superlatives in the Turkish language to present us as trustworthy people, Marko batted his eyelashes at the lady as only he can do, and Lazar used up his feeble Turkish vocabulary in a (disputable) attempt to be appealing.

The Quest for the House

2012-06-25T20:12:04+02:00

We have arrived to Istanbul, and started looking for an appartment. After 50 kilometers on foot, things are becoming clearer and more gloomy. Read about the catches, adventures and tricky situations we have encountered on our quest for the Travel House.

Istanbul Travel House

2012-03-16T11:25:51+01:00

This summer, Serbia Travel Club will establish a temporary base in Istanbul, called the Travel House. It will be a rented apartment in the center of Istanbul, whose doors will be open to all travelers, from July 1 to September 1. Staying in the Travel House will be free for everyone. Find out how you can participate!