{"id":3658,"date":"2020-01-21T16:24:18","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T16:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theworldoffroad.com\/2\/?p=3658"},"modified":"2021-11-16T18:01:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T18:01:00","slug":"istanbul-mother-of-all-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theworldoffroad.com\/2\/istanbul-mother-of-all-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Istanbul, mother of all cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row module_class=&#8221; et_pb_row_fullwidth&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; width=&#8221;89%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;89%&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; max_width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_post_title author=&#8221;off&#8221; comments=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.11&#8243; title_font=&#8221;Fjalla One||||||||&#8221; title_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;72px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/theworldoffroad.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Temperidis_theworldoffroad-DSC02645.jpg&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.11&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.11&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]The first time you will try to drive downtown will be an embarrassing experience. It&#8217;s vast, it&#8217;s huge, it&#8217;s busy, so overwhelming. <\/p>\n<p>Whether you arrive from Greece or from Anatolia, you will enter the wider city complex while 40 kilometres will still remain to your final destination, let&#8217;s say Sultanahmet. <\/p>\n<p>If you are an overland traveller, don&#8217;t even think about searching for a wild camping space somewhere in the centre. There is none! Find the Yenikapi sports centre, pay 12 euros per night, connect to 220V and forget your vehicle. In anyway you will need it only to sleep for the following few days. Or more days. Let&#8217;s say enough days&#8230;[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.11&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.11&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.11&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-3679.fg-masonry .fg-item { width: 150px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-3679.fg-masonry { --fg-gutter: 10px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-masonry foogallery-lightbox-foobox fg-center fg-masonry fg-ready fg-light fg-border-thin fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-hover fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom fg-fixed\" 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