Istanbul is an amazing city!! In my opinion it has the perfect mix of tourism infrastructure and potential for genuine cultural discovery. Plus, the city is just so huge - you’d be hard pressed to run out of things to see and do. Travelers headed eastward should strongly consider it as a stopover destination.

It’s so interesting to me that each country’s food pyramid is so different - and culturally dependent. It’s kind of crazy how much grains were recommended at one point in the U.S. There’s no way eating 11 servings of pasta a day could be healthy!!

This is a great list of tips and not necessarily something people think about when they travel to a new place. For more tips to adjust to travel across different time zones, check out this comprehensive guide to avoiding jet lag: https://goo.gl/7k6tmq