Monthly Archives: February 2013
Trip Tease – Blue Mosque – Istanbul, Turkey.
While it is most commonly referred to as the “Blue Mosque” its official name is the Sultan Ahmed Mosque and it was constructed from 1609 to 1616.
It is said the design of the mosque is the culmination of two centuries of both Ottoman mosque and Byzantine church development. It has one main dome, six minarets and eight other secondary domes. Inside the mosque is lined with more than 20,000 handmade ceramic tiles. The upper levels of the interior are dominated by blue paint and more than 200 stained glass windows.
We will be visiting this famous mosque on our Instanbul – Backpacking Photo Workshop. The hostel we have selected to stay at for this trip is the Old City Hostel. http://www.tripadvisor.ca/Hotel_Review-g293974-d1582503-Reviews-Old_City_Hostel-Istanbul.html that is within walking distance of the Blue Mosque.
We have secured the minimum number of bookings needed to run this trip, and we still have room available for others to join us.
This trip runs September 28 to October 4, 2013 and the cost including airfare, accommodation, admission fee’s and ground transportation is $2599.00 + HST.
For more information or to book this workshop email us at contact@wideopenstudios.com
Trip Tease Revealed – Gros Morne National Park.
We were finally able to stop grinning long enough to put some info together on this trip. Gros Morne Adventures have created a customized trip for Wide Open Studios designed to provide us with some breath taking photo opportunities.
Date: August 2013 (final dates being confirmed now)
Cost: $2999.00+HST, includes return airfare from Toronto Pearson, accommodation, all meals, ground and water transportation, airport transfers and dedicated guide for the week.
If interested, or would like additional information, please contact us at contact@wideopenstudios.com
Trip Tease Revealed – Havana Cuba
Havana. Just say the name and your mind fills with images of colonial buildings, classic cars from the 50s, cigars and of course rum. This city offers some spectacular photographic opportunities as well as a healthy does of culture. We will be traveling to the warm climate just as ours in Canada starts to get a little chilly. Pack you camera gear and your swimsuit, the first and last night of our trip will be spent in beach resort town of Varadero, famous for its white sand beach. As with all of our tours, cost includes roundtrip airfare out of Toronto,(we can arrange transportation from another city if needed) accommodation, meals where indicated, two photography workshops as well as instruction each day when we are out shooting.
When: October 19 – 25, 2013. Cost: $1599.00 + HST.
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