I'm not sure if these little travel guides have made it big in Europe yet, but I was hoping someone on the forum might have bought bought the Luxe Istanbul Guide. They are a range of small, stylish little cardboard travel guides (easy to pop into a purse or briefcase) with an insider's thoughts on all the "best" places in a city. Usually their recommendations are good.

I've found it available on amazon.co.uk, but I haven't seen it here. Has anyone found it/bought it in Istanbul? If so, I'd love to hear your feedback.

Kiki

There aren't any stockists listed on their website for Turkey:
http://luxecityguides.com/stockists.php

On the subject to little travel guides, I thought the Wallpaper Guide to Istanbul was very well-designed and pocketable. It is avaliable in Istanbul but you have to search quite hard to find it. Shame Tyler Brulee is such a nobber, though.

You can find the Wallpaper guide in the section of English books on architecture and photography in the municipality bookshop on Istiklal. Agree it is good little guide.

I agree about the Wallpaper guide. It's a sexy little synopsis of some of the nicer places in Istanbul. I found it at the upstairs bookstore (D & R?) in Kanyon. They had a whole Wallpaper travel guide rack.

I'm trying to have the Luxe guide brought in. I'll review it here if anyone is interested.

Kiki