The World’s Only City on Two Continents (Here's What It's Like)

📝 Follow us on Substack! 👉 https://geolex.substack.com/ 👈 📷 Find us on Instagram! 👉   / geolex.travels   👈 -- Istanbul is unlike any other city in the world because it's the only city that truly spans two continents. Split in half by the Bosphorus Strait, on the western side is Europe and on the east is Asia. Which leads to one of the most fascinating geographic questions: what does a city look and feel like when its sitting on two continents? In this video, Geoff and Alexa land in Istanbul to explore that very question! And they'll be making the journey across the Bosphorus multiple times using the cities famous ferry system. -- Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:32 - Starting in Europe 1:08 - Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque 4:24 - First ferry to Asia 8:40 - Asia side and Turkish coffee 11:00 - Kuzguncuk mosque 11:47 - Second ferry to Europe 13:09 - Karakoy neighborhood 14:44 - Galata Kulasi tower 16:08 - Umbrella Street and lunch 18:16 - Third ferry to Asia 21:02 - Istanbul tiny tram 22:08 - The cats of Istanbul 23:38 - Final ferry back to Europe -- This video was filmed in September 2025.