Ships in the night
Cruise lines are recognising the value of longer stays in port, writes Louise Goldsbury.
All rugs and love drugs
Discover everything you might want, and more, at Istanbul's Grand Bazaar, writes Richard Tulloch.
Letters: in defence of TripAdvisor
If it is used carefully, its reviews can be trusted, and can add greatly to the fun of travel planning.
Six of the best: prison hotels
Fancy doing hard time, the easy way? Take a look at six of the best hotels around the world converted from former prisons.
Istanbul gets right under the skin
Lying half naked atop a marble slab beneath the dome of a building that's hundreds of years old, I have a surprising experience.
Rocking the rooftops
Day or night, Istanbul's top-floor bars are where it's all happening, writes Ute Junker.
Around the world in 52 suburbs: Istanbul
Sydney photographer Louise Hawson goes beyond the cliches in Turkey's largest city in the third stop on her "52 Suburbs Around the World" series.
I've discovered a new way to travel
You've heard of travel by tour, travel by cruise, travel by train? I'm experimenting with travel by TripAdvisor.
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Bulging mosques with tall spires poke out from hilly Istanbul, possessing the most beguiling and spectacular waterfronts of anywhere. The only city to fall across two continents, Asia and Europe, this is a fascinating modern and historic metropolis. Gaze in awe at its spectacular Bosphorus, and shop the Grand Bazaar. Sample freshly caught fish from its harbour vendors, and find the famed harem of Topkapi Palace.