Destination: Istanbul

A Cup of Coffee and a Soft Chair

A Cup of Coffee and a Soft Chair Photo by visualpanic via Flickr (Creative Commons)

After 14 months traveling overland from Beijing to Istanbul, Joel Carillet faced a gingerbread latte -- and a series of unexpected fears

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The Art of Digital Travel Panorama Photography

The Art of Digital Travel Panorama Photography Jeff Pflueger

Like many places, Istanbul chuckles at efforts to capture it in a photo. Here's one way to get the last laugh.

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Why Tourism is Not a Four-Letter Word

Why Tourism is Not a Four-Letter Word iStockPhoto

On travel snobbery -- and why paying 30 bucks to get pummeled by a guy named Mustafa isn't such a bad thing

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Photo We Love: Black and Blue in Istanbul

Photo We Love: Black and Blue in Istanbul REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly
REUTERS/Finbarr O’Reilly

Muslim women look out on the Golden Horn in Istanbul.

 


Eight Great Travel Stories of Serendipity and Kindness

Eight Great Travel Stories of Serendipity and Kindness Photo illustration by Jim Benning

To mark our eighth anniversary, we've collected eight favorite stories from our archives that show how one person, or one small act of kindness, can alter our sense of the world

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Istanbul, Turkey: Life Along the Bosporus

The Bosporus serves as a crossroads of the world. Jerry V. Haines captures life on the strait.

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Interview With Rory MacLean: ‘Magic Bus’ on the Hippie Trail

Frank Bures asks him about the classic journey from Istanbul's pudding shop to Kathmandu

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Unsentimental Journeys: Wrestling With Paul Theroux

Bronwen Dickey considers "Ghost Train to the Eastern Star: 28,000 Miles in Search of the Great Railway Bazaar"

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Women’s Travel E-Mail Roundtable, Part Four: Being a Woman—Wherever

All this week, four accomplished travelers -- Stephanie Elizondo Griest, Liz Sinclair, Terry Ward and Catherine Watson -- talk about the rewards and perils of hitting the road alone as a woman.

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Rug Burn in Istanbul

The men of the historic Turkish city pluck Jason Fields. And they pluck him but good. Did he mention that he wanted to buy a carpet?

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The Joy of Steam

The Joy of Steam Photo by Kate Milford.

Tony Perrottet went for a simple scrub down at the oldest bath house in Istanbul and discovered a link to the ancient Roman Empire

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The Translation of Love and Hate

The Translation of Love and Hate Photo by Tina Barseghian.

Taught to despise Turks, Tina Barseghian didn't know how she would confront her prejudice on a visit to Istanbul. Then she fell ill and met Dr. Alev.

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