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Back to Istanbul

Istanbul, Turkey I’ll be traveling to Istanbul, Turkey today as part of a press tour sponsored and paid for by Turkish Airlines and the Turkish Tourism Office. There will be seven other US-based travel writers on the tour. I feel … Continue reading

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Turkish Cuisine Delights

Nazar boncugu, or the Turkish evil eye stone The staff at Istanbul Grill in Houston’s Rice Village wear T-shirts emblazoned with a symbol of concentric blue and white circles. Round glass objects of the same design hang from the walls … Continue reading

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