Shangri-La Istanbul is a great example of how an old, decrepit building is repurposed and turned into a luxury space […]
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Marcel Wanders’ luminous space for Fairmont Quasar Istanbul
At Istanbul’s newest luxury hotel, Marcel Wanders designs a unique swimming pool deck while Wilson Associates imagines two sisters coming to the city— classic Paris and modern New York […]
Waking up to the Ottoman Empire at Çiragan Palace Kempinski
The legendary hotel on the Bosphorous Strait that harks back to the sultans’ opulence blended with legendary Kempinski luxury […]
Raffles Istanbul: Asian hospitality & European timelessness
He brought the pink balloons out on the balcony in the cold November air. “Make a wish and then let them go,” he told me. And so I did. We watched them float, carried by the autumn wind into Istanbul’s skies, until we couldn’t see them anymore […]
Where I’ve been wandering
So, Macedonia makes it the 50th country I’ve visited in my lifetime. This post should really be titled “How I […]
Istanbul: A story told in two continents
I didn’t fall in love with Istanbul until I was about to leave it. And by then, I was so completely enamored of the place that I would come back two months later […]
