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If you’re trying to get to the other side of the world, it’s hard to avoid long flights. But there are some other options.
The creed set the standard for orthodoxy for 1,700 years. But no one professes the faith today in the ancient Turkish town ...
Like the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Hinduism’s influence also needs to be contextualised and presented to the world—and ...
Some of my most vivid memories from my first visit to Istanbul in the 1970s are of the colorful locals. Scruffy kids sold ...
Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia glowed under floodlights, its minarets soaring towards the night sky. Turkey’s powerful and radical Islamist President ...
By analyzing ancient and modern DNA, scientists are uncovering the genetic origins of the Greek people, shaped over millennia ...
EXCLUSIVE: Despite being named the world's "most disappointing" city, it defied my expectations with its rich history, ...
It’s the kind of experience you’d expect with a luxury operator. Yet, I’m on a tour with a company known for trips for ...
Following a 6.2-magnitude earthquake in Istanbul earlier this spring, the reinforcement and restoration of the celebrated ...
Topping the list as Europe’s most iconic lucky landmark is the famed Trevi Fountain in Rome, a predictable favourite for coin ...
There are San Andreas faults in many places. They happen where two rigid continental masses slide past each other at fairly rapid pace. The San Andreas fault separates (‘connect’ would be the ...