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A bit of good and bad news for tourism sector
ISTANBUL - Turkish tourism is trying to figure out how it will be affected by the global economic crisis, and tourist arrival figures from Marmaris and Antalya do not make the task any easier. Visiting numbers to Marmaris exceed expectations while those to Antalya are below average so far
36 saatte Victoria
Kanada’nın Pasifik Okyanusu kıyısındaki eyaleti British Columbia 150 yıldır “hiç eksilmeyecek görkem” sloganıyla tanınıyor. Yürüyerek keşfedilebilecek kadar küçük başkenti Victoria, Vancouver Adası’nın nefes kesen doğasında bir kültür mozaiği. Çin’den Avrupa’ya pek çok farklı grup bir arada yaşıyor. Üç üniversitesi, heyecan veren kültür ve sanat kurumları, tarihi dokuyu koruma başarısı, meşhur restoranları ve Kanada’nın en ılımlı iklime sahip topraklarıyla bir cazibe merkezi. Her mevsimde ormanda yürüyüş, bisiklet turu, golf yapmak birbirinden güzel parkların, bahçelerin tadını çıkartmak mümkün.
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Grand city keeps enchanting
ISTANBUL - Istanbul’s historic peninsula has hundreds of fascinating places to visit above ground and underground. On top of everything, the city is constantly changing, especially as 2010 approaches and Istanbul will be crowned one of the European Capitals of Culture. However, this magnificent city with an extremely rich and enchanting history, home to three civilizations, is also home to many places that have changed very little over time
Saying ’I love you’ with Ottoman nuance
ISTANBUL - The concept of love among the Ottomans, particularly within the imperial Ottoman family, has been examined only rarely in modern times. The issue is a very complex one that requires a firm grasp of the Ottoman Turkish language and literature, and an understanding of Ottoman culture.
Christmas as a family affair
ISTANBUL - While evergreens and fir trees were sold along the streets of Galata, finding other kinds of decorative garnishes could be more difficult. Asparagus, red berries and mistletoe could be found in palace gardens while one of the imperial princes ensured that the foreign community had plenty of holly.
