Can Snowfall White out and do over the first week of 2017?

Turkey almost came to a standstill on Friday night when the snowstorm which had been forecast for a week finally arrived. On what was meant to be my last evening home, we were glued to…

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Stylish by Name, Stylish by Nature: Istanbul’s Moda

Moda, the quirky, gentrified district on the Asian side of Istanbul is stylish by name and stylish by nature. ‘Moda’ incidentally means ‘fashion’ in Turkish and Moda is a joy to behold and explore living…

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Pre-New Year’s Family Dinner at Çanak Kebap & Katmer

We are no strangers to Çanak Kebap & Katmer in Göztepe, having had last year’s dinner at this low-key restaurant too. While the overall ambiance is low-key and family-friendly (If the big screen TV on the wall…

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La Mia Luce: A Secret Garden of Italian Pleasures in Istanbul

Ask any Turk: one of our favourite cuisine is Italian, hence from high end to low cost the city is home to a number of Italian eateries. Back in 2013 I discovered one of the…

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Make Mine Magnificent at Magnum Istanbul

Are you a fan of Magnum? While I spent most of my teenage years in blissful ignorance having my ice cold sugary kicks with Cornetto, it was in later years, I discovered that Magnum is…

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