Sunday, February 24, 2013

Turks and their Hammams - a couple stories of how they use them

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Recently, I enjoyed my first Istanbul hammam at Çirağan Palace Kempinski , the famous Ottoman Imperial Palace hotel on the Bosphorus, which...
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Friday, February 22, 2013

Part Two of My First Istanbul Hammam Adventure at Çirağan Palace Kempinski Hotel

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The hammam at Cirağan Palace Kempinski There are some discoveries in Turkey that are so delightful, they bring the immediate thought, “wh...
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Sunday, February 17, 2013

My first Hammam in Istanbul at the Çirağan Palace Kempinski Hotel, Part One

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Çirağan Palace Kempinski in the snow In my new Beşiktaş neighborhood in Istanbul, not five minutes from my house, is the only Ottoman ...
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Friday, February 15, 2013

#1billionrising in Istanbul

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"Everyday Five Women Are Killed through Domestic Violence" Yesterday was so delightful. The enormity of Eve Ensler's ima...
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Thursday, February 14, 2013

I rise to break the chain as a part of Eve Ensler's #1billionrising!

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Today is the big day! Eve Ensler, the creator of the Vagina Monologues (which has raised $80 million for domestic violence charities gl...
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Sunday, February 3, 2013

#1billionrising rising in Turkey

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Today brings the sad news that the Turkish police have found the body of American tourist Sarai Sierra , 33, from New York City. May she res...
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Saturday, February 2, 2013

Female Safety in Istanbul

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Sarai Sierra, 33 Missing since January 21st   If you are in Istanbul, please take a good look at her face let us all be on the ...
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