Showing posts with label istanbul. Show all posts
Showing posts with label istanbul. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

ISTANBUL, TURKEY: WHERE EAST MEETS WEST


BY: JANET STEINBERG

Who would have dreamed it?  Certainly, I could not have!
As a young girl, bored to death in a geography class that spoke of sultans, straits, and seven continents, I could never have dreamed where I would be six decades later. 
THERE I WAS...IN ISTANBUL

But there I was…sitting in a genuine Ottoman Sultan’s palace on the continent of Europe, overlooking a panoramic view of the majestic Bosphorus Strait, and gazing at the coastline of the continent of Asia, an almost veritable stone’s throw away.  Yes, moments after checking into the incredible Ciragan Palace Kempinski that is exactly what I was doing.


Monday, May 7, 2012

CRYSTAL SERENITY: FROM THREE SEAS TO THREE 3 C’s

BY: JANET STEINBERG

THE THREE SEAS:
AEGEAN…MEDITERRANEAN…ADRIATIC…

Three majestic, magnificent seas brought me triple delights on my Crystal Serenity cruise from Istanbul, Turkey to Venice, Italy. In addition to sailing me to far away places with strange sounding names (like Kusadasi, Kotor, and Thira), these three seas afforded me a chance to enjoy three of my favorite things

THE THREE C’s

CRYSTAL Let me make it Crystal clear that there is little wonder why the readers of Condé Nast Traveler magazine rated Crystal Cruises the “Best Cruise Line” (Mid-Sized) for 2011. The ultra-luxe cruise line’s score marks the 18th time the company has won its category--more than any other cruise line, hotel, or resort in the magazine’s history. 

CRYSTAL SERENITY