NEW COUNTERFEIT SCAM
Passing off counterfeits is one of the oldest games in the book. What deserves notice (or a chuckle if it's not happening to you) though is the method in which ruthless characters maneuver the exchange of real currency for bum ones.
While the practice is universal, Istanbul seems to...
SCORING THAT PERFECT PASHMINA....
I'm always on the lookout for those silky cashmere compositions.... I've got like a dozen in amazing colors. Some paisley, some striated. More like a passion than a need, getting a new one's like notching another kill in my scarf drawer. The feel of the soft fabric is akin to a warm hug. And a
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GAY PAREE IN BEYOGLU
Offering respite for those KO'd on kebabs or passed out on pilaf, a new swanky diner's opened its doors in the back streets of Beyoglu, ratcheting up the area's already trendy continental ambience.
La Brise, a brasserie launched in March by Teoman Hünal who brought the...
TRUMP'ED
The countdown to 2010, the year istanbul becomes the European Capital of Culture, has hit a fevering pitch. With more announcements to keep the press on their toes, and international brands knocking at the door: a couple of new five-star hotels, swanky restaurants popping right and left, and an...
W'S FOR WOW
Istanbul will be scoring a W May 6--not for a win, but for the inauguration of a sWanky hotel right on the European heights of the Bosphorus.
Neo-zen design and a slate of lip-smacking colors will woo upmarket guests looking for lodgings out of the box. Calming chocolate hues
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