"East, West, Istanbul's best
A seasoned traveler shares secrets about one of the most amazing destinations on earth.
Marcus Brewster
26 August 2008 01:18
Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul. If you like your travel redolent of exoticism, with the romance of history and the patina of nostalgia, Istanbul beckons. The Turkish city is no longer the capital (that honour was bestowed on Ankara in Central Anatolia in the earlier part of the 20th century), but straddling Europe and Asia, it's still a mega metropolis of some 11 million people. Effectively three land masses separated by a trio of evocative bodies of water - The Sea of Marmara, the Golden Horn, the Bosphorous - Istanbul is easy to love as a destination. Here are my top ten tips of where to go and what to see."
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