Turkish Digest (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
"International Theme Park Services to manage Istanbul venue Cincinnati's International Theme Park Services Inc. has been named by ORA Istanbul to develop and manage a theme Park in the Turkish city. " More: International Theme Park Services to manage Istanbul venue - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
openPR.com Newsfeed (Free subscription) | yesterday
ZURICH, 21th July 2008 – In a survey conducted by the US travel magazine Travel & Leisure, Swissôtel The Bosphorus, Istanbul was selected 26th best hotel among the top 50 hotels in Europe. The ... read more
"GroundReport (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Posted by Anne Szustek to FindingDulcinea Three police officers and three of four gunmen were killed in a battle after attackers approached the US diplomatic compound in Istanbul. Some reports link al-Qaida to the shootings. Four bearded gunmen, all age 25–30, got out of a gray car Parked near the entrance of the US consulate at around 11 a.m. Istanbul time Wednesday. They first shot at a police cabin...
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
We left the Grand Sakarya Hotel on Sunday morning and travelled with the U.S. team into Istanbul about 3hrs by busIt was quite the experience for the bus driver manouvering around the very narrow streets. At one point we came around a corner and were faced with an on coming bus in which the honking and yelling between drivers began What a showOnce we got to the Hotel we discovered we were not s
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Laura's Grand Eurasian Adventure- Rome to Beijing via Moscow!
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Summer in Turkey 2008
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
Step, walk, plod- Istanbul to Rome on foot.
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 06/22/2008
From CA to SE Asia to India, Nepal and beyond, this is my account of my year's leave to volunteer and travel through Asia.
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
David and Lois' 6-month honeymoon around the world!
Turkish Digest (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
"The İş Bank Chess League 2008 The Turkish İş Bank Chess Leauge took place in Izmit, from June 23 to July 3. The venue was the Kartepe Green Park Resort Hotel, a famous hotel on Kartepe, a mountain very close to Izmit (the eastern neighbour city of Istanbul) and it means “Snow Mountain” literally, which explains the reason the venue also being a famous skiing center. The mountain’s altitude is 1750...
Twohundredpercent (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
As last season kicked off, Scott Carson must have thought that the world was at his feet. He had come a long way very quickly. He had been spotted in 2002 playing for non-league Workington’s youth team by scouts from Leeds United, and was just nineteen years old when Rafael Benitez was persuaded to pay [...]
The F1Fanatics Blog (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
Rumour mills within the paddock believe that the “secret” Donington Circuit investor is in fact Bernie Ecclestone. The people who run the circuit have said that the £100million is being put forward by a secret backer who wishes to remain annonymous, but is English. With the GP moving from Silverstone to a circuit which is definitely not [...]
The Travel Cooler (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Originally from Istanbul, Sibil Oksayan emigrated to Melbourne, Australia at the age of 10. Now a young woman she shares her Melbourne insider tips in this View of a Local interview.
F1 Fanatic (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
The first details of the 2009 F1 calendar were published today with the F1 schedule set to return to 19 races – a high it has only reached once before, in 2005. As was expected the French Grand Prix is remaining at Magny-Cours. The Australian Grand Prix also appears as a provisional fixture. However there is still [...]
BlogF1 (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
The FIA, after holding discussions in France on a variety of Formula One-related topics, have released a provisional calender for the 2009 Formula One World Championship. The calendar, which may change prior to next March, includes Magny Cours as the host of the French Grand Prix (and the FFSA confirmed this separately), but does not [...]
