An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy." So says Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness) to a young Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) in ...

Istanbul is often overlooked as an amazing place to travel! It is so cool, and you may have never known about it otherwise!

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The ever busy streets of Grand Bazaar not only offer some fine fabrics but are also home to exquisite delicacies. With 61 streets and more than 4000 shops, this tourist hotspot is a colorful labyrinth ...

Skip the gift shop - these ten craft markets are where real souvenirs come from.

With the rise of the empire, the bazaar thrived and by the 17th century it had taken on its current shape, giving the bazaar its Turkish name Kapalicarsi (Covered Market). Situated in Istanbul's ...

Dodging four men pushing a cart full of honeydew melons, I step out of the noisy traffic of Istanbul, pass through the horseshoe-arched door, and trade one commotion for another. Suddenly the air — ...

As historic buildings face being turned into hotels, the pursuit of tourist dollars will destroy what visitors come to see, say tenants of ancient market In Instanbul’s Grand Bazaar, where eager ...