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A Personal Guide to the Book Shops of Istanbul
This article originally appeared on The Sublime Portal
Power outage? Determined not to go online today? Then there are plenty of good book shops in Istanbul other than the usual suspects of Remzi Kitabevi and D&R to keep you occupied. Why not discover the city by discovering it's hidden book treasures with this personal tour by erudite TSP member Fonzi Kermit.
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Alanya Turkey’s Mediterranean pirate and package-holiday capital
TERRY RICHARDSON for Today’s Zaman
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Finding music tuition in Istanbul
You've just moved to Istanbul, the kids are enrolled in school - now to find them a private piano/violin/drums/harpsichord tutor, just like they had back home. But you are now in Istanbul, and you will discover that good and affordable music tuition is difficult to find. Expect to pay anywhere between 80 and over 100 TL per lesson. Here is a cheaper way to go. Find a conservatory. Pick your teacher. After a while cut out the conservatory and arrange private tuition for less money.
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This article originally appeared on The Sublime Portal
Power outage? Determined not to go online today? Then there are plenty of good book shops in Istanbul other than the usual suspects of Remzi Kitabevi and D&R to keep you occupied. Why not discover the city by discovering it's hidden book treasures with this personal tour by erudite TSP member Fonzi Kermit.
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Alanya Turkey’s Mediterranean pirate and package-holiday capital
TERRY RICHARDSON for Today’s Zaman
| Soaking up the late afternoon rays on the long, fine sand curve of the town’s western beach, listening to the excited shrieks of kids frolicking in the gently washing waves, their parents sprawled out in relaxed rows on the bank of beach recliners behind them, it’s hard not to like Alanya, despite it being one of the most popular package and all-inclusive resort towns on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast. |
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Finding music tuition in Istanbul
You've just moved to Istanbul, the kids are enrolled in school - now to find them a private piano/violin/drums/harpsichord tutor, just like they had back home. But you are now in Istanbul, and you will discover that good and affordable music tuition is difficult to find. Expect to pay anywhere between 80 and over 100 TL per lesson. Here is a cheaper way to go. Find a conservatory. Pick your teacher. After a while cut out the conservatory and arrange private tuition for less money.
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