Over the years the guest list has included powerbrokers,pop stars and princesses – from Kate Moss to Bill Gates to the late Princess Margaret.
Baklava is much loved around the world,but while its true origins are a mystery,there are some theories.
The Middle East’s first high-speed rail,opened in 1975,is now as sleek and modern as anything in France or Germany.
I’ve been soaped and scrubbed in bathhouses in Morocco and Spain many times,yet I’d never experienced one of the most famous types.
Historic Ankara,with its youthful population,still isn’t much of a tourist town – and that’s not a bad thing.
Culinary delights can be found in the most unlikely pockets of cities.
The residence of Ottoman sultans for 400 years,Topkapi Palace has everything from a sumptuous harem and jewelled robes to the earliest copy of the Koran.
Ephesus,a Greco-Roman trading city,gives you a fine impression of daily life in classical times.
If your idea of women-only travel is a group of 20-somethings on a girls’ spa tour,it’s time for a rethink.
Whatever you desire in a big city,you will find it. Here’s how to embrace (and survive) some of the world’s top megacities.