Apr 19th, 2009 at 1:00PM: I never thought I'd have to write about a smoking ban in Turkey. It just struck me as one of a handful of locations that would never extinguish the flame. But, on July 19, the impossible will come to pass.
In part, it exists already. Since May of last year, smoking has not been permitted in Turkish taxes, malls, offices and ferries. Of course, the prohibition does not seem to have been taken ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Turkish smoking ban? Your survival plan
Apr 19th, 2009 at 1:00PM: I never thought I'd have to write about a smoking ban in Turkey. It just struck me as one of a handful of locations that would never extinguish the flame. But, on July 19, the impossible will come to pass.
In part, it exists already. Since May of last year, smoking has not been permitted in Turkish taxes, malls, offices and ferries. Of course, the prohibition does not seem to have been taken ...Reinforced cockpit safety doors may have had opposite effect in plane crash
Mar 2nd, 2009 at 10:00AM: File this one under "tragic". According to eyewitness reports who were involved in the recent accident of Turkish Airlines flight 1951, the first officer of the aircraft was alive, but badly injured when the plane hit the ground. Apparently, it took rescue workers 40 minutes to reach him, by which time he had passed away. The long delay was caused by the reinforced cockpit door, put in place ...Breaking news - Turkish Airlines plane crashes at Amsterdam Schiphol
Feb 25th, 2009 at 8:21AM: Details are only slowly being released, but a Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 has crashed at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. The plane was on its way to Amsterdam from Istanbul with 135 passengers on board. Flight number TK 1951 hit the ground before it was able to reach the "Polderbaan" runway. As for right now, CNN is reporting 9 dead and an unknown number of injured passengers. The plane went down ...Word for the Travel Wise (01/26/07)
Jan 26th, 2007 at 8:00PM: Hungry? Stop off at one of these to satisfy your taste buds with some Turkish treats. Today's word is a Turkish word used in Turkey: büfe - snack bar Prepare ahead of time by visiting this Turkish Class site. Membership is free and you'll get a lot more than some of the basics they already have listed. Online Turkish is good too, but you'll have to register and pay to get anything more than ...Word for the Travel Wise (12/11/06)
Dec 11th, 2006 at 8:00PM: My trip to Turkey just this past August was too short and not sweet enough. I had a five hour layover and took advantage of the little time to see the city with a friend of a friend who met me at the airport. It became apparent early on that I would need to return for an extended period of time if I were going to see any real action or experience the nightlife. I'm told to go back in May when the ...Word for the Travel Wise (10/11/06)
Oct 11th, 2006 at 8:00PM: With it being the Islamic holiday of Ramadan this month I figured this word should come-in-handy if you aren't already familiar with the term. To learn more about the holiday and the religious practice of fasting and what it means check out this Wikipedia piece. For all those celebrating - Have a happy Ramadan! (I think that's safe to say?) Today's word is a Turkish word used in Turkey: ezan - ...Word for the Travel Wise (08/30/06)
Aug 30th, 2006 at 8:00PM: So today I'm out and headed for Tajikistan by way of Istanbul. I can't tell you how very excited I am after weeks of waiting. As always I will do my best to report from the road, but you can assure I'll provide full detail afterwards. In the meantime I'm hoping to make good use of my long layover in Istanbul. Hmm, a hamam perhaps? Or maybe just a bite to eat somewhere... I'll be sure to let you ...Word for the Travel Wise (04/21/06)
Apr 21st, 2006 at 8:00PM: Earlier today I gave a brief mention to Rough Guides phrasebooks which I just
stumbled upon and still strikes me as odd when I've been to their site so many times in the past. Were my eyes not
open? Did I not care? In any event I decided to bring them up again for this evening's travel word session. If you took
note I said the publishers offer a tasty piece of language audio to feast your ears ...
