Brenda Farrell | Luxury & Lifestyle Travel

It’s been a while since I posted anything other than on Facebook and Twitter.  As September approached, I found myself absorbed not only in paperwork for my clients who would be visiting Turkey in September and October but I also wanted to read more about the off-the-beaten-track places we would [...]

As Turkey becomes a more popular destination for North American travellers, so interest in Turkish cuisine is picking up and we are seeing more Turkish influences in local food stores, cafes and restaurants. Several people have written to ask if I will be leading a culinary tour of Turkey in [...]

Istanbul, 2010 European Culture of Capital, will host world-famous Muslim Jazz musicians during Ramadan. The festival, aptly name Jazz in Ramadan, will bring together Jazz and Muslim musicians during the holy month of Ramadan. J azz in Ramadan will take place in Istanbul between 14-31 August in two beautiful historic [...]

“Today’s Zaman” reports a wedding rush in Turkey as couples line up to wed before the start of Ramadan.  Store owners throughout Turkey are said to be “happy” with pre-marriage sales and no wonder;  the size of the marriage market in Turkey has reached a whopping 6 billion TL (about [...]

As Summer places its wonderfully welcome grip firmly on Vancouver, the thought of yachting in the Aegean is tantalizing. If you love to sail, you may want to know about the the 5th International Aegean Yacht Rally, organized by Setur Marinas, from July 18 and 30 2010. I can think [...]