Just about 50 years ago, needing money to support my family — my novels weren’t bestsellers — I had the idea of taking the longest train trip imaginable and writing a travel book about it.

I like to fly through Istanbul when going to Europe. Everyone has their preferred route. For example, on a recent trip to Athens, my friend and I ended up flying different airlines as he is loyal to ...

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The meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, was set up at short notice on President Putin's behest, but he declined a challenge from Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet him in person and instead sent relatively ...

But plans changed quickly after political headlines made their way into travel choices. Instead of going ahead with trips to Turkey or Azerbaijan ... If you had Istanbul on your list, Greece ...

Talks in Istanbul, Turkey lasted just over 90 minutes (Photo: Ukraine Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Russia also took note of Ukraine's request for a meeting of Presidents Putin and Zelensky ...

The negotiations, held in Istanbul’s Dolmabahce Palace and mediated by a Turkish team, took place after a turbulent two days cast doubt over whether the meeting would take place at all.

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In Istanbul, a Ukrainian delegation led by Defense ... by Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet face-to-face in Turkey. Zelenskyy accused Moscow of not making a serious effort to end ...

Russian and Ukrainian negotiators met in Istanbul, Turkey on Friday for their first direct peace talks in over three years. Russian and Ukrainian negotiators convened in Istanbul for their first ...

More Arda Kucukkaya/Turkish Foreign Ministry/Getty Images Turkey's foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, wished Ukrainian and Russian delegations "good luck" as peace negotiations started in Istanbul.