The majesticHotel Les Ottomans, with its dazzling interiors, was once the palatial Muhsinzade Mehmet Pasha Mansion, occupying 48,728 square feet of land. The posh hotel, in the heart of Istanbul, is located at the north end of Halide Hanim Korusu park, on the west bank of the Bos...
This show happened to not only be my introduction to the Durrell family but also to the island of Corfu. Located just off the west coast of Greece, Corfu sits close to the mainland in the Ionian Sea. It is nicknamed the Emerald Island because it has a large amount of green olive trees...
Ella Fitzgerald is one of a small number of singers who is able to sing the verse introduction to a standard with any skill and conviction. She makes these introductions shine. And then, of course, there is the magnificent Duke Ellington Song Books (also part of the series) and this is ...