The New Riverside Museum

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BY BURCIN MERTCAN Glasgow’s Riverside Museum is the UK’s newest and most exciting visitor attraction, home to the transport, engineering and shipbuilding legacy that made Glasgow great. The Riverside Museum is an architectural masterpiece, designed by British-Iraqi, Zaha Hadid.  Her company was picked from 140 submissions to build the £74 million Riverside Museum. The 74 million museum [...]

Stressed?

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BY BURCIN MERTCAN      Stress is a word that is used frequently, but what exactly is it? Stress plays a key role in part of our daily living. Everyone experiences stressful times in their life especially during difficult emotional or psychological times. How does stress show-up? Worrying about deadlines or anxious about not being able to [...]

Best Historical Places to Visit in Istanbul

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BY BURCIN MERTCAN Napoleon once said:  “If earth was a single state, Istanbul would be its capital.” Turkey is a spectacular country full of history, ancient monuments and natural wonders. Once home to the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires, Turkey is littered with wonderfully preserved ancient sites. The most beautiful landmark is the Blue Mosque. Founded [...]

Five Star rating in Scotland

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By Burcin Mertcan It has been revealed that  Hotel Missoni has become the first recipient of five-star rating in Scotland for four years. The Hotel is the first in the world, opened by Milan based fashion with its own unique styles, waves, stripes and zigzags. Missoni is admired by many celebrities, Jennifer Lopez, Demi Moore, [...]

2010 Hogmanay with Off Kilter at Edinburgh

Image courtesy of Ruth Finally, Press and PR Manager

BY BURCIN MERTCAN Despite the tram works on Edinburgh’s Princes Street the Hogmanay celebrations are going to be projected smoothly. Edinburgh’s trams project could end up £200m over budget. The trams project started on Princes Street, on 21 February  2009 and it will last until the end of November 2009.  The Edinburgh’s trams project is [...]

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