Please call me Valentina Tereshkova, because after my recent trip to Turkey I feel like the first woman to travel to space. Hot air ballooning over Cappadocia is like gliding over the surface of the moon. The jagged rocks - known as fairy chimneys - jut out at sharp...

Bombs. Explosions. Terrorist attacks. Watching the news really makes you wonder - is it safe to travel to Turkey? I'll be honest - when I was invited to visit Istanbul this November, I had to think about it for a minute. Was this the right time to go? Should...