Vacation Guide To Istanbul, Turkey October 13, 2015 / 8:00 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh Istanbul straddles two continents, Asia and Europe, and has been a bustling metropolis for centuries.

Welcome to Istanbul (not Constantinople), the legendary city where East meets West, where Europe and Asia collide. It’s been the epicenter of clashes between civilizations for centuries. There ...

My favourite monument in Istanbul is the Aya Sofya. The minute we walked into the dim expanse of the church-turned-mosque-turned-secular-tourist-attraction, the atmosphere gripped me. I remember ...

Istanbul straddles two continents, Asia and Europe, and has been a bustling metropolis for centuries. What was once the capital of the Byzantine and Ottoman empires, Istanbul is now a unique place ...