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The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, Lake OconeeThis lakeside retreat features two furry friends for guests to snuggle with. Beau and Buddy, chocolate Labrador retrievers, will greet you at the concierge desk and are available for petting and playtime. After spending time with the adorable dogs, explore the shores of Lake Oconee by jet ski, boat, or kayak, then enjoy the 27,600 square foot spa.The Betsy HotelLocated in the heart of South Beach, this upscale boutique hotel is dedicated to arts, culture, and dogs. Guests are welcome (and encouraged!) to bring their own pups to enjoy the Miami sun. However, if you do…
On June 24, Turkey will hold early voting for its presidential and parliamentary elections. The elections take place amid significant macroeconomic turmoil. Inflation rose by more than 12% year-on-year in May, and the Turkish lira has fallen by nearly 20% against the dollar and euro since the start of the year. International analysts such as Moody’s have significantly reconsidered their growth forecasts. This macroeconomic deterioration follows a general deterioration in the quality of Turkey’s economic and political institutions. Amid ongoing concerns about the strength of the Turkish economy, what can be said about how the ruling Justice and Development Party…
The Syrian crisis is now in its eighth year. More than 3.5 million people displaced by violence in Syria have sought refuge in Turkey. The numbers are growing by about 1,000 per day due to births and new arrivals. They join more than 500,000 asylum seekers and refugees from other countries. Despite Turkey’s sometimes stiflingly difficult political environment, civil society organizations and local governments are implementing promising projects designed to address the challenges of integrating these people. What is needed now is a long-term national strategy and greater international burden-sharing. Key actors: cities and civil society Municipalities are at the…
Stress, spicy foods and lack of sleep are just some of the issues that can be a problem for travelers with IBS. Before you pack your bags, try these tips for a worry-free and symptom-free trip.Traveling with IBS can be uncomfortable to say the least.Rachel Pauls, a Cincinnati-based female pelvic medicine specialist, struggles with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and has struggled with traveling countless times.During one business dinner, she moved food around on her plate because she knew the food would trigger her IBS symptoms.During a trip to an all-inclusive resort with her family, she ate only scrambled eggs and…
Yazmin Ukhelou was photographed leaving a plastic surgery clinic in Turkey with her face covered in bandages.The Towie beauty covered her nose and upper lip with white bandages after reportedly having a “secret nose job” and headed out into the sunshine whilst holding on to a female friend. Yazmin Ukelou was photographed leaving a cosmetic surgery clinic in Turkey. Photo credit: Splash News Yazmin was seen holding onto her friend’s arm as she left the clinic after undergoing a “secret nose job.” Photo credit: Splash NewsThe 23-year-old appeared a little dizzy as she left the clinic and at one point…
Care coordinators have positioned themselves well to ease this anxiety. Essentially medical travel agents, these providers help surgery-seekers plan and facilitate every step of their trip and seem to have no problem convincing even the most frugal patients that coordination services are essential. Anavara Health & Wellness offers visa and passport arrangements, flight reservations, airport meet-and-greets, ground transportation, accommodations, sightseeing services, interpretation services, concierge services, hospital liaison, and more. Cell phones are also provided in the vehicles that transport patients to and from the airport and hospital so that they can update loved ones at home on their progress if…
Walking through Taksim Square, the heart of modern-day Istanbul, you will see groups of men wandering around with bandages on their heads or with bright red marks on the tops of their heads shaped like boomerangs stretching from temple to temple.They are a testament to one of Turkey’s fastest-growing industries. Despite a major decline in tourism overall in recent years, Turkey has become a destination for medical tourists seeking hair transplants. Emin Çakmak, chairman of Turkey’s Medical Tourism Development Council, told Turkish newspaper Hürriyet that some 750,000 medical tourists visited Turkey last year, and about 60,000 arrive each year for…
A Doral woman died Wednesday after undergoing surgery at Vanity Cosmetic Surgery in Westchester. According to the clinic, Maria Christian, 32, went into cardiac arrest toward the end of the abdominal surgery and was rushed to Kendall Regional Hospital. Doctors were unable to revive the woman. “She was always trying to help people, always doing her best. She was a wonderful person,” her sister, Carolina Flor, said Thursday, fighting back tears. “Now all she’s left with are her children and her husband. They were a wonderful family.” Vanity Plastic Surgery released a statement on Thursday, offering its deepest condolences to…
I replied, in my simplistic Turkish, that to me this sounded like a threat: either cover your head or rape can happen. The driver protested in ornate phrases that nobody was threatening anyone, that to speak of threats in this situation was unfitting, that he could tell from my smiling face that I was a good and trusting person, but that the world was an imperfect place, that some men were less like humans than like animals, and that it was best to send clear signals about what one was or wasn’t looking for. Then he left me at the…
Hair transplants are a billion-dollar industry in Turkey, with around 350 clinics in Istanbul alone and around 5,000 people travelling to the country every month to get more luxurious hair.It’s a strange world, one that photographer Emanuele Satori makes clear in his fascinating series “Turkish Hair Farms.” He visits operating theatres, where bright lights shine on scalps prepared for surgery, and the streets, where patients play tourists with their families after their operations. “It’s quite normal to see bandaged men visiting museums, walking the streets or eating in restaurants,” says Satori. “They’re either alone, with their wives and children or…