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Istanbul Hotels – Radisson Blue at the Airport

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Jawwad

When the Turkish airline shuttle drops you off at the Radisson Blu airport hotel at 10 pm at night, you think that you have been dumped at yet another airport hotel. But that is before your monring walk when you discover that you are right next to a Metro station and the Metro station is…

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Istanbul – Sultan-Ahmet-Hagia-Sofia-and-Bosphorus Cruise

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Jawwad

Sultan Ahmet Suites, Nida’s selection of a place for us to crash for four days was perfect in many ways. Lots of space for four kids to romp around, central location (the Sultan Ahmet Mosque, Hagia Sofia, Topkapi Palace and cheap as well as expensive food were all a short walk away). Unlike a hotel…

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Turkey: Antalya – the city with many faces

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Jawwad

Antalya the city has many faces. Its warm in the Sun and cooler in the shade. The first face that we saw was suburban Antalya, outside the humdrum of the old city, the markets, the grand bazar. Set besides Duden park it was a modern retirement home for the Turkish expat community with a small…

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Turkey review: Antalya waterfalls – the upper Duden waterfalls and the nature park falls

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Jawwad

The Upper Duden Waterfall or Duden Selale in Turkish is quite close to Lara Beach, right next to the riverside Duden Park (which was right next to the Karahan Family home, our base station for the next five days). We were lucky that Hasan’s father took us to the waterfall park on day one so that…

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Turkish airline review: How not to travel to Turkey via Turkish airline

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Jawwad

So you are flat broke and have been working crazy hours for the last two years. Things have been really difficult and while a vacation and break from the madness I know as work-life balance would be nice, it is certainly not something on my mind or in my budget. After all I owe an…

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Stranded in Istanbul

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Jawwad

So after being on the road for about 15 years, it finally happened last night. With 3 kids in tow, Turkish airline bumped us off our scheduled confirmed booked flight to Karachi. Interesting experience that needs to be written about in a lot more detail.

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The Alchemy Risk Management Solution Matrix

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Jawwad

10 years ago the risk function at a mid size regional bank was complex enough. Recently though when we put together our risk solution matrix, I realized how complex our world as risk managers has become. Gone are the days when we could survive in silos or get away with just being a credit or…

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Reboot – Now available on the Apple iphone store

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Jawwad

Thanks to Vahzay, the Ebook edition of Reboot is now available from the Apple itune store for a nominal price.

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Singapore-Nature-Treks: Return to Bukit Timah

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Jawwad

After 5 days of the Alexandra Arch to Faber point trek every morning, on the sixth day we set off for Bukit Timah. It had been 18 long months since I had last experienced the best free entertainment in Singapore. It was time to return to the trail to see if I could still surive…

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Singapore Morning Walks – Alexandra Arch to Faber Point and back through Forest Walk, Henderson Waves and Faber Point

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Jawwad

I have always had a soft spot for SP Jain’s Singapore campus off Hyderabad Road and Alexandra, immediately after Hort Park and the imposing Alexandra Arch. It is a beautiful colonial heritage building that once upon a time belonged to the Nizam of Hyderabad and was then designated as an educational campus earlier in this…

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