Sounds like a really nice itinerary, too bad it's at the time of year when we can't travel.

Joanna, I too was in Venice 35 years ago! In my case I was doing my backpacking year around Europe.

Cross your fingers for the Four Seasons in Istanbul. It's in the right neighbourhood for a 2-day stay. I did not stay there, but we stayed in the Sultanahmet, which for a first visit to Istanbul, is the right neighbourhood to be.

Wendy
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Booked: Uniworld Egypt, 2015
Tauck Amsterdam to Budapest, 2016
Paul Gauguin, Societies & Tuamotus 2016