On 27 December 2008 Curaçao hosted its second annual Global Nomad Salon. The event was organized by Janera in Landhuis Bloemhof and was made possible by Randolph van Eps, a partner at the law firm VanEps Kunneman Van Doorne, and the Fundashon Bon Intenshon of Greg Elias, owner of The United Trust Company.
Our Istanbul salon, held on the rooftop of the Four Seasons Sultanahmet last week, was a rousing success—and I’m not just saying that because I’m part of the JANERA.com team. The building itself and the setting alone—betwixt the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia, overlooking the oldest quarter of Istanbul on one side and the Sea of Marmara on the other—was enough to make for a memorable evening. The luxury hotel’s previous incarnation was the Ottoman prison where “Midnight Express” took place (and the retelling of that story by ex-prisoner Billy Hayes and filmmaker Oliver Stone colored the modern perception of Turkey ever since).
