After my ten hour bus ride from Ayvalik , returning from Lesvos to Istanbul, I decided it was time to switch to airplanes. When my friend arrived from Seattle with a two week time limit, we booked a flight from Istanbul to Nevsehir in Cappadocia. Arriving at the airport 11am, we went to check in […]
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Week 7 Greece Revisited.
It was raining and windy when the boat docked in Mytellini last week but immediately I felt I was back in Europe. Even though Greece is going through a financial crisis, and Turkey has a decent economy, the two countries are worlds apart. Greece is modern, Turkey is teetering between yesterday and today. Just as […]
Turkey revisited 2015
Turkey Revisited There are 20 million humans who live in greater Istanbul. The cobblestone streets are narrow, filled with cars and people hugging the edge of the gutter, everything going in both directions. Booking a room online with Airbnb, I chose the Taksim square area, hoping for more of a slice of Turkish life than […]
I am already in Douala
I am already in Douala and flying out tonight at 2am to Istanbul….i am revisiting places from my past.. turkey , greece and italy.. Week 5 Fundong On the corner near the new boulangerie in Douala, women sat on the curb selling peanuts, avocados and phone time. I doubt, after sitting on the ground all […]