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Junk Food +1,300 Chefs + Edirne-Style Liver + Maya Food Entrepreneurs
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 6 February 2012
By Kimberly Strathearn, KF 16 Although you will find many familiar fast food restaurants in Turkey, I have never understood why they are popular. Turkish food is just too darn good. When I first started living in Turkey in 1998, there was very little western fast food, very little packaged junk food, and very little [...]
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Five Surprisingly Romantic Cities
Blog: Landlopers - 6 February 2012
Some cities you expect to be romantic; Paris has made billions of dollars on that premise alone. Other cities surprise you though with their ability to charm and to help create those special romantic moments between you and your loved one. Here are some of...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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Turkish Food - Camel Sausage
Blog: Turkey's For Life - 5 February 2012
Today was the 2nd Karaçulha Camel Wrestling Festival, just up the road from where we live. With just a 10 TL entrance fee and proceeds going towards the local school, we would have been negligent not to go again. Last year, we entered the 'arena' (read 'spare land') with trepidation and a little excitement at being able to witness an Aegean Turkish tradition we had never before seen.
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What am I doing here? Important Life Decisions
Blog: Vagobond.com - 1 February 2012
My wife seems surprised when I try to include her in making plans for our lives and tends to just tell me to make the decision and she will support it. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
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Istanbul: Exploring Çukurcuma
Blog: Turkey's For Life - 31 January 2012
There's always an area of any city that becomes the place to see, to be seen and to know about. While we were living in the UK in Manchester, this area was the Northern Quarter. In Istanbul, tucked away in the back streets of Beyoğlu is the old area known as Çukurcuma and, during the last couple of years, it's been impossible to ignore.
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A Trip to Istanbul’s Asian Side – Kadikoy
Blog: Vagobond.com - 31 January 2012
Istanbul is the only city in the world that sits in both Asia and Europe. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Let’s Talk Turkey
Blog: Ciao Bambino! - 30 January 2012
If it’s possible to be infected by a country ... I am. Ever since we returned from our trip to Turkey, I just can’t seem to let it go. I’ve supplemented my fascination by reading multiple historical and fictional books about this country. With beautiful cookbooks in hand, I’ve been whipping up wonderful Turkish dishes capped off by Turkish coffee. Although if truth be told, my family has about had it with this!
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The Feeling that is Istanbul
Blog: Vagobond.com - 30 January 2012
Istanbul is an emotional state more than a place. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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What am I doing here? Those Lovable Turks
Blog: Vagobond.com - 25 January 2012
Midnight Express, big Turkish mustaches, sodomy, the movie airplane and the mention of Turkish bath houses, more sodomy, drugs, Midnight Express again, Turkish delight, Narnia [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
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Escape of the Week: Goreme, Turkey
Blog: The Adventures of D - 25 January 2012
Escape of the Week: Goreme, TurkeyWelcome to the country where east meets west. A land entrenched in history, Whirling Dervishes, bazaars, spice-filled foods and a wide-range of landscapes to choose from. If you’re planning a [...]d travels 'round
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Datça Peninsula: Palamutbükü 8 Years On
Blog: Turkey's For Life - 24 January 2012
A little over 8 years ago, we were taken on a road trip to the Datça Peninsula for a short break with friends. It was November and Datça was deserted and beautiful. Just about everywhere we visited was closed up for the winter months, but we didn't mind as we were there to chill out for a few days and enjoy the solitude.
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Istanbul - A View From Galata Bridge
Blog: Turkey's For Life - 22 January 2012
Regular visitors to this blog will have worked out long ago that we're not big on covering all the main tourist sights of Turkey here. It's not that we don't want to! The problem is, we only started this blog a couple of years back when we'd already made numerous visits to Turkey and lived here on and off for 6 years. That meant we'd already been to many of the main haunts on the popular Turkey tourist trail pre-blog days and we'd like to keep everything as up-to-date as it possibly can be.
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Vagabond Hiker Scholar – Francis Tapon
Blog: Vagobond.com - 21 January 2012
If there is a modern day heir to the great traveler/scholar Ibn Batutta - I would say that Francis Tapon is the guy. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
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What am I doing here? Travel Blog Fairy Tales
Blog: Vagobond.com - 18 January 2012
Living in a hotel in Istanbul and publishing fairy tales...the writer's life for me. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Cold Turkey – Back in Istanbul Unexpectedly!
Blog: Vagobond.com - 16 January 2012
Going to Turkey isn't like travel for me - its like coming home. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Perks + Atatürk + My hero
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 11 January 2012
By Kim Strathearn, K16, Turkey Perks! Perks of some sort are a part of every job. Recently one of the loan officers brought back these cookie samples from a potential client. YUM! Mustafa Kemal Atatürk died at 9:05 a.m. on November 10, 1938 at the age of 57. He was the founder of the Turkish [...]
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Turkey's 19th-century Renaissance man
Blog: The Turkish Life - 6 January 2012
Osman Hamdi Bey's "The Tortoise Trainer"
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Eating in Sultanahmet: Tarihi Sultanahmet Köfteci
Blog: Turkey's For Life - 4 January 2012
Most tourists visiting Istanbul are likely to be staying in Sultanahmet - the area boasting Sultanahmet Camii (the Blue Mosque), Aya Sofya and Topkapı Palace - and of course, wherever there is a glut of tourists, it naturally follows that there is a glut of expensive souvenir shops, bars and restaurants.
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Check out the Muzungu’s Best of 2011!
Blog: Kampala Days (Diary of a Mzungu) - 1 January 2012
If 2011 was busy, 2012 looks set to be busier still! Here are a few of 2011′s highlights (if you don’t hate me by now …) TRAVELLING – Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Ethiopia, Turkey – and of course, Uganda. Kenya - The Naivasha Relay (84km from Nairobi to Lake Naivasha) is one of the highlights of Nairobi [...]
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Top 10 Travel Adventures for Vago in 2011
Blog: Vagobond.com - 31 December 2011
2011 was a great year for me in terms of travel, family, and work. While there were a huge number of experiences to choose from, here are my top ten favorite adventures that came from this incredible year.
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Hotels In Fethiye & Turkey
Blog: Turkey's For Life - 29 December 2011
A little claim to fame and some good news for Fethiye this morning as Trip Advisor placed the town on its list of 'destinations on the rise.' Whether that means the whole Fethiye region or just the town itself, we're not sure - but it's still nice to wake up to when a sizeable bunch of your friends rely on good tourist numbers in order to make a living. We'll see what the season brings.
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The A-Z of D Travels ‘Round
Blog: The Adventures of D - 26 December 2011
The A-Z of D Travels ‘RoundHappy 2012! Well, Happy 2012 a few days early. While everyone is either dragging themselves into work for the short week, or spending time on a lil’ holiday, I figured [...]d travels 'round
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Fethiye Weather - Four December Photos
Blog: Turkey's For Life - 22 December 2011
It's a question everyone asks: What's the weather like in Fethiye in _____? (Insert month). We all know July and August are scorchers on the Southwest coast of Turkey and rain or cloud is very rare. Spring and autumn are pleasant - our favourite time of year in fact - and winter can be anything from mild and sunny to stormy to just downright cold.
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23 Images of the Aya Sofia in Istanbul
Blog: Brooke vs. the World | RTW Travel Blog - 19 December 2011
The Aya Sofia is one of Istanbul's most prominent attractions. I had no idea, however, that it would be so big... or so awe-inspiring. Rather than try to fill this page with a huge list of cliches and overused expressions, I figured I'd let the images do the talking for me. Enjoy!23 Images of the Aya Sofia in Istanbul is a post from: Brooke vs. the World.
