Slow travel. Eat Local.
2
Feb
During my trip around the world I’ve now logged 115 flight hours (not even including the many hours getting to and from airports plus doing the wonderful ‘arrive two hours ahead of time for international flights’ game) and I feel my time flying the friendly skies has given me enough research to compile this list […]
5
Sep
With the proliferation of the internet and WiFi, I have found myself sending a lot less postcards then on former trips. But when you’re on a ‘round the world’ tour like me, you will inevitably have to send some packages home from various countries. I’ve been fortunate to have a few friends visit me while […]
22
Jul
After living nearly three months in Turkey, one of my last weekends I was able to ‘do like the locals do’ and escape the oppressive heat of Istanbul for a lovely beach getaway. Bozcaada (pronounced Boze-jada) Island is one of only two inhabited Turkish islands in the Aegean amidst a sea of Greek Isles. It […]
22
Jul
An obvious bonus of staying put in one place for a long time is discovering the “real” Istanbul and its neighborhoods where people live, work, and play. Istanbul Off the Beaten Path The Lonely Planet guide book goes about as far as Taksim Square—the busy town center, so to speak, of Istanbul. It is here […]
13
Jul
In Turkish, the words for ‘thank you’ are ‘tesekkur ederim,’ pronounced tesh-e-koor eh-dare-em and a way to remember it is to say ‘tea, sugar, a dream.’ I just wanted to break out of the ‘writing mode’ for a second to thank everyone for their thoughtful responses to my last post. I was very touched by […]
9
Jul
I’ve been in Istanbul for more than two months now. As I teach English and wait for other jobs to materialize, I can’t help but wonder: should I stay or should I go? It’s that hard balance of world travel that I’ve become increasingly accustomed to. Many times I find myself caught between trying to […]
3
Jul
During my very first few days in Istanbul, it seemed that everyone I met could ‘help’ me in some way. Need a job? Need a place to stay? Need a carpet? Everyone offered up their assistance and if they couldn’t help, they had someone they would and did introduce me to. I heard that nearly […]
20
Jun
Sponsors? I wish I had sponsors. Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Okay, I’ve been gone almost nine months now and it’s time for a barometer check. Many have been asking questions and I guess it’s high time I had some answers. 1. What have your favorite places been so far? Thank god the question is plural because […]
12
Jun
My new hotel in Istanbul, the Alp Guesthouse, was a small and wonderfully charming place in this city of more than 12 million. In fact, urban sprawl has created an Istanbul larger in area than the state of Rhode Island and with a bigger population than Greece or Belgium. My hotel was made up of […]
22
May
Besides the amazing ancient towns all over Turkey, the landscape is rich with diversity—snow-capped mountains, sparkling Mediterranean beaches, and Gaudi-esque volcanic rock formations of Cappadocia. A sweet bonus for us during our entire tour was the fact that it was May, which meant beautiful, warm sunny days and cool, crisp nights untarnished by the smelly, […]
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