Lost in Translation
No, I’m not talking about the Bill Murray movie. I don’t have much to say about it, having never seen it! I’m talking about those moments when you chuckle to […]
Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar & Sultan Bayezid II Mosque
Now, at first, I was going to just include a bit about the Grand Bazaar in my general post on Istanbul, but I realized that it was such a highlight […]
Istanbul was Constantinople
OK, to start off, I had this old They Might Be Giants song stuck in my head for about 2/3 of this trip - just ask A, my travel companion, who […]
Another blog my readers might enjoy….
Well, readers, occasionally, if I stumble across another travel blog I enjoy, I share it with you all, and I’ve found one that I really like: Legal Nomads. Jodi is […]
Our Turkish Meze platter style trip
A Meze (sometimes spelled Mezze) Platter is a an assortment of small plates or appetizers, kind of on par with Spanish Tapas. It is served similarly to Ethiopian food, with […]
Hotel Review: DoubleTree – Old Town, Istanbul, Turkey
When my friend A and I left our friend’s wedding in Greece, we embarked on a tour of Turkey. We divided our travel planning responsibilities and I was in charge […]
An American-Cretan wedding extraordinaire!
After a few days in Athens, I headed to the airport to meet my friends who would be attending my friend M’s wedding in Crete with me. Some, like my […]
