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Ode to all the devote dogs of Baltalimanı
For the days I manage to wash my hair with conditioner and rinse with shampoo there are always the chorus of dogs in the neighborhood howling along with the ezane. (The mosques all have speakers...
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Who do I know named Kim?
Thought I'd share this rookie mistake. It happened the first week, an oldie, but still good: When I got to Istanbul, one of the first things I did was get a phone. As a foreigner, I am only allowed to...
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Parrots in Paradise
The first week that I arrived, I looked out the window to see six papağan (parrot) perched on the tree outside of our apartment. I thought to myself, parrots in Istanbul? This is impossible! Maybe...
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Yesterday was my birthday, my first birthday in Turkey. It was a well-blended day of blessings and setbacks. I woke to a big pot of coffee, eggs and toast prepared by my fiancée. Yum! I got out of...
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How to make an Easter Centerpiece from random things in a pretty empty...
I know I am long overdue for an update here.... Easter in a predominantly non-Christian country made for an adventurous tale. It was also the first time we had dinner guests – mainly because we...
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Chicks dig it
A description does not do much justice – but the other day in the metro, there was a little boy on the corner selling little chicks. These chicks, there must have been 20 or so in a small box – they...
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Park in the middle of the city
On a walk the other day, I ventured north from my apartment along the seaside road - what might have been a routine walk gave way to a secret in the city. OK, not really a secret, but it seemed so...
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Dolphin Butt Sighting - Part 1
Last Saturday, in an effort to get some sun and prepare myself for becoming a turbo tourist while my little brother is here, I went on a Bosporus boat tour. The tour was on a municipality boat...
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There is no pic for this entry- if I were to shoot a picture of a gray wall, I am not sure it would add any value. Back in the states, I painted a few walls what was called, as all paint lines have...
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Back to Istanbul, back to blaaaahg*
Many of you have been reminding me to update this, and like many things, I knew I'd get to it 'eventually'. This eventually, became approx a year. So, I'll pick up at June this year. We arrived back...
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