Category: Tourism

Kas Revisited – what an Adventure?

My husband and I are preparing to return to Kaş - just west of Antalya on the Turkish Mediterranean.  I am really looking forward to it and hope to go paragliding again.Remember this?Below are the links to the stories I wrote from our last trip, over two years ago.  We were only there a few days.... Continue Reading →

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Antik Pazari – Asagi Ayranci

Ankara boasts a rather large antique bazaar.  It travels around the city and lands in my neighborhood, Asagi Ayranci, on the first Sunday of every month. I mentioned it briefly in an earlier post, "Junking," where I claimed it's "not that big."  Well, I am not sure if my perception has changed or the pazar... Continue Reading →

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Ramadan

Ramadan (Ramazan) has begun in Turkey.  Below are a couple of great blog posts about Ramadan, travel in Turkey during Ramadan, and tips on what you can do to support our Muslim friends who are fasting during this time. Ramazan in Turkey 2014 - by Earth Laughs in Flowers Turkey During Ramadan - by Far... Continue Reading →

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Photos of the Day

Each time I visit Germany, I find something I have really never seen before - nothing like I have seen before!  This time it was the bread machine at the market.  Freshly baked bread from a machine! I have no idea how it works.  Do they bake it and then put it in the machine?... Continue Reading →

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Pöç

I was surprised last night by a Turkish menu.  I didn't know most of the items on the small menu.  This rarely happens to me anymore. The star of the menu was Pöç.  It was basically the meat and fat surrounding the spine of a cow.  (They say the tail bone, but it looks like a... Continue Reading →

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A day at Kyrenia (Girne), Northern Cyprus

Kyrenia (Greek: Κερύνεια;Turkish: Girne) is a town on the northern coast of Cyprus, noted for its historic harbour and castle. Internationally recognised as part of the Republic of Cyprus, it is under the control of the de facto Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and capital of its Girne District. Once predominantly inhabited by Greek Cypriots, Kyrenia's population consists now largely of Turkish Cypriots, British people... Continue Reading →

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Bellapais Abbey, Northern Cyprus

After having spent time caring for my sister and just days before her death, my husband treated me to a weekend in Northern Cyprus.  I can't say it was a carefree weekend, but we did our best to enjoy it. Below are some photos from our our visit to Bellapais Abbey,  the ruin of a monastery... Continue Reading →

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