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Istanbul: Time to say Goodbye
Tuesday February 17 & Wednesday February 18, 2026 The weather gods were not on my side. In stark contrast to Monday, we woke up on Tuesday morning to high winds, rain, and low temperatures. By Tuesday evening there was snow in the air. it all lasted well into Wednesday completely thwarting my plans for exploring…
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Istanbul: The Spice of Life
Monday February 16, 2026 There were two definite goals for my stay in Istanbul: the Blue Mosque and the Spice Market. The former was closed for maintenance and repair three years ago and I was intent on purchasing spices from the market including saffron. It was an auspicious day as we set out on a…
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Istanbul, Constantinople, Byzantium…
Sunday February 16, 2026 It proved a beautiful day to travel. So much so, it seemed a waste of a day to spend it in a car. On the super highway from Izmir to Istanbul (and vice versa), it was an amazingly smooth five hour trip with possible top speeds of 190 kmph – legally!…
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Tempus fugit -Izmir
Saturday February 14, 2026 Happy Valentine’s Day! I know! I’m a week late in writing this post but better late than never! Saturday morning was vibrant with sunlight and a refreshing breeze s we set out to explore the city. Izmir is a growing modern metropolis with many historic features. One of those is its…
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Izmir: aka Smyrna
Friday February 13, 2026 Yes, we have uprooted ourselves once again and continued our nomadic journey to the third largest city in Türkiye. Not the most propitious date to be travelling perhaps but it was an easy journey. Here are a few parting shots of our place in Bodrum including a video by Mahmood. The…
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Pedasa & Windmills
Thursday February 12, 2026 The place we chose as our abode in Bodrum has a million dollar view of the castle, the twin bays and the city. It’s an exquisitely appointed apartment in a villa situated on a hillside in a gated neighbourhood west of the city centre. A vehicle is required to get there.…
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Eye has not seen, nor ear heard
Wednesday February 11, 2026 We moved from Datça to Bodrum on Tuesday, a trip of several hours so there were not a lot of photo opportunities. On the other hand, Bodrum has a castle that houses a fine museum collection of artifacts. Some of them of them come from a local archeological site. With the…
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Birthdays come but once per year…thankfully
Monday February 09, 2026 Because it was my birthday, I decided I wanted to sleep in, have a leisurely morning doing nothing followed by a late lunch in Datça and a final promenade along the waterfront. In other words, I said, shag it, I’m taking the day off! We walked eastward towards a high point…
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Marmaris
Sunday February 08, 2026 It was one of those days that my aunt from England would have described as “neither chalk nor cheese”. It would rain for five minutes and the sun would come out for fifteen, then more rain. So we decided to make the hour long trek to Marmaris, another port city on…
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Knidos: Where Aegean meets Mediterranean
Saturday February 07, 2026 The ancient ruins of the city of Knidos is an easy drive from the Datça area. The original site of kinds is thought to have been Datça and it later moved to its current location. It is an enormous archeological treasure rival Ephesus in terms of size. Walking the paths through…
Five Feet, Nine Inches Above Ground
A personal point of view…
Five Feet, Nine Inches Above Ground 