May 27, 20232 minTravelEvenings in AthensAfter spending three days in Istanbul, I headed to Athens, Greece. This is what I saw when I got there... It might surprise you to know...
May 18, 20234 minTravelGalata TowerMy guide and I parted ways after visiting the Galata Mevlevi House Musuem—she to see her mother-in-law, and I to check out Galata Tower. ...
May 14, 20233 minTravelRumi's Whirling Dervishes“Silence is the language of God, all else is poor translation.” ― Rumi A trip to Istanbul is incomplete without mention of the 13th...
May 7, 20232 minTravelThe TünelIt might not look it in pictures, but the hill from Karaköy to the Beyoğlu district, past Galata, is quite steep. I walked it several...
May 4, 20233 minTravelAcross the Sea of MarmaraSay Istanbul and a seagull comes to mind Half silver and half foam, half fish and half bird. — Rahmi Eyuboglu, Turkish painter and poet...
Apr 30, 20233 minTravelFener and BalatAfter visiting the Patriarchate of Constantinople, my guide and I wandered around two of the oldest neighborhoods in Istanbul, Fener and...
Apr 23, 20233 minTravelThe Patriarchate of ConstantinopleMy third and final day in Istanbul started with a visit to the Patriarchate of Constantinople, or the Patriarchal Church of St. George,...
Apr 20, 20232 minTravelThe Turkish "Evil Eye"In addition to the amazing food in Turkey (more on that later), one of the first things I noticed in Istanbul were the Turkish Evil Eye...
Apr 16, 20234 minTravelThe Wisdom LineThis post is a little different than my recent ones. In it, I share the misadventures of my second full day in Istanbul. I didn't take...