Tag: Expat Adventures
Istanbul’s Bosphorus and Golden Horn are the life blood of the city
Of all the memories of my recent Istanbul trip, The Bosphorus and Golden Horn will linger the most. These waterways personify the energy of the city.
Turyol Bosphorus Tour & Traditional Ferry Service, Istanbul
The Turyol Ferry Service is an alternative to the IDO city ferry service, and runs more of less along the same routes – but their ferries are more modern, and their service, more frequent, as well as faster.
Writing Travel Itineraries for money
You may be the most ardent Independent traveller, but have neither the time nor inclination to invest in pre-travel research and would prefer to take the easy route by purchasing a self-guided tour itinerary from unanchor.com
My Fortune Cookie: You will step foot on many foreign lands
Istanbul Travel Guide review and summary. The 4 books I bought before I visited Istanbul for the first time.
Overcoat for your umbrella
England is synonymous with rain. It’s the reason I left. That – and the cold. Living in LA is appealing…
Consumerism 101: St. Patrick’s Day in the U.S.
One of life’s mysteries of being an Expat in America, is the fervant celebration of St. Patrick’s Day! On March 17th every…
Blogging in southwest Turkey: The tales that wag the blogs
Foreign bloggers share their amusing and poignant thoughts, tongue-in-cheek observations and tales of personal experiences of the country they call home
Kicking off the creative process
The session ended with the creation of a contract, that we all signed. There was a selection of pens. I signed with orange ink – well it is my favourite colour. I should have had my lawyer read the contract first, apparently I’ve agreed to do the chicken dance if I’m late to the weekly session.
Trip Planning
Just spent the last couple of weeks learning more about flight routes in and out of Turkey than I think…
Young Storytellers Foundation
Young Storytellers is a 9 weeks as a script writing mentor — to a 5th grader! So for 1 hour, 1 lunchtime a week I’ll be helping a kid live his or her Hollywood dream.
Fiery Chili Pepper Chutney
Inspired by Jamie Oliver, but tweaked by Roving Jay Forget the Branston! This chutney is the perfect accompaniment to any…
How the world’s cities have fared since the financial crisis hit in 2007
Daily Chart in the November edition of the Economist. The Brookings Institution and the London School of Economics surveyed 150 worldwide metropolitan…
Winter Solstice
In the Northern hemisphere, tonight is the longest night of the year – the Winter Solstice. In ancient Europe, this…
A Toasted slice of NY in LA
I had an out-of-state experience yesterday. I spent 2 years living in Manhattan, and have many vivid memories of my early days…
Colour Theory in Parliament
“Seek the strongest colour effect possible. The content is of no importance” Henri Matisse
Turkish Reading List
My Turkey reading list, and I’ll post my critique of them as I plough through them
Turkish Coast: Bodrum to Marmaris Review
“Let your mind start a journey thru a strange new world. Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before. Let your soul take you where you long to be…Close your eyes let your spirit start to soar, and you’ll live as you’ve never lived before.”
