Friday, 24 Jun 2022 | Views [151]
My all time favourite drink on this planet, or in this universe, is something unique. It's not a glass of wine, a Red Bull, or a strong coffee, but...Turkish tea in its special tulip-shaped glass called an ince belli . Nine years ago I came to Istanbul ... Read more >
Friday, 22 Mar 2013 | Views [3074]
A steamy Turkish bath would be the highlight of this blustery Istanbul day! After a delicious breakfast Ali and I set out, and I had to find a place to stay for the next couple of nights because he told me his flatmates didn't like me staying there; ... Read more >
Tags: baths, culture
Thursday, 21 Mar 2013 | Views [1697]
This morning I woke up fairly late at 9:30, which is extremely late for this journey. In Ethiopia I was up everyday by about 7 AM but sometimes much earlier. These days it's known as Istanbul but I'd visit one landmark built during the days of Constantinople ... Read more >
Wednesday, 20 Mar 2013 | Views [1617]
Onto the metro of İstanbul I go and suddenly I feel like I'm back in civilization. After two tough months in Ethiopia and Somaliland I feel like I'm reborn and back into a land where I can go to Burger King and Starbucks and it's actually cool enough ... Read more >
Wednesday, 20 Mar 2013 | Photo Gallery
Turkısh delight on a moonlit night
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