Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Could I have spread the travel bug?
It may be a coincidence or it may be that I didn´t pay that much attention to travel blogs, journals and pictures before I started on my Turkey-reporting enterprise, but it seems to me that recently more and more fellow bloggers take to doing the same. Could I possibly flatter myself of having...
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Monday, June 16, 2008
Travel schedule
I thought I might give you an overview of what my travel plans are to make the most for my 4 months in Turkey. Getting a tan and chilling out by the pool is NOT a priority, exploring the country, its culture and art treasures and getting to know its people by improving my knowledge of the turkish...
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Turkish Delight
This is an entry particularly for auslandr becuse a. she already has a belly dancer belt and b. suggested I make the pictures bigger. So did greenfield and I tried my best. For everyone else who cares to have a look, this is a fascinating shop in the bazaar of Kushadasi and there was no way could I...
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Credit card - a status symbol
Here ıs another lıttle tıtbıt of observatıon from Turkey. It has subconscıously for some tıme provoked my interest how very much the Turks like to use their credıt cards. Of course this is nothing unusual in the USA and several but not all parts of Europe, but the sıght of an old man in baggy pants...
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Sunday, June 15, 2008
Finally a picture for you!
There is a lot of truth in the saying that one nevr should give up. I have finally got the hang of putting my pics from camera to computer to blogit to text for you to see and admire. Naturally my, at least in my opinion, best comes first, the image of the old Turkish lady I got so sneakily on my...
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Saturday, June 14, 2008
Tragedy so close to home
Here I am sitting snugly in my nice little complex, enjoying the good life, the pool, the sunshine and less than a mile away a human tragedy taks place. What happened is, that illegal immigrants start making an impact in Turkey as ell. Boatpeople from as far away as Somalia escape under...
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Friday, June 13, 2008
Handiwork accomplished
Please forgive me for bragging, but I am quite proud of recent achievements. Mind you, not in any intelectual way, rather manually, but just the same. Turkish internet system beaten - for the time being anyway, digital camera bought and used ith great joy and, yesterday, I painted my railings and...
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Thursday, June 12, 2008
Before I get thrown out again..
Making use of an unexpected window just a very quıck and bıg THANK YOU to all my friends out there ın bloggerland for your good advıce and encouragement. I hope to be up and running normal tomorrow then I can tackle the photo uploadıng. Greetıngs and blessings!!!
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Back to square 1 - and a new addictıon discovered
Dear friends, guess where this post comes from? Yes, my toothless friend's internet cafe. At least he is pleased that I am back! And why AM I back? because the Turkish technology is devious! I paid my top up for the SIm card, went home, was allowed to use the net connectıon for about 10 minutes and...
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Monday, June 9, 2008
Real Turkey - found!
The first success of the day is that I am in business at home again. I topped up my sim card and that was the whole mystery. Next time I wont listen to the shop assistant's advice, just top up every week and I will be fine. Next is what this post is all about. My favorite sandals had slackend a bit...
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