Sunday, September 27, 2009
Vogue and a runny nose
Runny nose, sore throat, headache, dizziness, nausea, you name it, I've got it. And no, I'm not going to post a picture of this decidedly unglamorous state of affairs, or maybe I will, later, just for laughs. This cold seems to be a souvenir from my coach trip as quite a few people were sneezing...
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Saturday, September 26, 2009
When did you last walk your chicken?
Even on the long coach journey and with all the stress, I couldn't stop looking out the window to see if I discovered something worth while to look at. After all, that's what dedicated travelers do, isn't it? When we came through the town of Söke which is famous for its fruit and vegetable market,...
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The quintessential anti climax!
I have just made if back from Istanbul and absolutely have to tell you what happened after all the excitement and broo-haha. I made it to my appointment on time after 12 hours of no sleep on the coach. The first surprise was, that all the stuff in the US consulate was Turkish and the first language...
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
On a mission!
First, thanks so much for all your lovely comments on the video. And a special thank you to adnohr who read my novel and liked it. I start feeling that I'm really going places. Today, except for bogit is not a day of writing, only reading. The reason is, that I'm far too nervous and the reason for...
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009
A challenge I couldn't resist!
Some time ago, I happened upon this travel job of a lifetime. I'm still not 100% sure if this is for real or just a scam, but as they didn't ask for any kind of sensitive information, I thought, why not? Let's give it a try. First step however is to submit a promotional video of yourself, which...
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Monday, September 21, 2009
Sinking..but so happy
The sinking refers to my guide to galicia. It's slipped to about #10 and I won't win the competition as the front runner has about 200 votes and I have 20. But, I'm happy like pig in "charco". Because: each and every of the 20 votes was a heartfelt support, mostly from my blogit friends with lovely...
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Sunday, September 20, 2009
Well, well, vogue is back!
Trust me, don't ever try to stay away from blogit. It just doesn't work. My suscription expired and I thought: might as well go a month without. Do other things, write, join facebook, network in other places etc. I did all that, but then I had nowhere to tell about it. Dead boring! So, my absence...
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Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Who loves "The Great Gatsby"?
I for one do. It's one of my favorite novels, followed by "Of Mice and Men". And I am a great fan of Scot Fitzgerald, having a penchant for writers with troubled souls. They produce such rich work. So, I was pleased when the image of the valley of ashes suddenly took shape in my mind when I visited...
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Going underground in Istanbul
Full moon over, I'm my old self again, writing and sorting my many picture.s In the course of which I came upon another adventure in Istanbul which I would like to share with you. It's going underground - to visit the huge water reservoir, known as the Basicila or Byzantium cistern of Istanbul. And...
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Saturday, September 5, 2009
Are ther other "lunatics"?
By this I do not mean crazy people, but blogit friends who are affected by the full moon. I tell myself it's all in the imagination, but sure enough, comes a full moon, I can't sleep. All day I feel restless, sluggish, indecisve and just plain bad. That situation lasts for three days and then I am...
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