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Now that summer is over and the millions of half-naked tourists have gone home, the Turkish locals come out again and I never tire of watching faces, attitudes, postures and the particular brand of fashion Turkish women wear. They combine just about anything: flowers, stripes, polka dots, sequins,... Sign in to see full entry.

I love dogs and I am delighted to find Rocco the bullpit, who doesn`t really know what he is, here on blogit, together with everybody else who is fond of dogs. Unfortunately, given my lifestyle, I can`t have a real dog,because I can´t drag the poor mutt from Miami to Turkey and everywhere else in... Sign in to see full entry.

I love ariala's pictures of her outings and excursions and the way she often includes a pic of herself, sitting on a rock, in a meadow etc. My neigbours and I went out for an icecream yesterday evening, now that the holidays in Turkey have come to an end and one can breath quietly again. My digital... Sign in to see full entry.

On my recent rip to the market, armed with my brand new camera - I don`t go anywhere without it these days - I couldn´t resist to take this picture of an old Turkish lady who was rummaging around to find some cucumbers to put into her very own brand of shopping bag. Fortunately, as you can see, she... Sign in to see full entry.

Hallo all my friends out there! I hope you haven`t forgotten me. I am back, sooner as expected, still in Turkey, but all internet problems behind me, because I reverted to the old fashioned way, i.e. Telephone line with Turkish Telecom and internet connection "out of the wall". No more funny... Sign in to see full entry.

Whılst I stıll can and untıl my suscrıptıon expıres I wısh to thank you all for your many good wıshes. Trust me I will mıss you too, but I wıll make up for ıt ın November. BC-4 suggested I take a paddle boat back to the States. I might be very very tempted to take up that suggestıon. Just ımagıne... Sign in to see full entry.

I am sorry to say that I have to leave for a few months. Turkcell is to blame. The connection ıs just so unreliable and gobbles up money which then vanishes into thin aır. There ıs of course the ınternet cafe but I cannot download pictures, so what ıs the point of writing about travel? However, in... Sign in to see full entry.

Summer season ıs ın full swing and the tourısts are descending ın droves, our lıttle complex ıncluded. Plenty of opportunıty to observe, what they do all day, or rather don't do. Yes, the favorıte occupatıon with the Britısh (whıch most of them are) ıs to lıe motıonless ın the sun, bakıng themselves... Sign in to see full entry.

Last year I attended a Turkish wedding which was very top notch; in Turkish parlance that means European style. There were plenty of Turkis elements, like the dance of the fathers, showering the bride with money and pinning gold coins on her, but otherwise just a great glamorous do. This year we... Sign in to see full entry.

With the Turkish language that is. Yesterday I went briefly to the internet cafe. It was early and the cafe was still closed, but the shop next door, run by a very nice lady whom I had exchanged greeting with before, was open. She rushed out, brought me a chair and a glass of the inevitable tea to... Sign in to see full entry.