Getting inspired by a spot of armchair travel
I’m still a bit tired and travel weary and, apart from that stuck at home for about another week or two. This is because I have to wait for the replacement of one credit card and my driving license...
View ArticleGlamourgranny is going east
Maybe it’s not the most glamorous trip I have ever undertaken, but certainly one which makes me jump with excitement. On Tuesday I’m off to the extreme South East of Turkey close to the border with...
View ArticleMy favorite Turkish art and crafts
Turkey and carpets seem to be something of a synonym. It’s true, there are beautiful specimens around, particularly those made of silk, but after the umpteenths carpet dealer has jumped out at you,...
View ArticleGoodbye Turkey – hallo Spain!
The big move is just around the corner. After nearly six years, living on and off on Turkey’s Aegean Sea coast, it’s time to move on. My nomadic nature claims a radical change of scenery, country and...
View ArticleThe never ending marvels of Turkey’s East
The beauty of travel is to come upon unexpected places. Before setting off, I do a certain degree of research, but I leave myself wide open to surprises, more often than not pointed out to me by...
View ArticleMardin – the window to Mesopotamia
You can take that title literally. I looked out of the window of my hotel room and there it was: the land of my dreams, the Sea of Mesopotamia, as they call it, stretching out endlessly, all the way to...
View ArticleSaffron Monastery near Mardin/Turkey
I may have changed countries recently, but that doesn’t mean I have forgotten the many fabulous trips I undertook across the country or will not, one day, return to see what I have left out. Those...
View ArticleThe tradition of gold- and silversmiths in Turkey
I wouldn’t be a glamour granny worth my bling if I weren’t interested in gold and silver jewelry. No better country than Turkey to indulge in that passion, where the art and craft of gold- and...
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