The snow storm also had me say repeatedly that we had snow days every year in Istanbul. This always leads to a disbelief in whoever I tell. Yes, Istanbul is not a city with eternal warmth. Not that I knew Read More …
Part 1: 1001 Turkish Nights (or more like 1750 to be exact) On 16 September 2010 I took the afternoon flight from Düsseldorf to Istanbul. A Thursday. I had waited for weeks for my German service passport with the visa Read More …
Since you ask every now and then about my tattoos, I thought I’d dedicate a whole post to them. I have four tattoos in total (so far) and I got my first one only when I turned thirty. I consider Read More …
Happy Valentine’s Day! In my mind Turkey is always romantic, full of big love, big fights, a little sappy. I still believe that Turkey is the country where the greatest love stories are spun, but they also create the saltiest Read More …
After work I drove to Watertown today to do some food shopping in one of the Armenian shops. There are actually three shops next to each other. Now that I have my car they are easy to reach. Before, I Read More …