Ephesus vs Hierapolis: Seeking The Secret Amphitheater
Can a giant amphitheater at a well-known tourist attraction feel like a secret? Well, it depends on where…
August 3, 2013
World Music Wednesday!
Even before I could travel the world, I would listen my way around it. One of my many…
July 31, 2013
The First Six Months
Time flows, warps, meanders, confounds. I blink and suddenly I’ve been abroad for six months. Whoosh. The months…
July 29, 2013
Izmir: Turkey’s Laid-Back City
Istanbul is wild, bursting, complex; not unusual for a giant city with 15 million people packed together. It’s…
July 27, 2013
A Mosque-Crawl Through Mimar Sinan’s Masterpieces
Istanbul’s most swoon-worthy architecture tends to be old. Mosque, hamams, fountains, fortresses; these are the things that become…
July 24, 2013
A Film Disaster
The worst thing that can happen to a film photographer has happened to me. Two rolls of film…
July 22, 2013
Turkey’s Cotton Castles: Perfect Pamukkale
The first time I saw the pictures, I thought, This can’t be real. Pristine snow-white hills, pale turquoise…
July 20, 2013
How To Visit A Mosque in Istanbul
I love visiting churches, mosques, and synagogues when I travel, but sometimes places of worship can be a…
July 17, 2013
My Roommate Makes Monsters
My roommate builds creatures. Gozde is a sculptor. Her works are offbeat, off-kilter, corporeal. She has a large…
July 16, 2013
Sometimes It’s Hard To Be Far Away
Sometimes, the distance between my home in Turkey and my family in the US feels so far. I…
July 11, 2013