It’s Family Visit Time!
I haven’t been posting as often this week as I’d like to. But I have a great excuse:…
April 29, 2013
Browsing Tag
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That Sunny Sunday on Rumeli Feneri
Sometimes, I follow folks on adventures without fully figuring out where we’re going. I’m not lazy or irresponsible.…
April 25, 2013
RiverSing: A Celebration Of The Charles
This is a Flashback Friday, sort of. This has been a rough week for Boston, and I have been…
April 19, 2013
From Far Away, Experiencing The Boston Marathon Bombing
In the months leading up to my departure to Istanbul, my mother worried constantly about how close I…
April 16, 2013
The Istanblues
I first heard about the W-curve before I studied abroad in Prague. The W-curve refers to the phases…
April 15, 2013
A Day Exploring Cihangir
When I decided to move to Istanbul, I knew exactly which neighborhood I was going to live in:…
April 11, 2013
How Some Balloons Almost Got Me Shot
It began simply, with a twist of the fantastic. We were walking along the Moda Seaside on a…
April 4, 2013
We’re In This Together: The Shared Misery of Istanbul’s Traffic
In New York, it’s the prices. In Boston, it’s the weather. In Istanbul, the one thing everyone complains…
April 1, 2013
From Europe to Asia and Back Again: Riding Istanbul’s Ferry
Commuting in Istanbul can be a real hassle. Traffic is bad. Buses seem to keep irregular schedules. Luckily,…
March 27, 2013
Is Istanbul Beautiful?
“Istanbul, a universal beauty where poet and archeologist, diplomat and merchant, princess and sailor, northerner and westerner screams…
March 7, 2013