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July 27, 2011, 8 Comments

Istanbul’s Spice Bazaar, also known as Mısır Çarşısı, is one of those attractions visitors should put on their itineraries. Built in the 1660′s, the bazaar is one of those places which [...]

Turkish Camel

Escape of the Week: A Turkish Camel

July 12, 2011, 6 Comments

Turkey has some serious bus stops. Like, serious. These huge facilities greet thousands of visitors a day and come complete with restaurants, shops, p ...

The Jungle Princess joins the Adventure

September 17, 2010, 2 Comments

The first time I met Abby was in Las Vegas about four years ago. She was an editor and I was a publicist, so we had a few lunches and [...]

A love affair with Air-Con

September 14, 2010, 3 Comments

I lived in the desert for four summers. The sweltering hot, Las Vegas desert. When people would tell me it was worse on the East Coast, that at least ...

  • All aboard …
    August 20, 2010, 3 Comments

    It was way too early when I woke up to head to the Fez office to catch my bus. The sun had just risen and the clock hadn’t even pushed [...]

  • Playing tourist in Turkey
    August 19, 2010, 9 Comments

    The smells … the colors … the people flooding in and out of the ancient Spice Market in Istanbul was overwhelming. After my decidedly non-tourist day watching a movie the [...]

  • Istanbul (not Constantinople)
    August 17, 2010, 4 Comments

    “Ooooh … Istanbul … so lush,” Gemma had exclaimed before I departed from Spain to Turkey. In my mind, there was something so exotic about Turkey, some mystical, magical place [...]