I spent about a year and a half living in the Tarlabasi neighborhood in Istanbul. When my husband-to-be had moved into the area several years before, it was a lively, mostly Romany neighborhood with colorful street life, and a bad reputation. By the time I moved there, it contained a strange mix...

When I was making my travel plans for June and July, my parents were very supportive of me making the decision myself. First I was going to Sri Lanka, then Mt. Everest, then Kenya, but finally I decided to do Greece/Turkey/Israel because my friend could meet me for at least the Greece part. So I...

Merhaba people!!

I just spent 5 days in Istanbul - the city that never sleeps... you can tell that by the traffic... no matter at what time of the day, the traffic in Istanbul is C-R-A-Z-Y!!!

I am wondering how maniacs like them even get a license to driver out there ;-) It's definitely an...

So my life's hard, not the I need to you all. Everyday the clock strikes 10 and its GO! GO! GO! (until lunch). And the decisions! Oh the decisions that need to be made: 'What cafe am I going to kill 6 hrs in today? How little am I going to try to speak the native language? Is it cold enough to warrant...