It was last November and as the weather turned cold and grey in Europe we took off for a long holiday in the Caribbean. The plan was to meet with two of our friends for a 10-days sailing trip in Grenada, spend a few days in St Lucia to relax, then say good-bye to them [...]
It is the holiday season once again and this time our destination is the Dodecanese of Greece. Divided by the beautiful Aegean Sea, the people of Turkey and Greece share a great heritage which is evident in our respective cuisine, taste and sentiments, regardless of the politics of the day. So it’s no surprise that [...]
1.Gün / 14 Temmuz Ekip 13 Temmuz akşam üzeri toplandı. Biz Erbil'le Brüksel'in yağmur ve kapkara gökyüzünden kurtulup Göceğe geldiğimizde, Ayşegül'ü teknede gadget'ları ile oynarken, Ahmet'i ise İstanbul - Midilli - Balıkesir - Göcek etabını tamamlamış, pantonlarda emekli albay modunda tekneleri teftiş ederken bulduk. Amacımız Ayşegül'ün yeni teknesi All that Jazz'i ay sonundaki bir sefere [...]
I can fly! And that's not a line from a song or a metaphor. I did fly on Christmas Day at the Indoor Skydive Center at Roosendaal, thanks to a wonderful gift from my husband. What you do is not actual flying of course. It's more a free fall experience created by some very powerful [...]
I recently spent a a few days in my native Istanbul and had a special girls night out with my friends. We started at the hammam to properly pamper ourselves had a great time. While relaxing on göbektaşı, the large heated marble, my thoughts started to wander about the old traditions and just how deliciously luxurious they [...]
Who doesn’t like a glass of champagne? It’s the perfect drink for a celebration and a great way to start a party. It goes equally well with strawberries and seafood. Sometimes the mere sight of a flute of champagne can evoke mouthfuls of hidden delights. But tasting the bubbly in Champagne, its original home in [...]
When a place is especially beautiful, the French call it a bijou or a precious jewel. In that sense, Saint-Émilion is definitely a bijou in the heart of Bordeaux with its narrow streets, monolithic church and vineyards which have survived intact from 11th cc. Rooftops, Saint- ÉmilionToday Saint- Émilion and all the surrounding area is [...]
We decided to visit Bordeaux just after the harvest and found out that this is in fact a very good time to visit the region. The weather is great, the vineyards are looking beautiful in autumn colours and most importantly, visiting the Grand Cru Châteaux are pretty fuss-free. Château Haut BrionWe started our Bordeaux tour [...]
Where in France a Parisian is regarded an expat, or you can go to a restaurant to taste some local specialities like baeckeoffe or flammekueche? In Alsace of course. RiquewihrGuarded from the rest of France by the Vosges Mountains –ok, high hills really – and from Germany by the Rhine River, Alsace is a land of [...]
Cem called to ask us when we will be visiting him again. Those of you unlucky enough not to know him, Cem happens to be a professional captain who lives and works in British Virgin Islands which happens to be one of the top sailing destinations in the world. Sandy SpitBritish Virgin Islands, or BVI [...]
