Ben bir kitap yazdım. Aslında yıllardır yazmak istediğim, ve anlata anlata yakın arkadaşlarımı bayılttığım bir kitap fikrim var. Bu o değil. Arada gelen, ‘sen bu gezi yazılarını bir kitap haline getirsene’ tarzı yorumlar oluyor. Bu o da değil. Bu kitap Osmanlı’nın son dönemleri ile Kurtuluş Savaşı yıllarındaki havacılarımızı anlatan bir kurgu roman. Konu seçimi güncel [...]
Every time I travel to Knidos, I feel giddy with anticipation. This is where the mighty Mediterranean meets her capricious daughter, the Agean. View from the theatre The approach itself - be it from Bodrum in the North or Datça in the East - is more often than not long and windy but when you [...]
Now that spring is here we have decided to escape the city and explore the Trakya region, famous for its beautiful scenery, colorful culture, tolerant people and fertile vineyards. Our first stop was Vize, just 138 kilometers from Istanbul and a world apart. It's one of Turkey's expanding network of Slow Cities or CittaSlow. Slow [...]
Sailing from Fethiye to Ölüdeniz , there are three bays so special in nature and history and so unique in style and visiting patrons that they all worth a visit. The first one is Turunç Pınarı, a beautiful bay of aquamarine waters, pink oleanders and towering cliffs ending in a little shingle beach. The [...]
It felt like ages, but after a mere six months later we found ourselves back in Göcek and on board our sailboat, the Vagabond. Vagabond is a 45 ft Jeanneau that we bought a year ago. And from that moment on, it became our second home. Vagabond anchored at Taşyaka Bay, Göcek If all goes [...]
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 [...]
