Scenes from Sultanahmet
Little slices of life in stunning Sultanahmet.
Central and Eastern Europe
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First impressions of Istanbul
The sky darkened as evening turned to night. I clutched a kebab, the smell of the dürüm-wrapped meat wafting deliciously around…
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Why Bulgaria blew me away
By the time we left Romania we were running on empty. Out of both energy and motivation after five weeks of…
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Slowly sightseeing in Sighisoara
Sighisoara, in central Romania, is one of those places where nothing seems to happen in much of a hurry. It started…
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Pork, stray dogs and a fortress: two days in Brasov
I knew virtually nothing about Brasov before I went. To be fair, that is not a rare occurrence. My “research” for…
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A ridiculous day at the beach
It seemed like a good idea at the time. We were in Mostar, in southern Bosnia, and hadn’t been to a…
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The split personalities of Mostar
I didn’t quite know what to make of Mostar. In the eyes of the many coachloads of tourists that come to…
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Sarajevo: war-torn and wonderful
The door was yanked open. Light flooded in. A man in a uniform barked instructions, holding out his hand. Passport? Tickets? …
