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Istanbul: She wanted a Christmas

Written on 20 Nov, 2009 at 14:47 in Istanbul Blogs, Istanbul Life | viewed 1 views this year times | 4 Comments
Istanbul: She wanted a Christmas

  Istanbul: She wanted a Christmas On a cold damp misty December morning I awake with anticipation of the day ahead, the date is Sunday 21st December 2008 the day I had been waiting for since early November. My wife then who... ( Continue reading )

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Istanbul: Distant Voices and Feeling Irie

Written on 16 Nov, 2009 at 14:55 in Istanbul Blogs, Istanbul Life | viewed 1 views this year times | 3 Comments

  Istanbul: Distant Voices and Feeling Irie No I am not turning into the Rastafarian of Istanbul singing or miming pleasant melodic verbs, I am feeling good, and I am feeling happy and feeling Irie. Relaxing and listening to the rhythms of... ( Continue reading )

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Istanbul: It’s 2am

Written on 1 Nov, 2009 at 18:18 in Istanbul Blogs, Istanbul Life | viewed 1 views this year times | 4 Comments

  Istanbul: It’s 2am   Istanbul Saturday 31st October 2009 a howling sound whistles outside, the temperature has dropped below 10 Celsius the rain hammers against the balcony roof. The rain and wind continued from dawn to dusk, our plants disappeared of the... ( Continue reading )

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Istanbul: When the Flags come out

Written on 30 Oct, 2009 at 19:03 in Istanbul Blogs, Istanbul Life | viewed 1 views this year times | 0 Comments

  Istanbul: When the Flags come out   It is the date of 29th October 2009 and something special happens in a patriotic way unlike I have ever since my youth back in the UK celebrating the jubilee which is a long distant... ( Continue reading )

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Istanbul: Seeing and Hearing the Life

Written on 26 Oct, 2009 at 20:27 in Istanbul Blogs, Istanbul Life | viewed 1 views this year times | 15 Comments

  Istanbul: Seeing and Hearing the Life  Having now settled down to the routine lifestyle here in Istanbul, I have become more accustomed to the surrounding areas and daily routines. Every day the observation of things you just will not see... ( Continue reading )

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Istanbul: Do I Belong Here?

Written on 23 Oct, 2009 at 16:40 in Istanbul Blogs, Istanbul Life | viewed 1 views this year times | 4 Comments

Istanbul: Do I Belong Here? Sometimes the world can be a lonely place for someone living in a foreign country, it begs the question “Do I Belong Here”? .Having now spent the last six months living in Istanbul  and experienced so... ( Continue reading )

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Istanbul : Where the Sun Rises from Asia

Written on 25 Sep, 2009 at 10:09 in Istanbul Blogs, Istanbul Life, Istanbul Weather | viewed 1,846 views this year times | 11 Comments
Istanbul : Where the Sun Rises from Asia

Istanbul : Where the Sun Rises from Asia It is 5am in the morning on a rather chilly late September morning, the sky is clear yet dawn is still breaking. September in Istanbul sees the overnight temperatures drop quite considerably from... ( Continue reading )

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Istanbul:The drums sound before dawn Ramadan

Written on 21 Aug, 2009 at 11:53 in Istanbul Blogs, Istanbul Life | viewed 1 views this year times | 0 Comments

  Ramadan and the drums sounds before dawn   It is 8pm the end of August is approaching , the evenings draw in earlier every day from now on . Looking out over the balcony across the district of Tarabya and the Bosphorus... ( Continue reading )

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Istanbul : Is it rude to stare

Written on 18 Aug, 2009 at 10:25 in Istanbul Blogs, Istanbul Life | viewed 1 views this year times | 3 Comments

Is it rude to stare and why I admire Turkish people. Something I had to get used to was the long following stares , frequent daytime walks along the Bosphorus alone is where I first began to feel the eyes following... ( Continue reading )

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Istanbul : 1000 people and one boat

Written on 18 Aug, 2009 at 10:23 in Istanbul Blogs, Istanbul Commuting, Istanbul Life | viewed 1 views this year times | 2 Comments

1000 people and one boat to Princes Island Has the title states I was in the midst of approximately 1000 people queuing up for a boat trip to one of the Princes Islands  located in the shadows of the city Istanbul .... ( Continue reading )

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