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    Oh, No! Not More Observations On Life Between Husband And Wife.

    20 September 2023 / Comments Off on Oh, No! Not More Observations On Life Between Husband And Wife.

    Some more off-the-cuff one-liners and wry observations between Jan and myself, accompanied by another collection of orphan photos.

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    The Best Foods Begin With The Letter ‘C’

    12 April 2022

    Observations On Life Between Husband And Wife

    21 December 2021

    Bertie and the Hairdresser Who Ruled the World

    16 February 2025
  • Other Fun Things

    Some More Observations On Life Between Husband And Wife

    13 July 2022 / Comments Off on Some More Observations On Life Between Husband And Wife

    This second collection of offhand remarks and observations between Jan and I, once again accompanied by a random collection of orphan photos looking for a home.

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    The Best Foods Begin With The Letter ‘C’

    12 April 2022

    A Life Shared With Animals

    16 June 2022

    Bertie and the Hairdresser Who Ruled the World

    16 February 2025
  • Other Fun Things

    A Life Shared With Animals

    16 June 2022 / Comments Off on A Life Shared With Animals

    We all share our lives with animals. They're everywhere, from beloved pets to domesticated stock and true wild animals. Here's an album of some we've met in Turkey over the years.

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    Observations On Life Between Husband And Wife

    21 December 2021

    Yet More Observations On Life Between Husband And Wife

    12 March 2025

    Some More Observations On Life Between Husband And Wife

    13 July 2022
  • Travelling in Turkey

    Three Mountain Passes

    26 August 2021 / Comments Off on Three Mountain Passes

    If you’re heading up to the mountains, here’s a trio of routes you might like to try. Each winding country road takes you over a remote high pass, with glimpses of traditional country life and, at the summit, wonderfully expansive views.

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    Kars. The Colder The Weather, The Warmer The People.

    27 July 2021

    Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul

    6 April 2022

    Get Away On A Gulet

    26 August 2021
  • Turkish Food

    Turkish Cuisine. It’s Memorably Tastys

    21 August 2021 / Comments Off on Turkish Cuisine. It’s Memorably Tastys

    The food is amazing, the dishes colourfully sumptuous, the taste exquisite. Turkish cuisine is amongst the finest in the world and is one of the main reasons we decided to come and live here.

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    Mike Vickers
  • Quirky Turkey,  Tales From Turkey

    Collective Nouns

    19 August 2021 / Comments Off on Collective Nouns

    They’re all here - a piglet of peppers, a slurring of gin and a pandemic of toilet rolls, all thrown together for a bit of fun.

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    Uniquely Turkish Transportation

    19 August 2021

    Linguistic Idiosyncrasies – Signs, Labels and Menus That Don’t Necessarily Help

    28 October 2021

    Once Seen Never Forgotten

    20 August 2021
  • Tales From Turkey,  The Seasons

    Remember The Winter?

    27 July 2021 / Comments Off on Remember The Winter?

    Frankly, there’s not much of a downside to winter around here, but while you’re enduring the full-on strength of high summer, I’ve offered a few viewing options of winter-themed films to take your mind off the relentless heat.

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    Remember The Summer?

    27 July 2021

    Kars. The Colder The Weather, The Warmer The People.

    27 July 2021

    All Aboard the Turistik Dogu Ekspresi To Kars

    27 July 2021
  • Tales From Turkey,  Travelling in Turkey

    Elmali – A Town Of Mountains And Apples

    27 July 2021 / Comments Off on Elmali – A Town Of Mountains And Apples

    This lovely upland town is surrounded by mountains and is famed for its apples, grown in thousands of orchards across the valley. It’s one of our favourite places to visit, especially in summer - the altitude makes it so much cooler than Fethiye.

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    Springtime In Fethiye

    27 July 2021

    Meis, Megisti, Kastellorizo

    4 July 2022

    Back On Board The Turistik Dogu Ekspresi

    27 July 2021

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