NOT KEEPING SCORE

For those language freaks out there (I know I’m not the only one), I’m posting some “Turkish Basics” (the following half dozen words or so make up my entire working repatoire of Turkish. Very extensive.)
Why are you finding a Turkish language lesson here on NKS? Because it’s fun to read. It’s fun to write; I love […]

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London to Istanbul: the in-flight movie is some flick with Tim Allen and John Travolta (called “Wild Hogs” -?) with crude jokes and homosexual innuendo. I think: “Great. This is what we’re exporting to Turkey? No wonder relations are strained*.”
(*Sidenote: A Pew Global Attitudes Report finds the U.S. has only a 12% approval rating in Turkey)
I considered removing the […]

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What day is this?
Having successfully made the first leg of the trip to Istanbul, Mom and I stop in London. I hop on an internet cafe (ALL airports should be so equipped!) during our 4 hour layover. I try to write something clever (was there something about the flight that was interesting? Maybe that they were all out […]

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Passport? Check.
Lire? Check.
Mosquito repellent? Check.
Nap? Check.
I had every intension of writing to tell all of you Lovliest of Readers about my newest Couch-hopping adventure… to Turkey! (Well, okay, I’m not really staying on anyone’s couch, but who’s keeping score?) But what does this silly yogi do just prior to her departure for a 14 hour […]

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Project Couch-Hop continues with a salty beach weekend in Bolinas, Calif. More tales from the couch to come as travel season picks up!

((( Thanks, Jeannie, for your hospitality! )))

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