Istanbul

Sketching Sights: Hagia Sophia

Aug 15, 2013

Art, history, Istanbul, Middle East, Sketching Sites, Turkey

Architecture, Art, Backpacking, Byzantine, Byzantium, Constantinople, Drawing, Europe, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, middle east, sketch, travel, Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey Stay tuned for next weeks post on my visit to the Hagia Sophia. A little history, modern romanticism, photos… all that good stuff. Yallah, bye!
From Greece to Istanbul

Jun 18, 2013

City Guide, Istanbul, Turkey

Asia, Backpacking, Europe, Istanbul, travel, travel writing, Travelwriting, Turkey, vacation

We had gotten lost so many times on the island of Crete that we decided to wake up and leave extra early for the airport, “just in case”. Our superior traveling skills got us there on time and although we were sad to leave our oasis behind at the cottage of Eleonas, we were decidedly…
8765.81 days later…

May 31, 2013

asia, Backpacking, City Guide, Culture, Food, gastronome, Gastronomia, Gastronomy, history, Istanbul, Middle East, Travel, Turkey

Adventure, Asia, Backpacking, Birthday, Food, foodie, History, Istanbul, middle east, travel, travel writing, Traveling, Turkey

Foolproof calculation suggests that I’m in fact 24 years old. 8765.81 days to be exact! Birthday celebrations always bring to mind the activities of birthdays past and the miles in between, many of which were spent among family back in Texas or as most recently over brunch with loved ones. A year ago however you…