Farewell to Istanbul, for Now!
We bid a fond farewell to Istanbul, a fascinating, noisy, messy place we've come to love. But we're sure we'll be back!
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Six Remarkable Turkish Ingredients We’ll Really Miss
Of the many ingredients we've enjoyed in Turkey, we single out just six, and highlight how they appear in some of our favourite dishes.
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Istanbul Top 20: Our Favourite Things About Living Here
We struggle mightily to list only twenty things we love about our Turkish life, soon to be traded for another location.
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We See All the Sights in Turkey with Admirable Efficiency
Instead of schlepping all over Turkey, we go to Miniaturk, and feast our eyes on everything in Turkey, conveniently located in one place!
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The Astonishing Whirling Dervishes, Plus Rumi
In honour of the anniversary of Rumi's death, we write about whirling dervishes, a spiritual ceremony we can't get enough of.
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Five Favourite Restaurants in Istanbul (and One Bar)
As you might expect, we’ve been working hard on this list since we arrived in Istanbul just about three months ago. And here, fruit of our dogged pursuit of excellence,…
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We Explore Amazing Istanbul Neighbourhoods (II): Fener and Balat
We find ourselves in Fener and Balat, two old immigrant neighbourhoods in Istanbul, where there are churches galore, plus cafes!
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We Make a Miraculous Discovery about Turkish Wines
We consider becoming wine snobs, but realise we're not really cut out for it. Instead, we just drink a lot of great Turkish wine!
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John Goes to the Airport, Or Does He?
John is a good friend, going to Atatürk airport to pick up a visitor. Unfortunately, John is not such a good map-reader...
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Our Seven Best Picks for Turkish Novels
In addition to eating and seeing the sights, we read a lot. Here are our favourite, mostly contemporary, novels from Turkish writers.
