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10/03/2022. Looking back on 20 years of life today! That is 7,300 days, or about 22,000 meals for you fellow foodies out there. Right,...

This is Nihat. He is a beautiful, Kurdish-Armenian furniture restorer and artist we met in Istanbul's Beyoğlu district . But to me he is...

Everwhere in Istanbul, I was bewildered by the sight of these mobile bin-men. Guys of all ages, collecting articles of trash, and...

Dog days. Forget Byzantines, Romans and Ottomans. The real rulers of the Istanbul streets are its thousands of canine inhabitants. Fur,...

A simit seller. 📍Sultanahmet, Istanbul.

The Hagia Sophia 📍Sultanahmet, Istanbul.

A souvenir from Istanbul. Latest body etching done by the wonderful Melika from fika tattoo. It is the Ichtys symbol, which I encountered...

1. A lady kindly beckoning me to buy some flower crowns as I posed for a photo. 2. Her utter disapproval of me after I (politely)...

📍Galata Bridge. Fishermen on the Golden Horn.

The Voice of Istanbul. Part 2. A poem by Turkish writer and philosopher Gündüz Vassaf. (Continued) If you’re hesitant, not sure which way...

The Voice of Istanbul. Part 1. A poem by Turkish writer and philosopher Gündüz Vassaf. “They say I am between the East and the West. An...

Liverpool, England, a few days ago. Featuring an adventurous cluster of bright pink balloons, which managed to ride the wind all around...

A few days late to the party, but here's a happy new year post from York, England. May your 2022 year be a luminous one. 🌟God bless🌟

》 A recent inspiring interlude in Cambridge. Featuring some beautiful old stones, a splendid Chelsea bun and some cracking companions 》...

Bar a few snails and the odd millipede, introducing the last remaining citizen of Philippi. This wild fox stared at me as I photographed...

A post for fellow history nerds! On a lonely hillside in the region of East Macedonia and Thrace, lies the archeological treasure-trove...

One of my favourite parts of recently exploring Greece was diving into this cradle of Orthodox Christianity. Tradition is going strong...

Interrupting my Greece series with a few pen sketches from London. I accompanied my mum to a trip down south in September, as she...

The awkwardness doesn't need translating as he fumbles through my underwear for the price tags. I might add, a quite pretty pair of laced...

40.08556 22.35861 On the flanks of Mount Olympus, mythical dwelling place of the ancient Greek pantheon's twelve major deities. Blimey, I...