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Challenges

-Turkey

Istanbul’s Traditional Houses

Istanbul has a long tradition of wooden house construction.  The majority of its wooden houses date back to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, but these buildings are deteriorating […]

-Turkey

Alive Alive-Oh!

Alive, alive-O! alive, alive-O! Crying cockles and mussels, alive, alive-O! She was a fish-monger, but sure ’twas no wonder For so were her father and mother before Molly Malone, the […]

-Turkey

True Blue

The Blue Mosque in Istanbul is not named that without reason… Linked to Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside and Blue Monday.

-Barcelona

Segway Shadows

This always looks such a fun way of seeing a city and I haven’t tried it yet.  The tours in Barcelona don’t do this part of town anymore though; I’m […]

Shopping

Loose Leaves and Mud

A sunny day last spring produced this perfect reflection in this beautiful shop window. Lady Tesla’s Loose Leaves and Mud sells loose leaf teas and a little bit of coffee. […]

-London

Moody Sky

One good thing about the ever-changing British weather is that it’s worth going on the London Eye several times to get a different view and feel of London. Linked to […]

-Turkey

Windows into the Orient

Sirkeci Station, in the European part of Istanbul, is famous for being the terminus for the Orient Express.  A temporary station opened here in 1873, the first Orient Express train […]

Florida

First Scheduled Flight

This year, St Pete is celebrating the centenary of an important first: the world’s first scheduled flight. It may seem incredible, but the very first scheduled flight left the St […]