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All Roads Lead from Istanbul

The Million was a mile-marker erected in the early 4th century AD in Istanbul (then Constantinople). It marked the starting-place for measurement of distances for all the roads leading to the cities of the Byzantine […]

Purple Patch

Linked to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Purple, Floral Friday, Today’s Flowers, I Heart Macro and Macro Monday.

K is for … Kilt

Highland dress was initially associated with the Gaelic north and west of the country and, coinciding as it did with the emergence of an elite warrior culture, it became associated […]

Enlightened Inspiration

“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.” –Thomas A. Edison Thomas Alva Edison was awarded 1,368 separate and distinct patents during his lifetime, inventing many devices that are still […]

Dog Eden

This stunning mural is by Murals for Mutts, a non-profit organization that raises money for animal welfare by painting pet portraits and pet murals in communities. The mural features Dunedin Doggie Rescue, a body […]

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 […]