Diri Baba Mausoleum, Azerbaijan, April 2017 I said I might be back with more rooftop activityAnd here is a more recent version of Up on the roof, featuring its composer, […]
The imam at this mosque greeted us camera-clad Westerners warmly, providing a welcome coffee and water, with a friendly chat. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 15 January 2019 Posted as part of […]
If you gaze down from the heights of 4-wheel drive up Jebel Akhdar, you’ll spot several old villages clinging tightly to the mountain side. This one is in a good […]
Istanbul’s long history of mixed cultures and ethnicities is clearly visible as you wander its streets, but the most satisfying way to view this melting pot is to clamber up […]
“Mosques proud like her precious earrings Stone and metal on the wind sing These the melodies of two earths and minds If we listened, oh what we might find…” – […]
Istanbul was undeniably grey in February; outside was permanently dull, damp and dreich (to borrow a brilliant Scottish word). Inside though, there were lights, colour and patterns. And yet, I love this […]