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Escaping the City

In my last post I shared about how life in the city can be a bit constricting. Recently my family and I took a quick retreat from the city to another relatively nearby city. We rented an Airbnb in Tekirdağ (about 2 1/2 hours by car from the Asian side of Istanbul) and spent aContinue reading “Escaping the City”

Posted byMikeMay 10, 2022May 11, 2022Posted inTurkeyTags:Airbnb

Living in the City with Kids

Before we moved to Turkey I heard a lot about culture shock and culture stress. So many things would be different for us in our new host country than in America. We did our best to try to find out what to expect so that we could be more prepared. Some of that helped. SomeContinue reading “Living in the City with Kids”

Posted byMikeMay 10, 2022May 10, 2022Posted inTurkey1 Comment on Living in the City with Kids

Is Turkey in Europe or the Middle East?

map of turkey and surrounding region

Is Turkey in Europe? Turkey has similarities to Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia, but it is not the same. I am learning that Turkey is Turkey.

Posted byMikeMarch 16, 2022March 16, 2022Posted inTurkeyTags:Central Asia, culture, travel, Turkey

Travel Writing as an Expat Resident

Most travel writing about Istanbul, Turkey is from a tourist perspective. My aim is to share a different perspective as an expat living here.

Posted byMikeMarch 9, 2022March 16, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:culture, Expat Life, Istanbul, travel, Turkey1 Comment on Travel Writing as an Expat Resident

A Blizzard in Istanbul

Last week an incredible blizzard blew through Istanbul and seemingly everywhere else. There were reports of as much as 31” (80cm) of snow in some parts of the city. We only saw a comparatively small amount in our area. But in a city of 16 million people, there’s no way to carry on like normalContinue reading “A Blizzard in Istanbul”

Posted byMikeFebruary 2, 2022Posted inUncategorized

On the Menu: Börek

On the Menu My last post kicked off an ongoing series called On the Menu. I shared a bit about my first experience with Tost. A key desire for our family in moving to Turkey is learning to live in a foreign culture and learning the foreign culture. Turkey is so intriguing to us, butContinue reading “On the Menu: Börek”

Posted byMikeJanuary 8, 2022January 19, 2022Posted inOn the Menu

On the Menu: Tost

Food in Turkey “Strange” and “normal” are often in the eye of the beholder. This is especially true when it comes to food and drink. I have often heard from people who have lived in Turkey or visited here that the food is excellent. In some countries or regions of the world, there are, let’sContinue reading “On the Menu: Tost”

Posted byMikeJanuary 8, 2022January 8, 2022Posted inOn the Menu1 Comment on On the Menu: Tost

Why Turkey?

“Why do you want to live in Turkey?” We have heard that question more than a few times since we decided to move here, and especially since we got here. It’s a fair question, I suppose. There are lots of reasons why we want to live here. At the top of the list is givingContinue reading “Why Turkey?”

Posted byMikeJanuary 8, 2022January 9, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:Turkey

We’re Finally Home!

The Duffel Bag Saga Comes comes to an end. These bags have loomed large in our family’s life for the last 6 months. They have been a sort of bookmark in our life. It was quite the journey getting them from America to Turkey, but we are here. We had been looking at apartments onContinue reading “We’re Finally Home!”

Posted byMikeNovember 30, 2021January 7, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:Expat Life, Turkey

The Best Cities in the World

Travel + Leisure released their 2021 World’s Best Cities list back in September of this year. Lists like these are always high in beauty, history, culture, food, and more. This year, Istanbul placed #3 on the list. Bodrum also made the list at #16. At this point, I haven’t heard of a part of TurkeyContinue reading “The Best Cities in the World”

Posted byMikeNovember 12, 2021January 7, 2022Posted inLinksTags:Links, travel, Turkey

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