You might have noticed that it has been a while since I have posted blogs about the retirement adventure. It isn’t that there aren’t any new tales to tell, it is that Sarah and I have been so active making plans and living the life that we are just now...
All costs are approximated in US dollars at the current exchange rate of 6.62 Danish kroner to 1 USD. Copenhagen is one of Europe’s Most Beautiful Cities Let me start by saying this: I absolutely love living in Copenhagen, but it is not cheap. Coming from...
Cobblestone Streets of Cesme, Alacati, Turkey Arriving In Cesme, Alacati, Turkey I arrived in Cesme, Alacati, Turkey knowing almost nothing about the place. Several Turks, people “In the know,” that I had met from different parts of Turkey said Alaçati and the Cesme...
I have been furiously going through the images I took on my recent trip to Turkey and Greece to put on and I wanted to get a few more on the blog. I can’t begin to describe how amazing Athens was. I was such an interesting mix of ancient and modern. You would...
Turkish Cooking Class I admit it — I am a foodie. I think well-prepared food is a high art as worthy as painting, music, and sculpture. But, I am not an elitist. I think, with proper attention and care, street food, barbecue and home cooking can be as...
Besides staying in a cave hotel, another thing I wanted to go hot air ballooning in Turkey and photograph the amazing landscapes of Cappadocia from the sky. I had been hot air ballooning in Houston once and loved it, but I always wanted to try it again somewhere,...
Living Room in one of the Suites at the Taskonaklar Cave Hotel in Cappadocia, Turkey When the management of the Taskonaklar Hotel, a boutique cave hotel in Cappadocia in the Anatolian region of central Turkey, asked me to stay with them in one of the best hotels in...
Istanbul Photography Tips I recently had the opportunity to travel to Istanbul, the world’s fifth largest city, take photos and explore. Photography in Istanbul is really quite easy. With its many layers of rich culture and history proudly on display, a relaxed,...
