October 2010
3 posts
My First-ever Guest Post →
A guest post about a trip to the Jungle Beach near Unawatuna that I wrote for http://solotravelerblog.com
“Unawatuna is the Samui of Sri Lanka: the very definition of the “beaten track”. One night out and one day in make me crave an adventure, but I’m so exhausted after my never-ending flight from Istanbul that I persuade myself to stay put. I dedicate the day to reading on the beach...
To Sri Lanka via Sharjah: Muslim Encounters
Reposted from: http://tinybackpacker.com
I’ll let you in on a secret – the trip to Sri Lanka is actually the beginning of my solo backpacking experience. Last week in Istanbul I was accompanying my mom to an international psychotherapy congress. Couple days ago I put her on a plane to Kiev and went in the opposite direction.
Being finally in Sri Lanka feels like waking up after a long...
Day 1: Istanbul in pictures...
First thing that strikes about Istanbul is it’s neatness. Think Frankfurt. Hell, think Munich! Second thought: these people are obsessed with their plants! From construction sites around the airport to squares of Sultanahmet – everything is surrounded by most elaborate flower beds and the grass is bright green everywhere! It’s October for Pete’s sake! Didn’t they just have five hundred days...