Two weeks before the new year, on my art walk in my neighborhood, I learned one of my guests was spending her birthday with us. The walk was actually a gift from her daughter. It was such a pleasant December day that we whiled away the day in art galleries,...
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I am happy to announce that since January I have been a part of 1001 Istanbul family that offers themed urban walks. Urban walks not only change the way we perceive a city, but also our relationship to it. I personally embraced the idea...
You might know Ceren Salman from her neighbourhood guides featured in Istanbul Life magazine. Her devotion for Istanbul is one thing for me to welcome her in my blog. Her connection to people and nature is quite another. She cares… She cares...
In August, Istanbul hosted the chubby women of Xu Hongfei, the Chinese artist. Chubby Women adorned the streets of Nişantaşı -only Nişantaşı and Cevahir mall probably for the fear of possible attacks on the sculptures. China's oppressive state...
A treat at Kılıç Ali Paşa Hamam- a hamam by Sinan the architect.My reading list for summer: Again about Istanbul... Zeynep Çelik's The Remaking of Istanbul: Portrait of an Ottoman City in the 19th Century.My Nişantaşı Walk: it is sooo hot....
Have you ever heard of Eatwith? Not many people have, I suppose. Eatwith offers a local- or an underground, I would say- dining experience for travellers and operates through a social networking site in the same fashion Couch Surfing or Airbnb does....
In January, we happened to run into John Malkovich right in front of St. Regis Hotel in Nişantaşı. I assumed he was staying there, but had no idea what he was up to in Istanbul. I had the urge to go up to him and ask if he needed a guide for Istanbul....
Places we call home. Inside out. Outside in. As I watch many buildings in my neighborhood, as in many other neighborhoods across the city, being pulled down only to be replaced by ugly wannabe modern buildings, the loss of building name signs,...
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