I started this blog on June the 14th, 2012, and in two short years it has grown quite a bit, according to my stats, increasing by almost 1000%. There were two main reasons why I wanted to blog, one spiritual and one personal, which I will entail later. After two years and 183 articles, I …
The ferry ride across the Bosphorus, in the blistering hot sun, provided my first view of the magnificent Hagia Sophia slowly becoming more visible, as the ferry slowed to dock in Eminonu, the old city’s port. Newly arrived, I felt suddenly plunged into a kaleidoscope of colorful sights, smells, and sounds that might as well been 100 …
Time for me to venture out again to explore a city that has often caught my interest for various reasons, but I never got around to going. Since living in Paris, I have learned that besides the fall, June is the best time to get away before the annual European summer vacation influx begins. …