Postcard from Istanbul

June 25, 2012 9 Comments »

Postcard Blue Mosque Istanbul

The landing announcement echoes through the plane triggering the memories of 12 years ago. In 2000 I was arriving from a 17-hour flight with a virgin passport. It was the first time I had left the US – and I was more scared than excited about landing in Istanbul. This time I am arriving from […]

A Decade of Travels

August 31, 2010 25 Comments »

It took one simple question 10 years ago to change my life… “Do you want to come with me?” My co-worker and friend asked me that simple question referring to visiting his home country of Turkey. I thought about it for a little while knowing virtually nothing about the country of Turkey or where it […]