Archive for July, 2006
Monday, July 31st, 2006
Lazy
Not a lot to report this time and no stories to tell so it will be a very short entry.
I have been very lazy since I am back in Paris spending time with my family and my friends and enjoying good food.
I still managed to upload a lot of pictures and have also caught up […]
No Comments » - Posted in France by david
Monday, July 24th, 2006
A Cure to My Addiction
I am back in Paris after a lot of time spent in airports and airplanes. So much so that I don’t feel like seeing any of them for a little while!
I had a very interesting discussion with Libby, a vegetarian Jewish Canadian woman expatriated in Senegal, on the plane between Kayseri and Istanbul. We were […]
No Comments » - Posted in France, Turkey, Not So Cool by david
Sunday, July 23rd, 2006
30 Wonders
Today is a special day.
So I decided to celebrate it the way it should be!
I woke up very early this morning, got picked up by a minibus at 4:45AM and by 5:45AM, accompanied by the sun, I rose into the air aboard a hot air balloon piloted by Lars, one of the most experienced pilot […]
3 Comments » - Posted in Cool Stuff, Fun Stuff, Turkey by david
Saturday, July 22nd, 2006
Free Wheeling In Cappadocia
Stewart left Wednesday night for Olympos to catchup a gullet for a blue cruise. Since he already had explored Goreme on his first day here, I thought it could be nice to explore a bit further. And renting scooters seemed the best way to get where we wanted.
After shopping around for prices and the types […]
No Comments » - Posted in Turkey by david
Wednesday, July 19th, 2006
Turkish Buses
There are a lot of things to say about Turkish buses.
First, there are a lot of things that I find very cool.
Smoking is forbidden. Might sound like something normal but not here in Turkey where it might be the only place where smoking is forbidden. Of course, the rule is that it is forbidden for […]
