Friday, 12 October 2012

What to eat in Baden: Flammkuchen, Schwarzwälder Schinken (Black Forest Hams), and Feldsalat

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Of all the historic regions of Germany, the district traditionally known as Kaiserstuhl , a beautiful wine-growing valley tucked away betw...
Sunday, 7 October 2012

What and where to eat in Bodrum? Some Places where Discerning Locals Go

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Being someone who has spent almost a decade living in Bodrum, it is interesting to note that compared to maybe a few years ago, some of th...
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Thursday, 4 October 2012

Gümüşlük: Tree in the Water, Romantic Seaside Dinner, and the Sunken City of Myndos

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About 45 minutes by car northwest of Bodrum is the seaside village of Gümüşlük, known for its (pricy) seaside fish+seafood restaurants, s...
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Saturday, 29 September 2012

Traditional Aegean Cuisine: the Meyhane Culture of Bodrum

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It is interesting to note that not a great deal of tourists who visit Turkey know about or have experience with the meyhane culture, which...
Wednesday, 6 June 2012

Erzurum: the Town of Snow and Mountain Honey

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I cannot really say why, but I like cities in Turkey with names that start with the letter 'E'. Such as the likes of Elazig, Erzi...
Friday, 25 May 2012

What to eat in Baden: Authentic Black Forest Cherry Cake - Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte @ Cafe Schmidt, Freiburg

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Amongst the most well-known of German culinary products all around the globe is the Black Forest cherry cake, the heavenly deser...
Monday, 21 May 2012

What to eat in Baden: Hausbrauerei Feierling, Freiburg

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Germany is famous for its beer, but not all beers are brewed the same. And each town or even village in Germany has its own beer(s), with ...
Monday, 14 May 2012

Strasbourg Revisited: the European Metropole on the Rhine

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During the 1990s, I used to visit Strasbourg on a frequent basis, as the city is about 2 hours by train from Freiburg, where I used to liv...
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Monday, 7 May 2012

Along the Waterfront of Izmir: From Konak Square to Alsancak

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If you ask me which are my favourite cities with more than 1 million inhabitants in Turkey, the answer is Izmir and Antep. Antep makes the...
Saturday, 5 May 2012

Alacahoyuk: the Hittite Ruins off the Beaten Track

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Alacahoyuk is, after the Hittite capital of Hattusa-Bogazkale, the second most important Hittite site currently under excavation in Turkey...
Friday, 4 May 2012

Vanilla Lounge, Antalya: Trendy Fusion Cuisine and the Best Risotto in Turkey

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A few years ago, it was probably easier for the English national football team to win the FIFA Football World Cup than for ordinary touris...
Wednesday, 2 May 2012

Worms: Home of the Nibelungenlied and the Oldest City in Germany?

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I remember very well that, during my first semester as a freshman undergraduate at the university, the topic of my very first lecture in E...
Tuesday, 1 May 2012

Trier: the Border Town with a Long Roman Past

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Life is really a strange thing. I had spent more than a decade living and working in Germany, spoke the language, know its people, culinar...
Monday, 30 April 2012

Corfu Revisited (Part One): Corfu Town

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It always surprises me how relatively unknown the island of Corfu has remained outside of Europe. In 2005, when I visited the island for t...
Friday, 20 April 2012

The Walls and Gates of Old Diyarbakir: a Brief Introduction

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For those who are interested in a visit to Diyarbakir but are not sure of what to expect, here is a brief introduction to the Old Walls an...
Monday, 16 April 2012

Datca: Almost the Land's End

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The first time I visited Datca was all the way back in the summer of 2003, during my very first visit to Turkey. As that first visit to Datc...
Sunday, 15 April 2012

Kilitbahir: 'Dur Yolcu' and the Fortress on the Dardanelles

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One of the most familiar and most clearly visible images of Turkey is the giant “Dur Yolcu" memorial carved onto the hillside above Kil...
Saturday, 14 April 2012

Heybeliada: Naval Cadet School and Defunct Greek Seminary in the Middle of the Sea of Marmara

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A while ago, a Turkish friend of mine had had the fortune (or the misfortune?) to do his mandatory military service at the Naval Cadet Schoo...

Sozopol: The Identical Twin of Nessebar

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This essay is about Sozopol, the identical twin of the more famous town of Nessebar on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast. The reason I visit So...

Didim: Altinkum and the Temple of Apollo

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Didim is a seaside resort very popular with British holidaymakers visiting Turkey's Aegean coast. The town is famous for two things: the...