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Turkey – Black Sea – Sinop
Heading from Amasra to Sinop this morning, along the Black Sea’s southern shore. My guidebook is quite promising: ‘The drive (…) is wonderfully scenic (…). Expect minimal traffic and stunning views at...
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Turkey – Black Sea – Vona
I pursue my journey eastward along the Turkish shore of the Black Sea. After Amasra and Sinop, I should have headed straight to Ordu. I am glad I did not. Vona Peninsula In my quest for traditional...
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Turkey – Black Sea – Trabzon
I had to visit Trabzon on my journey eastward along the Turkish coast of the Black Sea. Marco Polo passed there in 1295 on his way back to Venice after 24 years spent in Asia. Trabzon Located on the...
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Yemen – Wadi Doan
After a long and dry drive on the barren Jol (Jawl) plateau, we reach the edge of Wadi Doan (Do’an, Dawan). Many Yemenis and other Arabs travel to Wadi Doan for its local honey, reputed to be world’s...
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Yemen – Coastal Hadramout (1)
You remember the awesome journey into Wadi Hadramout and Wadi Doan in southeast Yemen. Both valleys are part of Hadramout hinterland, which nurtures strong geographical, historical, cultural and...
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Yemen – Coastal Hadramout (2)
My previous post introduced you Coastal Hadramout with a focus on its capital Mukalla. Let’s visit now other locations and themes. Further north in Hadramout hinterland, this Hadrami Bedouin stands...
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Yemen – Aden farewell
Had I stayed in Aden some more time, I would have looked as handsome as this Adeni gentleman, dressed up in traditional outfit for his wedding ceremony. Farewell My Aden’s wheel has become full circle....
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Yemen – Dragons in Socotra (1)
I visited a paradise recently. An island named Socotra, main piece of an eponym archipelago. Located between Yemen and Somalia as a natural gateway between the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, Socotra...
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Yemen – Dragons in Socotra (2)
Following a long tracing journey in Socotra’s highlands, I pursue my search for the dragons those blood feed and name the famous dragon blood trees. A phoenix met incidentally in the mountains advised...
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Yemen, Ethiopia, Switzerland – 10.000
10.000. My camera body just completed 10.000 actuations or shutter cycles since it became mine back in mid-2011. True, this means very little considering today’s imaging technology as the fastest...
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Turkey – Black Sea – Amasra
I pretty much criss-crossed Anatolia in recent times, be it along the Turquoise Coast of the Mediterranean Sea or in Cappadocia and other inland locations. Unitl recently, the Black Sea shore in...
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Cyprus – Nicosia
Nicosia: What a peculiar town. Nicosia is surrounded by a majestic walled perimeter built by the Venetian Republic in the mid-16th century. Still largely intact, the rosette-shaped defensive walls...
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Turkey – Galata
Orhan Pamuk and Ara Güler Orhan Pamuk’s Museum of Innocence guided me back to his hometown Istanbul. The novel of the Nobel Prize winner brilliantly depicts a painful love story in Istanbul in the...
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Iraq – Erbil’s Bazaar
The battle in and around Mosul town in Ninewa province is raging, attracting much international attention nowadays. There are different and more attractive insights on northern Iraq. Only 85 km away...
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Cyprus – United Colors
Turbulent Cyprus One of the jewels of the Mediterranean, Cyprus connects Europe (Greece), Anatolia (Turkey), and the Middle East (Syria, Lebanon). As strategic location, Cyprus went through a turbulent...
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Turkey – Galata – Street life
Ara Güler and Orhan Pamuk Ara Güler pulled me to Istanbul. Born in Beyoğlu, the famous Turkish photographer portrayed excellently 1950s-60s Istanbul with black-and-white pictures. Güler attached the...
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Turkey – Galata – Street art
Galata (continued) As mentioned in my earlier post on Galata, the neighbourhood located in the European side of Istanbul is awesome to explore by foot and with a camera in hand. I did so in several...
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Yemen – Dragons in Socotra (2)
Following a long tracing journey in Socotra’s highlands, I pursue my search for the dragons those blood feed and name the famous dragon blood trees. A phoenix met incidentally in the mountains advised...
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Yemen, Ethiopia, Switzerland – 10.000
10.000. My camera body just completed 10.000 actuations or shutter cycles since it became mine back in mid-2011. True, this means very little considering today’s imaging technology as the fastest...
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Cyprus – Nicosia
Nicosia: What a peculiar town. Nicosia is surrounded by a majestic walled perimeter built by the Venetian Republic in the mid-16th century. Still largely intact, the rosette-shaped defensive walls...
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