My first experience in a hammam was in in Morocco. It reminded me more of an activity Dick Cheney would sign approval for than a spa treatment. The room was spartan with close walls and one hard bench to sit on. The door shut heavily from the outside.The heat was stifling. The language barrier was […]
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When you’re looking for sterling caffeine in Istanbul, there are two paths to follow. Both have great ends. The first, most obvious one is to stalk out the best Turkish coffee. Not the dark dreck that makes you think you’re drinking caffeinated silt, or a slick sweetened by a groaning sackful of sugar. I’m talking […]
A visit to Aphrodite’s birthplace and a fish mezze at Pissouri Beach, Cyprus. The road across Cyprus to Aphrodite’s birth place curves through wattle specked hills and is flanked by signs for discounted three bedroom villas and warnings to watch for goats. The Greek portion of Cyprus occupies nearly three quarters of the island. We […]
A do love a day trip. Particularly if it involves a castle. And armour. And a pub. Our list of jaunts out of London is too short. We’ve been to a high table dinner at Oxford. We’ve jugged hare up near Cambridge. We’ve meandered down to Cornwall. We’ve stalked the pinnacle of pub lunches at […]
It’s bucket list stuff. Definition of a bucket list: the stuff you want to do before the lights go out and the curtains close. For me, it’s the desire to spend some time with the creatures that flocked the blinds of my childhood bedroom. And not just in a zoo, a park, or a well-choreographed […]