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Better Late Than Junk-Punched

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

paris-018.jpgHere we are, finally back in Canada after our 3 1/2 month excursion through the Middle East. Being home has been a blast so far, which is why this blog is so late. I’ve been spending most of my time getting drunk and golfing, not necessarily in that order. [read on]

A Collection of Turkish Stories

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

ihlara-016.jpgHotter Than Fag-Tags and Converse Shoes [read on]

A 2.9 From The Russian Judge

Monday, June 2nd, 2008
flintstones-018.jpgWelcome aboard the Miriam-Sophie where you'll enjoy 4 days and 3 nights of exotic splendour. You'll cruise the beautiful Mediterranean coast, swim in the calm blue waters and laze around like a degenerate ... [Continue reading this entry]

Five Questions With The Locke Family

Friday, May 30th, 2008
turkey-118.jpgThere once was a family of Lockes. Laynni, Lyle and Nadine blazed a merry sightseeing trail right through Istanbul, on to the famous ruins at Ephesus and finally back to Fethiye where they were rescued ... [Continue reading this entry]

Dear Turkish Diary

Friday, May 23rd, 2008
turkey-054.jpgA brief record of my daily thoughts and feelings as I make the difficult transition from little girl into bigger girl...May 9 Caught the bus from Olympos to Fethiye. Narrow windy road, beautiful ocean ... [Continue reading this entry]

Not-Too-Early-But-Still-Morning Express

Friday, May 16th, 2008
mix-082.jpgIstanbul or Constantinople? Europe or Asia? Proud independent nation or clumsy hideous bird? In fact, Turkey would prove to be all of these. As if our border crossings weren't already hard enough, what with ... [Continue reading this entry]

The Random Triumvurate

Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Miscellaneous notes wrapping up Jordan, Syria and Lebanon:
  •  In Palmyra we experienced our first guilt trip from a cab driver. On our second day he caught up to us on the street and whined that we had promised him we'd go ... [Continue reading this entry]

Even Knights Should Flush

Sunday, May 4th, 2008
dean-014.jpgFive women, three men, two taxis, a long weekend, a war-torn country attempting to reinvent itself. Does anyone else smell a new ABC sitcom...?That's right, we were off to Lebanon with Barry, Sheena, ... [Continue reading this entry]

Trust Us, You’ll Love Having Us In Your Country

Monday, April 28th, 2008
syria-1-001.jpgDespite the best efforts of Syrian Immigration and a border crossing seemingly designed by group consensus at 4 am on Rennie's couch we somehow managed to gain entry to Syria. Their tourism motto appears to ... [Continue reading this entry]

An Affair to Remember: Part Two

Monday, April 21st, 2008
jordan-117.jpgSo far our new relationship with Jordan had followed the usual pattern - at first it's all new experiences (Wadi Rum) and crazy sex (Petra), but eventually things slow down and you have ... [Continue reading this entry]