Autumn: A season for soup
When the weather turns cool and the leaves start to fall, it always seems time for soup. Not that there aren't wonderful summer soups—gazpacho and cold plum soup come to mind—but fall and winter are the true soup seasons.
When the weather turns cool and the leaves start to fall, it always seems time for soup. Not that there aren't wonderful summer soups—gazpacho and cold plum soup come to mind—but fall and winter are the true soup seasons.
Celebrity Cruises has dropped overnight stays at Istanbul for the rest of the cruise season, affecting eight cruises. The line had already skipped overnights twice in recent weeks, citing concerns about possible violence in the area.
Erkan Geldi, a Turkish Airlines flight attendant has a possibly unique distinction. He may be the world's only airline employee actually born on an airplane. He was born midair on a Turkish Airlines flight to Frankfurt in 1990.
The Galata Tower, built originally by Genoese in the 14th century as part of Constantinople's defenses survived the Ottoman conquest a century later and later served as a fire tower. Today, it includes an observation deck, a restaurant and nightclub.
Wearied by my exploration of the visual delights of Turkish Fethiye's old market, your intrepid Gumbo-ist needed to seek the solace of a little shade from the midday sun and found this cool shaded square whose colourful tables beckoned me to stay awhile.
Continuing my meandering through Turkey's Fethiye old-town, I chance upon another colourful display, this time of cushions, bolsters and wall hangings that demand my photographic attention. I just love the vivid colours that abound in the middle eastern markets.
Further meandering around the narrow market streets of the harbour town of Fethiye in Turkey led me to this delightful display of carpets and rugs for sale. I like this shot because it embodies the old-town buildings that date back to the 1500s.
Turning a corner in the narrow winding streets of the market in the Turkish harbour town of Fethiye, I came upon this magnificent display of colourful parasols. Fantastically eye-catching and irresistible for your snap-happy Gumboist!
And so the tour guide says, "I'm just going to take you to my uncle's shop..." and your heart sinks, knowing that you are going to lose another hour of your life whilst 'uncle' tries to sell you some over-priced merchandise or other.
I admit that I don't 'do' beach holidays very well. So when I was threatened by "another day by the pool" I decided that it would be great to take the new high speed catamaran service from Fetihye in Turkey to the isle of Rhodes in Greece.
One of the great perks of a good road trip is not knowing where you'll stop along the way...just where you start and where you end (and sometimes, not even that!) So how about a 10-day cruise on a luxury ship where all you know is where it sails from and where it says farewell?
Market hall at Frankfurt's Terminal 3, now under construction. There seems to be a wave of airport building and airport expansion across the globe these days.
The British pound and U.S. dollar are both much stronger this year in exchange rates with the Euro, but that's likely to have a much bigger effect on British travelers than Americans. True, more Americans are likely to travel to Europe this year.
Two days and some more touring after our first food walking tour in Istanbul, we were ready for more, and set out on our second. This tour, like the first, was organized by Culinary Backstreets.
Every city has its monuments, its churches and palaces, its prominent squares and avenues—and every visitor can easily learn how to find them. That’s true, too, for the most famous or most tourist-oriented restaurants as well. But it’s not as easy to wander off the beaten path and find the truly typical local foods, and especially not so easy to know what’s what when you find it.