Tag Archives: Turkey

The frescoes in Sumela Monastery are beautiful and it is a wonder how, all those years ago, monks found paint that lasted centuries of snow, wind and rain.

In Turkey, "nazar" (evil eye) is a very common sight. You find them as beads, key chains, trinkets, door mats or just "nazar" hanging by a decorative thread just about anywhere.

Goreme is a Fairy Land - with its weirdly shaped rocks jutting high into the skies on a barren landscape, it is a must visit place for every traveler.

Two plates went straight to the floor at my feet. A saucer followed and then a few dozen spoons. I could have killed myself to save the embarrassment. What was it about a "musafir, Hindustani" that invited such calculated violence?

A small town 9 km away from Goreme, Avanos is essentially a pottery town picturesque, cobbled and easy to negotiate, on the banks of Red River (Kızılırmak), Turkey's longest river