Messin' with Texas

Since I was unable to hook up with any climbers, I decided to tag along with David to hike the Lycian Trail. As I said in my previous post, he had just finished his military service in Germany and was touring Turkey. We started by heading from Olympos to Antalya where we intended to do [...]

Well I returned from a fantastic trip in the south of Turkey about ten days ago. I have been a bit slow about writing the entry because I wanted to cover the trip thoroughly. I have tried to include prices where I can so that if someone else is considering a similar trips they can [...]

Sorry, I am still outside of Istanbul, so all you get is another picture. In my random wanderings around the city, I found this street near the Galatta Tower. The street seemed to have nothing but music shops with the occasional juice stand. These are the only music shops I have seen, although I haven’t [...]

I am still gone, so here’s another picture from Istanbul. As I said earlier I spend a lot of time on Istiklal Street in Taksim. The street is lined start to finish with buildings built up against each other. Ever so often, there are small streets crossing Istiklal. Equally often there are ‘pasaj’ or passages. [...]

Well since I am out of Istanbul without a computer, I am just posting a short series of pictures of a rather well hidden church right on the busiest shopping street in Istanbul, probably in all of Turkey. Istiklal Caddesi is a pedestrian street leading up to Taksim square, lined with shops, bars, restaurants, and [...]

These are some pictures of the tulips sculptures that have sprouted up around the city. Most of them are around Taksim or Nisantasi, two of the more affluent neighborhoods in Istanbul. A few months ago it was lots of cows. They have since disappeared and now we have tulip sculptures. It’s nice to see outdoor [...]

Now that I have more free time I decided I should make the most of it. I have signed myself up to take the GREs and the GMAT so that I can apply to graduate programs. I am also half heartedly looking for a new job, and I am planning some trips within Turkey. This [...]

For some reason Youtube is blocked as of today, again. No word yet as to why though… I’ll keep you updated.

I recently got back from two weeks in the US. When I made the reservations I was planning to come back to my job. Since I am not working anymore, that was not the case. Instead I have been spending time with my friends planning my next step.
A lot of people asked the standard questions; [...]

Yesterday was international labor day, a day that celebrates the rights and achievements of workers around the world. In most places peaceful demonstrations are held during labor day. Yesterday here in Istanbul, it was a full out battle, with the police finishing way a head. There was teargas, fire houses, and beatings a plenty throughout [...]