While I didn’t get to tour the natural features of Antalya, I did make a couple short trips into the city and into the old bazaar areas. If you want a feel for the ancient in this part of this world venture into these winding cobbled and narrow streets, lined on either side by small [...]
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Turkey: Impressions and Antalya
December 7, 2007 – 2:54 am
My visit to Turkey was relatively impromptu. I was notified less than 2 weeks before departure and didn’t have time to research and prepare or even think about what I would like to experience and see in this exotic country. This planning is always important when heading out on a work-related trip – the meetings [...]
He didn’t break free…
December 4, 2007 – 4:12 pm
Sigh. Poor dog didn’t make it to Trinidad. He still has hope, though. Hope that one day he’ll break free. (Do I sniff dramatically here?) Pearls Before Swine – Don’t Squish the Hat! If ever I were to go on a cruise, I’d go for the ride. I’ve experienced enough travel to destinations with limited [...]
Still aiming for Trinidad…
November 30, 2007 – 10:02 am
I all prepared to continue posting about Turkey, particularly the food, tonight, but in the meantime, your Pearls update: the guard dog is still heading for that cruise to Trinidad. Pearls Before Swine – Panama Hat Would it really take a chained up dog to dream of holiday-fun in Trinidad? At least he’s happy thinking [...]
Turkey: Getting There
November 24, 2007 – 9:37 pm
I have been back from Turkey since Tuesday night or so (didn’t get back to Guyana until Wednesday Thursday morning). When I set off on this trek, I knew I’d be blogging about it, despite it being a work trip. After all, I’d never been that far from the Caribbean and the idea of Turkey [...]
Banned in Turkey
November 14, 2007 – 4:08 pm
Antalya Cat on the Wall I am in Turkey, where wordpress.com (yes, the entire domain) has been banned since August 2007. So I cannot access my blog, canno approve comments, cannot post about what would otherwise be an incredibly exciting trip, the furthest I have ever been. Instead, I am like that cat on the [...]
Friday Miscellany
October 19, 2007 – 11:47 am
Checking Voter Registration online Did you know there was a website where you could check your voter registration in Trinidad & Tobago? I don’t know who VoteTTnow is, but they say the information is based on the EBC data. It is really cool, because now I know that I am in one constituency, while the [...]
A Visit to Curaçao
September 24, 2007 – 10:19 pm
I just returned from a completely unexpected visit to Curaçao, one of the 5 islands of the Netherlands Antilles. The Netherlands Antilles, although being part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, is located in the Caribbean Sea, comprising 2 groups if islands: Curaçao and Bonaire, just off the Venezuelan coast, and Sint Eustatius, Saba and [...]
Glasgow, “Scotland with Style”
August 30, 2007 – 2:51 pm
Where Chennette visits Glasgow, and ends her vacation. And the vacation blogging. There’s always a football match going on in Glasgow. Loads of people crowding into and singing on the Metro. Chanting and drumming on the streets. Kilts, tams and red wigs flowing around and almost overtaking the tourists. And visibly increased police presence. Every [...]
Down South to England, Part II
August 26, 2007 – 2:04 pm
Where Chennette visits Cambridge and the family Ewe. Part of my London trip involved a day trip to Cambridge to visit Ewe and her family. Especially to visit with the new Baby Boo. I took the tube all by myself from Stratford to Liverpool Street, where there were hourly trains to Cambridge at a special [...]
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