In the misty chronicles of higher education, few places can claim the sheer gravitational pull of the University of Oxford. Teaching here dates back to at least 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world. It exploded in popularity after 1167 when Henry II, in a classic medieval hissy fit with the French,…
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Among the Gods
When you look at the travel brochures to Turkey, one of the displayed pictures is always of stone heads in rising or setting sun on a mountain. This is Nemrut Dağı (eng. Mount Nemrut). The Mountain is tucked away in the rugged mountains of southeastern Turkey and rises to an altitude of 2,134 meters. It…
In the Heart of Silk Road, part 2
The alarm ripped me from sleep at 4:45 AM in Bukhara and the pre-dawn chill sept through the hotel walls. It was way too early to get up but I had had quite an adventure waiting. By 6:30 we were at the train platform, clutching tickets for the 07:01 Bukhara – Khiva and waiting patiently…
In the heart of Silk Road, part 1
Uzbekistan is a captivating blend of history, culture, and flavors that hits you like a whirlwind of turquoise tiles, fragrant plov, and relentless carpet sellers they could sell sand to a camel. I recently returned from this Central Asian jewel, clutching four cashmere shawls I did not know I needed until the bazaar vendors worked…
Saddle Up
To YG Equestrian Centre and YG Pro Shite team with my undying love… My earliest memory of horses comes from a black and white picture taken by my dad during a visit to our family’s farm. The image captures a stunning mare, a working horse, and me sitting on her without a saddle when I…
Pompeii Past Preserved
What do you do when you binge-watch “Sopranos” again? You book a flight to Napoli, or Naples, if you will. The Other Me and I had this overwhelming need to go back to Italy and Tony Soprano convinced us that it was time to go back. With less then 2hour flight from Istanbul it is…
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