The Berber people, also known as the Amazigh, are the indigenous inhabitants of Maghreb region, of North Africa. In Morocco they live mainly around the Atlas Mountains and south of the country. Their history stretches back over 10,000 years. Their origins are rooted in the prehistoric populations of the region, and their language belongs to…
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Yabancı in İstanbul, part 1
yabancı (tur.) – a foreigner, an alien I believe that everyone has a city that feels like it is part of one’s soul. It is not necessarily a city we were born in. Over the years I have heard people saying that Paris, London, New York, Tokyo, and many other cities are “their cities”. The…
My pandemic…
The events of year 2020 took us all by surprise. The world turned upside down within few weeks. Suddenly what I had known as the “normal” living ceased to exist, and the new reality had taken it place. Things that I had taken for granted, as going for a walk to the mountains or beach,…
Undead
It is not a secret that I love animals. All of them, whether big or small. I am against animal cruelty, animal smuggling, research and tests on animals, breeding animals for a sole purpose of selling, and everything that you can think of when it comes to harming animals. They belong to the nature, and…
Antep Pistachios
Antep or officially known as Gaziantep is the culinary capital of Turkey. At least it is for me. When I travel to Antep, I end up gaining few kilos of weight within few days. Losing all the katmer, kaymak and sweets from my hips is never an easy task. But it is so worth it!…
Montenegro Road-trip, Day 2
The second day in beautiful Montenegro started with sun, coffee and planning what to see next. For a country of this size, Montenegro is full of places to see, and picking only few of them may be a challenge. We spent wonderful morning in the café in the same building as our rented apartment, and…
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