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…
Irish Seafood Chowder
Ireland, or Éire in Irish, is an island in the North Atlantic and the third-largest island in Europe. It is separated from Great Britain by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George’s Channel. This emerald gem owes its lush moniker to the frequent rains that nourish its rolling hills, ancient stone walls, and…
Smokes and smokescreens in Cuba
13,5 hours. That is the duration of a direct flight from Istanbul to Havana with Turkish Airlines. 13,5 hours of twisting and turning, half watching the same movies on the entertainment system, and squeezing my nose to the window to experience the lights of the islands thousands of meters below as the sunrise explodes with…
Gentle Giants, part 2
My second encounter with Gentle Giants took place in Rwanda, and specifically in Virunga National Park on the border of Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo. We were picked up at 06.30 in the morning to be driven to get the permits to trek the gorillas. I did not know what to expect and thought that my adventure would be…
Cat lady in Serengeti
Serengeti National Park is located in the northwest of Tanzania, by the border with Kenya. The park is essentially a Tanzanian extension of the famous Masai Mara National Reserve Park from the Kenyan side. However, it is three times smaller in comparison to Masai Mara. It also pops up regularly on different adventure or geographical channels due to…
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