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I hear you. After 14 years in the 'bul, I've been back in Seattle for a year now, thigh the bells seem to be ringing for that city too as it turns into Amazonistan. Living in Istanbul has always been a little like watching a kid throw rocks at a hornet's nest...you know something is gong to happen but not quite when or how. Eventually you figure it's time to observe from a bit farther away.
Dull is the New Exciting: Carpetblog Looks Ahead
It's not like anyone writes Carpetblog anymore, or reads it, but ten years of reports from Crapistan seem worthy of a passing mention, right? Carpetblog was born this week in Baku, in 2004. The bigger news is that for the third time this decade, and eight years to the day since my arrival in Ist...
Ramadan is definitely harder for Muslims in the summer and easier in the winter. But from the standpoint of a non-Muslim in Istanbul, I prefer summer, because you don't get the 4:00 traffic jams from millions of people trying to get from work to their homes in time for iftar.
O Silent* Ramazan Night!
*If by silent, we mean "drums and drum-set car alarms at 3am." This post is a total lie. The first year in Turkey, it was a charming cultural tradition to be appreciated and embraced. The second year, it was an annoyance to be avoided. The third year, it has become a target for open hostility....
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