Author Archives: lizcameron

Çiftlik Evi: Mercan Bey & M. Sniff Out Delicious Food (Yet Again)

Posted on December 15, 2013 by lizcameron

As you may have learned over the years here at Slowly-by-Slowly, one of the  Ottoman-era puppets who inhabits my brain (with the goal of assisting me in my cross-cultural marital road trip) is Mercan Bey ( that’s “Mehr-jahn”), the Arabian … Continue reading →

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Kranky in Kyrenia – Including – A 2nd Round with Soldiers

Posted on December 10, 2013 by lizcameron

Harrumph. I’d had just about enough of sitting upright all day with an increasingly resistant-to-medicine pain in my side despite the resplendent views on our way down the north slopes of Kantara castle. You can read about that lovely locale … Continue reading →

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Karagöz oyunları in Kantara Castle

Posted on December 3, 2013 by lizcameron

As we drove west from the Karpaz Peninsula, we set our sights on visiting Kantara Castle. Of course, the Karagöz puppets (Karagöz oyunları) were over the moon about the idea of visiting a castle beginning with the letter K. They are … Continue reading →

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