Category Archives: Turkish Food!

Cross-cultural explanation moment #456: Yes, many Turks drink alcohol (and a lovely video)

Posted on October 15, 2011 by lizcameron

This blog is about one Turkish-American couple’s road trip through a cross-cultural marriage.  In the U.S., one of our regular cross-cultural moments comes in explaining things about Turkey, the Middle East, and Islam to others – to the best of … Continue reading →

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Grabbing the lion’s mane: Goodbye Bodrum, hello open road…

Posted on October 9, 2011 by lizcameron

It was here, the day to leave Bodrum for points north. Ready for the road – our first long, international road trip as a couple – through the heat of the Aegean region of Anatolia. Ready for where the road … Continue reading →

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Last night in Bodrum Part II: Dodging Breeze snakes and coffee bullets

Posted on October 5, 2011 by lizcameron

Snakes of warm breeze slid around me, curiously disconnected from one another.  I felt them swoosh up and down my arms, my palms flat on the table in front of me as if about to play a child’s slapping hand … Continue reading →

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