365 Places: Tallinn
Day 175: Tallinn, Estonia It is now more than 10 years since I visited the lovely city of Tallinn and it remains in my mind as one of the most beautiful examples of… Continue reading
Tag Archive: Adventure
365 Places: Filling in Some Gaps
Days 91 to 174 Today’s post is a feeble attempt to try and catch up from over three months of not writing. The bad habit of missing days started with a day here… Continue reading
Central Anatolian Trek, or Büyük Anadolu Tür: Part 1
Introduction – by Tracey Benson Over the past few months we have had some wonderful posts about the Evliya Çelebi Way Project, mostly contributed by Gerald Maclean (Mac). In this new series of posts… Continue reading
Central Anatolian Trek, or Büyük Anadolu Tür: Part 5
Day Four. Wednesday, 20 August. From campsite west of Bağlama to Altunhisar. Contributed by Donna Landry Today we left camp at 7:50 and headed for the hills – literally. First we came to… Continue reading
Central Anatolian Trek, or Büyük Anadolu Tür: Part 4
Day Three. Tuesday, 19 August. Derinkuyu to west of Bağlama. Contributed by Donna Landry This morning some of the farmworkers’ children came to have a ride on the horses. The amiable Kelebek did… Continue reading
Central Anatolian Trek, or Büyük Anadolu Tür: Part 3
Day Two. Monday, 18 August. Ibrahimpaşa to Derinkuyu. Contributed by Donna Landry We set off as agreed at 7:30 towards the underground city of Derinkuyu. Soon we would be out of familiar territory… Continue reading
Central Anatolian Trek, or Büyük Anadolu Tür: Part 6
Day Five. Thursday, 21 August, 2014. From Altunhisar to Zengen. Contributed by Donna Landry We set forth at 7:40 from the cattle market, basking in the morning cool, and wound the rest of… Continue reading
Central Anatolian Trek, or Büyük Anadolu Tür: Part 2
Day One. Sunday, 17 August. Avanos to Ibrahimpaşa. Contributed by Donna Landry Starting out on an expedition is always nerve-wracking. In Turkey it is also always late, or at least several hours later… Continue reading
365 Places: Karangahape Road
Day 88: Karangahape Road, Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand In an earlier post, I spoke about a forthcoming augmented reality project that I will be presenting as part of the ADA Mesh Cities Symposium… Continue reading
365 Places: Pushkar
Day 87: Pushkar, India I am still continuing my daydreaming about India and today will have a look at Pushkar – a town famous for its annual two-week camel fair. A website promoting… Continue reading