It’s All About The Cross-Hatching
“Bwahahaha,” I say. “Did you know the Chinese for ‘writer’ is, literally, ‘sit-at-home’?” “No,” says Zac. “NOOB! The ‘zuo’ in ‘zuo-jia’ is a different kind...
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The Last Post on Travels With A Nine Year Old
I started this blog back in January 2010. Zac was nine. We were going travelling for a year. And this is what he looked like...
Oh God. Is This How “They” See “Us”?
Dear reader, I’ve just wasted a quarter of an hour of my life watching that video. Yes, that one. And I still cannot believe how...
The Other Side of Istanbul’s Spice Bazaar
One of remarkably few downsides to travelling with my son is, well, markets. I like nothing better than wandering around local markets looking at what’s...
Making Ourselves at Home in Cihangir, Istanbul
“I don’t know where that is,” says the guy, poring over the address I’ve hand-copied. “Just walk.” “Walk?!” I say. I mean, I know we’re...
Getting Istanbul All Wrong – Again!
Our cunning flat plans don’t go entirely, ahem, to plan – there are any number of reasons why a flat might appear as available on...
Cappadocia: It’s a Wrap…
We leave Cappadocia with, as the cliché has it, heavy hearts. But also some excitement. Yes, even with a hellish overnight bus journey ahead of...
Remember the Internet?
I’m 38. That means I remember the internet. I remember when the internet was new. I remember my very first livestream (New Year’s Eve, 1994)....
Paging Doctor Freud: The Phallic Rocks of Cappadocia
Maybe this is just me. (And my son, obv.) Maybe I have an unusually dirty mind. Maybe I am, in fact, a teenage boy. But...
A Bit of Green Without The Greenwash
Out of my ever-expanding portfolio of “THINGS ON THE INTERNET THAT MAKE ME REALLY SHOUTY AND CAPS LOCKY”, my current number one has to be...