Ok so I spoke too soon about signing off. Didn’t know Iwould be offered a hookah.  I always thought it was tobacco so I declined

I forgot to talk about this experience because it was really wonderful. It is spiritual so there are no cameras, videos, applause–this in itself was

I usually don’t go back to the same place except for Hong Kong and Bogota, and now Turkey. Definitely worth multiple visits as are the

So I wind down in Turkey, but not before filming my new friends as they serenade me with Spanish songs. DSCN0892

I don’t know—why this didn’t insert, but you can CTRL click on it and it will open.   marianna dellekamp Earth Library     Then you

Istanbul is a city of walking but it isn’t kind to us.  The city is set along incredibly steep hills which tax the heart just