I love finding souvenirs that remind me of favorite moments on a trip like attending a ceremony of the Whirling Dervishes in Istanbul. I didn’t know very much about what it meant to be a dervish or why they twirled other than it was like a form of meditation. Visiting Turkey seemed like the perfect […]
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Pomegranates, Istanbul and New Years Traditions
Big cities seem to acquire symbols that are instantly recognizable. For some it is related to their architecture. See the silhouette of the Eiffel Tower and you immediately think of Paris. An outline of the Golden Gate Bridge tells you it’s San Francisco. Other cities seem to be represented by fruit. New York City is […]
WanderShopping Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul is a great city for a WanderShopper to visit so I was excited to hear from one of our readers who was looking for some information on shopping priorities for her upcoming trip. Truly a unique destination, Istanbul was founded at the crossroads where Eastern and Western cultures came together. This mingling of traditions […]