Month: October 2010

My Grandpa used to read to me endlessly. My grandparents had an entire set of children’s books at their house and I wonder if my

It’s like there’s a funk in Istanbul. You can’t quite put your finger on what makes it so unusual. My friend Leanne would love to

There’s no two ways about it – Turkey is a man’s society. Most jobs are done by men and you see a lot of men

A sleek and expensive private boat captained by a man in a white robe, turban and long beard and four or five women in burqas

We were like Peaches and Herb. Only Peaches was wearing a 49.5 pound backpack and had just flown around the world and Herb was really

The day started off so French. I got up, picked up my laundry, finished packing my bag checked out of my hotel (10 am checkout)

“See, now you have to eat it cold,” the man at the table next to me said, proving his point. My 45 minute discussion with

My life as a Cannoise is very simple. On weekdays I mostly work and talk. This really isn’t anything different than what I did on

The storm passed and the sun came back to Provence. The rain swept out all the entertainment industry people from last week’s conference and Cannes

The French are trying to strangle themselves. They seem to do this from time to time and they're back for more right now. The French