The uncomplicated joy of being
Mary Murphy
September 19, 2014
I was reintroduced recently to the joy of simple living and reminded that the value of simplicity is something we’re in danger of overlooking as
I was reintroduced recently to the joy of simple living and reminded that the value of simplicity is something we’re in danger of overlooking as
Not that long ago, the hive of activity that is Taksim Square in the European part of Istanbul was in the news all over the
I’ve never been more aware of the fact that I am partial to a glass of wine or two than when I was in Istanbul.
There’s a saying in Turkey that a cup of coffee commits you to 40 years of friendship. That’s some commitment. I grew up with instant
I detest shopping for myself. I hate it with a passion that is so unwomanly I occasionally wonder if I was a man in all
I thought the Golden Horn was a piece of land, not a body of water. I never knew that Istanbul straddled two continents. And I’d
Way back, many moons ago, in my first year at university, I came across two guys I knew from third-year Engineering debating which word best
I’ve heard tell that Muslims are buried standing up. And the Muslim cemeteries I have been to would suggest the same. I did some digging
I’ve a thing for markets. I can spend hours sifting through other people’s junk. The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul was high on my list of
Do I look like the type you could strike up a conversation with at 1.15 pm on a Sunday afternoon and after a litany of
