Category Archives: Traveling

From Greece to Armenia: a quick (motorized) journey across Turkey

Be warned, however, that we didn’t go to either Greece or Armenia. We could see the Greek island of Samos from Özdere, where we spent the kurban bayramı holiday with Ferda’s parents. Does that count? Defne and I had a … Continue reading

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Flowers (and fish?) in Orange County

Continuing on the flower theme and even specifically orchids we visited Sherman Gardens a couple times near my parents’ house.

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Tijuana and San Diego (and how to use the Tijuana airport from the US?)

Tijuana’s airport is right on the US border. Here’s Ferda just across the street from the Tijuana airport with the US-Mexico border fence behind her. For years I’ve wondered why they don’t make it into a multinational (or whatever the … Continue reading

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Tlaxcala, ¡sí existe!

Just before walking to the main square in the city of Tlaxcala, capital of the eponymous state, I told Ferda about how Mexicans make jokes about the tiny state of Tlaxcala not really existing except perhaps in fairy tales. How … Continue reading

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Veracruz: Tlacotalpan and Orizaba

Before a railroad was built across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Tlacotalpan, originally settled on an island in the Papaloapan River, was a thriving inland river port. Its importance declined, but the city managed to preserve its colonial layout well enough … Continue reading

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