view of turkey from the plane.

IMG_9066 by themorningtrain on Flickr.

A well-earned smoke.

Protect Yourself With A Nazar

 If you’ve ever traveled to Turkey, you will see blue glass beads with an eye painted on it just about anywhere you turn.  The Nazar, or evil eye stone, protects against the evil eye, so a lot of people wear them as jewelry, have them on a key chain, or hanging somewhere in the house.  I have even seen them mixed into the cement on sidewalks.  What exactly does “the evil eye” mean?  According to Wikipedia, “The evil eye is a look that is believed by many cultures to be able to cause injury or bad luck for the person at whom it is directed for reasons of envy or dislike.” 

 I figure it can’t hurt to have a few on hand!  You don’t have to travel to Turkey, the Mediterranean, or the Middle East to get one, either – I have seen them in kiosks in malls, and you can order them online on places like Amazon and eBay.

Have you seen one, or do you wear one?  Share your comment by clicking on “Your Thoughts” above the picture.

view of turkey from the plane.

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i catch him in the strangest places / positions!

Old Man Newberger leaves his front porch from time to time to keep his shooting skills sharp.

Istanbul, Turkey

Pamucak Beach, Izmir

lunch today.

Turkey June 2011 (by koziportpictures)

Turkey June 2011 (by koziportpictures)

I love a good turkey sandwich :)

Turkey June 2011 (by koziportpictures)

God yes. Anyone care to join me?

“From the University of Kentucky, Enes Kanter!”

…………………If he ever gets his jersey retired at UK, I will lose all respect for that program. 

Gay Pride in Istanbul. @ the front lines of progress.

I have been reminiscing about my holiday to Turkey in 2009 with my family… it was so much fun! These are a few of my snaps…

I’m excited for the summer holidays coming up… they gon’ be gooood! :)

COMING SOON - New photos! New videos!

• Full-length video of the Blue Cruise along Turkey’s Turquoise Coast…
• Photos from the Anatolian coastline (above).

Please hold.

lunch today.

At the marina.

Henrietta: a turkey taking no guff.

Let get something straight. The people of Israel are Europeans who have claimed the religion of Judaism and even have infiltrated Christianity as a means to gain sympathy and bait people into the ntisemitism?trap. The actual Israelites (Tribe of Judah) are not the people who are occupying Palestine and killing civilians, and establishing themselves in the government and media outlets of America and Europe. These people are liars, and they have been expelled from more countries than any other group of people in the world! After WW2, Hitler (along with the transfer agreement) helped play a part in the expulsion of Jews from Germany. They then moved into Palestine and started occupying the country. Wake up people, the state of Israel is disgusting, for lack of a better word.

Syrian Refugees Camp in Turkey ..

:( (assad is a war criminal)

composed of the following:

• smoked turkey breast (3 pieces/slices/whatever theye called)
• pepperjack cheese (2 slices, sandwiching the middle turkey section)
• steak sauce?/li>
• wheat bread
  
  
  
  
  OH YES. MY CRAVING SHALL BE SATISFIED AND MY GRUMBLY STOMACH shaaaall BE NO MORE. :3

At the marina.

19th ?stanbul LGBTT Pride Week/19. ?stanbul LGBTT Onur...

#Turkey #Bosnia Salaam Festival - Sultan Mehmed Fatih Ensemble (Sarajevo, Bosnia)

Sultan Mehmed Fatih Ensemble (Sarajevo, Bosnia)
A new generation of young Sufi Musim performers born out of the ashes of battle-scarred Sarajevo and led by renowned Sufi musician Mehmed Bajraktarevic. Their music is a unique mix of Turkish, Arab, Balkan and Western influences and traditions.

Big Island.

Shutters

- Safranbolu, Turkey

Turkey

A day in the life.

19th ?stanbul LGBTT Pride Week/19. ?stanbul LGBTT Onur Haftas?” kapsam?nda Tünel i?gali! (Foto?raf: @tolgaeraymanli)

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Cosmopolitan Turkey - July 2011 !!!!

…enter latest obsession…

Ankara Central Station

Opened in 1892, rebuilt in 1937

BUT…but here’s the curve ball. It’s not with hamburger meat.

It’s turkey meat. Whoop whoop, yess!! So. Much. Better.

Alright, that’s my fat ass post of the day. I’m going to go eat until I get past the fact that I’m so damn bored and just pass out in a bag of chips or something…