5 Dumpty asked me some serious question while on our drive to Cliff’s Lodge. I changed the topic. He didn’t relent. “Why do you always blame your past?” Dumpty asked me. I had been complaining how terrified I am of writing a book and perhaps I should just drop the idea. […] The Gansbaai Sharky Honeymoon30 Sep, 2012 in Animals / Blog / Fears / Ocean & Beaches / Photography / South Africa tagged De Kelders / Gansbaai / Garden Route / Ocean & Beaches / sharks / Whales by Humpty
3 I felt a prick in my palm. It was a splinter and I could care less. The wooden floors felt cool on my perspiring skin. I stared-up at the bulbous clouds gliding along the crisp blue sky on my back, and although I couldn’t hear the ocean waves, I knew […] Cape Town: Beauty and the Beast22 Sep, 2012 in Animals / Mountains & Nature / Ocean & Beaches / Photography / South Africa tagged Cape of Good Hope / Cape Town / Chapman's Peak / False Bay / Muizenberg beach / South Africa / Table Mountain by Humpty
4 8 was the number of times we did yoga at Cihangir Yoga studio. For only 100 TL ($50) per person, we got a thirty-day unlimited membership pass. The yoga classes were one of the best parts of our Istanbul trip. After just a week of doing it, we saw dramatic improvement […] Istanbul By the Numbers4 Sep, 2012 in Animals / Blog / Photography / Turkey / Yoga tagged cats / Hagia Sofia / Istanbul / mosques / Turkey by Humpty
4 Visiting the ancient and alleged city of Troy was one of the destinations I was most excited about when we initially planned on traveling to Turkey. As we did more research on Troy, though, it was becoming too out of the way, too little to see as it has unfortunately […] Ephesus: Visions of Ancient Times and Reminiscing on Hector28 Aug, 2012 in Blog / Photography / Reflections / Ruins & History / Turkey tagged Achilleus / Ephesus / Hector / Illiad / Ruins & History / Troy / Turkey by Dumpty
2 Today’s tragic shooting at the Empire State building in New York City saddens me on different levels. How do you make sense of this “senseless” violent shooting popping up everywhere? Not too long ago, there was a man who opened fire and killed six Sikhs at their temple in Wisconsin […] Empire State Building Shooting: Where Is the humanity?24 Aug, 2012 in Blog / Photography / Reflections / South Africa tagged apartheid / empire state shooting / Irish / Niall Mellon Township Trust / South Africa by Humpty
2 One of my habits when I visit a new country, be it good or bad, is to picture what my life would be like if I lived in that country; what I would eat, what my workout routine would be, where I would go in the evenings for dinner or […] The Swiss Connection23 Aug, 2012 in Animals / Blog / Hiking / Mountains & Nature / Photography tagged Appenzell / Bern / Jass / Kubb / Muggins / Swiss National Holiday / Switzerland by Dumpty