Hey, you got a haircut!
Interesting stuff, I did read once (personally have no idea) that the Turks simply replaced fanatical islamism with fanatical secularism, and that there's really not much difference between them.....even the figure of Attaturk, open to no criticism, kind of replaced the figure of the prophet.....I don't know, could be bullshit, what do you think?
Cool story Djibouty is a true adventure. You managed to put very well the feeling of being there. I spend only four days there, too. The prices of everything just kills!
Safe trip!!
buy a disposable camera as a person born in a eastern block country i know that these countries have a hard coded notion of normality (e.g. facial hair and long hair are still no-no's for my father) Looking normal is good for you. where next? i personally would recommend romania and bulgaria, but the set on east is also good: the whole former russian turkik language speaking *istan countries + few others border regions of russia such as tuva.
disposable or better: buy a used film camera, shoot film, get it developed only, you can print or digitize it later.
For the next minutes of fame Your hunch was right, Ozgur, the general rule is never to look into the camera, always on the reporter. Unless your a king or a president of course, talking to the people. Then again, most rules are obviously there to be broken, and I bet you looked gorgeous on armenian television anyway.;-)
Looking forward to your next minutes of fame.
And, for whatever its worth - swedes do believe there was a totally insane and fully unjust turkish massacre of a large part of the armenian people. There is no room for a second opinion about that overhere, but of course, plenty of excuses for our own wrongdoings in the past.
Good to have you back! If I wasnt doing very unchallenging travelguides in western Europe right now, I would write in my own blog. Hoping for more inspiring adventures to come. Maybe more like yours.
/susan
just got back I'm 65 had some bad health sproutung so I put a tag on a travel blog to see if I could get info or another old person to go with me but alas the young cared not to share with me , so I set out alone for the month of M arch and traveled through France useing mainly train but some bus , feet, and thumb I was amazed at this country being so small and yet overflowing the brim with manna , I am now thinking of going back and takeing it slow maybe the Camino. you cleared something up for me though when you travel as a bum (Pilgram) you have to accept you will be treated accordingly,thanks I enjoyed your writteing.
random int? someone who knows that "int" is mnemonic for "interrupt" in x86 assembly?? tell me more... not done traveling yet. working on a new blog. i hope i'll be heading towards the "far east" very soon...
your hair Regarding the hostile reception you got, I honestly think it was your hair that done it - they probably never saw anyone quite like you waling their streets, and just didn't know what to make of you....
what's next? I'll be disapponing if you just stop. You did not even touch Eastern Europe, which would be lot's of fun - I am sure, or Far East. India could be fun too. Looking forward for your next blog. Good luck!
i've also had that experience. with the sunset and the stranger... isn't that the essence of being? when you don't wear your masks for a moment and you are connected through the stillness? i like the way you write and hope to see you soon with your new experience.
merhaba sahip:) bunu okuyunca sas1racaks1n biliyorum..bana karsi vefan1 bu sayfalardan göstermissin(gerci beni yanina alabilirdin ama havaalanin bi kösesinde biraktin..öyle yalniz basima )..resmimin ve bahsimingectigi bu blogda sözüm olsun istedim..seni unutmadim sahip,simdi beni soracak olursan genc bir bayanin elindeyim,gayet mutluyum :P
sex appeal bedreddin in france:) blogu takip edenler böyle resimler görmedi..sas1rtt1n bizleri..össgür degistirmis avrupa seni..ama turuncu duvarlar,kirmizi koltuk iyi bir kompozisyon olmuss..hele o diz:)))
Yemen to Turkey I suppose I could write about it, but it's been a year already... and I'd probably say little more than "lived like a complete bum on the beaches of Oman, spent maybe 6 dollars a day, then was amazed at how modern and secular Iran is (it really is.. a couple young teenage girls chatted me up in the park, and I kept looking around for the /komita/ to come and arrest me for being long-haired), I was aghast at the pink and yellow mosques in Turkey". If anyone is willing to pay me lots and lots of money I could write blogs ;)
Post more pics I have enjoyed reading your travel journal. I mostly enjoyed reading about Asmara, my former home. It is truly a diamond in the rough. Thank you for your honesty as you discribed your experience.
another failed relationship The Universe sana arkadan veriyor allahin cezasi igrenc homo. This is what happens when you lose your backbone. If I find out you've been eating tofu I will kill you POS.
Just wanted to highlight a point.
If it wasnt for the Kateab and Lebanese Forces no Christians would have remained in lebanon.
We as Christians owe it all to them and to their brave leaders for saving lebanon from its Arab neighbours.
Long live the Lebanese Forces +/
My trip began (July 19, 2004) as a 14-month leave of absence from my job, with the intention of "seeing the world", and a bunch of unrealistic ideas of what can be accomplished in a year. Turns out a year isn't as long as it seems, so I've recently quit my job (yeay!) to become a full-time traveler. Until, that is, I run out of money or decide I'm ready to rejoin the ratrace.
In the meantime, I'm trying to blog at least once a month from the countries I'm visiting. I'm not interested in Western Europe, so don't expect pictures of Venice here. My blogs are basically my impressions of pla... full info
xxx
non-member comment
Hey, you got a haircut! Interesting stuff, I did read once (personally have no idea) that the Turks simply replaced fanatical islamism with fanatical secularism, and that there's really not much difference between them.....even the figure of Attaturk, open to no criticism, kind of replaced the figure of the prophet.....I don't know, could be bullshit, what do you think?