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Pedals, Perseverance & Prayer Flags (and Occasional Profanities)

Notes from high altitude, cycling the Western Himalayas in June / July 2025. Somewhere above Zing Zing Bar (apx. 4300m) In early July I...

Aug 9

Here on the Mediterranean coast we are blessed to be able to sense the passing of the seasons through the availability of, and...

Feb 5

It’s late-September and we are transitioning. The days are getting noticeably shorter and cooler. Distant, dull, hat-and-coat memories of...

Sep 23, 2022

If the image above is the first time you’ve set eyes upon a bitter melon, then you’re probably as intrigued as I was when I first...

Jan 9, 2022

Gemiş Köyü is the kind of village where you would usually find no reason to stop. Sitting in the region of Denizli, on the border...

Sep 26, 2021

With a huge sigh of relief, September is finally upon us. August brought us scorching temperatures which caused many parts of our...

Sep 3, 2021

We have the Mediterranean coast to thank for a handful of ingredients that have become staples of the gourmet kitchen, to name a few;...

Jun 24, 2021

Recently I’ve found a couple of huge, beautiful pine cones in my garden, the kind that you want to store away until Christmas to display...

Jun 2, 2021

It’s the time of year when we’re enjoying the first gifts from the vegetable patch and also furiously weeding the borders ahead of...

Apr 17, 2021

Fresh tones of springtime green glow in the sığla forest right now, as the ground slowly hardens following the wetness of winter. Along...

Apr 12, 2021