Tag: travel
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Bülbül, or what happened in Nightingale Street?
Ekzofonik sözlüğüme hoş geldiniz! Yeni bir yazı okumak üzeresiniz. Bülbül. Luscinia megarhynchos, from the nightingale family, known for the beauty of its voice. This word surprised me at first because I had heard it in Wolof as well. Then, when I started learning Turkish, I decided to write a short story about a nightingale that…
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Exploring São Vicente: A Personal Photo Diary
My photographic diary will progress slowly and sporadically as I will be carrying my old Konica and film most of the time. But why rush? For now, it’s just good to be back in São Vicente.
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Upcoming Cultural Space: Workshops and Events in Photography
When you visit a holiday destination, do you buy photographs taken there as souvenirs? The Zangaki brothers based their business on this very idea, with their studio conveniently located in Port Said, where people started their Grand Tour of Egypt. Of course, cameras were rare in those days, so the brothers struck while the iron…
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Sıcaktan Soğuk Şehre: Seyahat Günlüğü
Dakar ve Brüksel’de yaşamın izleri, kısa versiyon Çarşamba Bu sabah haberleri okudum. En kötü haber Trump’ın yeniden başkan olmasıydı. O anti-demokratik bir lider ve gündemi tehlikeli. Öğleden sonra Dakar’a gittim. Araba yolculuğu sıcaktı ve 5 saat sürdü, 42 derecede sıcak bir yolculuktu. Perşembe Dakar’ın merkezinde (Plateau) yaşıyorum ve artık taksi̇ şoförleri̇yle pazarlik yapmaya gerek yok.…
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Vernacular Addis
If you need a break from the buzz from Addis and its high rising buildings and construction sites, go to Zoma Museum in Mekanisa. It’s a very relaxing haven of interesting vernacular and ecological architecture with a garden and a restaurant, all in one package. When I visited the place there were a lot of…
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