Istanbul
I’d heard so many things about Istanbul. From the old stories of Byzantium, then Constantinople and now Istanbul it has always conjured up images of a multitude of civilizations coming together. I was a bit surprised then when I arrived and felt like I was definitely still in Europe. The initial smells and sounds weren’t [...]
Time to Walk the Walk
Over the last couple of days it has been very easy talking about this trip and I’m becoming quite skilled at synthesising my plans into a couple of sentences along with a few shrugs of the shoulders thrown here and there. But the more I’ve talked about it the more its beginning to dawn on [...]
Can You Give It
Here is a music video by the UK band the Maccabees released in the Summer of 2009. It’s filmed on Coopers Hill overlooking the Severn Vale, the home of Cheeserolling, on a beautiful summers day. It’s home. Bring on the cheese jokes…