Museum specialist Sema Sagat had a very bright idea for a new showcase of one of the delights of Bodrum, Turkey. Working with the maritime traditions of this timeless Aegean port 

—famous since antiquity when it was known as Halicarnasus, birthplace of Herodotus, the f… Read full post »

 Büsra Velioglu was born and bred in Istanbul to a life of making jewelry, but she discovered her vocation by chance in faraway South Africa when she was already in her twenties. On a round-the-world cruise with seaman ex-husband Cenap, she found herself in Durban with nothing… Read full post »

The view from my second story window gives me an eyeful of Bitez Bay on the south-eastern Aegean coast of Turkey. I usually check it out to see if the bay is calm or somewhat wavy. If the conditions are right I hop down to the… Read full post »

 Cats and I have many traits in common, not the least of which is our mutual love of fish. I went to a local market here in Bitez to capture images of a wealth of Mediterranean fish, with a selection that makes my mouth water and would probably drive… Read full post »

 "Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no account". - Oscar Wilde

Youth is when you're allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve.  Middle age is when you're forced to.  ~Bill Vaughn


An optimist stays up until midnight to see… Read full post »

Sculptures  and Photograph by Algis Kemezys 

Sunset by YOU KNOW WHO !   Read full post »

  

In a time that keeps sweeping us off our feet,

 It's hard to find anything that lasts.

Eventually even this post will be long forgotten…

 but remember this now….

Take those who like you not for granted.

Better yet enjoy them.

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  The port of Aegina

The time has come to leave Greece and lovely Aegina. At the end of the day it's not just the soaring prices of life's necessities (like food and heating-fuel), the chaos caused by strikes and diminished services (like the bus) and the… Read full post »

 "The early bird gets the worm," goes the old saying, and my day begins with my red-breasted sparrow, whom I have nicknamed Chookey (a cutesy name for a very cute customer) who comes to visit me every morning in Aegina, looking for the crumbs of cake I scatter his… Read full post »

Be careful what you wish for because you just never know if you will get it. I, for instance, have been the traveling friend of both tame and untamed cats and dogs. I have always enjoyed Greece and Turkey for this very reason because sooner or later I… Read full post »

I travel to the Mediterranean for another winter of self-discovery in the birthplace of self-discovery. These days of Greek financial disaster, continuous general strikes, enormous discontent, justifiable panic and ever-present uncertainty, getting where you want to get to in this country is… Read full post »

 Time is very circular and over lapping for me these days. I have managed the summer and found myself back where I was one year ago. On the verge of returning to Europe on a wing and a prayer. See you from there soon I hope...

These images here are… Read full post »

 Well, last night was the night...we got another record breaking Scrabble game.  We achieved 9 seven-letter words in the game. Now this does not happen often and you really have to be lucky and more. The last one was maybe over seven months ago.

Towards the end of the gam… Read full post »

 I started to make my new YouTube page design two days ago. One would think it is simple to do, well it isn't. I keep working with a few images and it's really trail and error as far I am concerned. Upload, check , find something wrong , go… Read full post »

 Every once and awhile it's good for everyone to be put in their place. Heres a short video about size.  Looks like we are barely anything compared to what the Universe holds, so remember that the next time you think your larger than life .. Remember life is alwa… Read full post »

I share many delicious dinners with partner Byron Ayanoglu, who is a famous foodie with many cookbooks to his name. Our favorite dish is Pad Thai (Thai Noodles), to which we became addicted during a beautiful and sunny stay at the Coco Palm resort, beachsid… Read full post »