Exploring Turkish Landscapes Crossing Inner Boundaries Akademisyen Kitabevi

There is a long tradition, well documented in travel writing, of people looking for escape, whether from themselves, a failed relationship or a dead-end job. They leave home hoping to find something better than that they left behind. I never really thought about where I fitted in until I started writing the essays in this collection. Travel is so much a part of my life now I almost can’t remember a time when I wasn’t travelling, researching a new trip or saving up to put my plans into action. I was forever a tourist, always looking for new and exotic places to get away from the mundane and experience the unknown.

 

The first time I came to Turkey I was just one of many young Australians on the great pilgrimage to Europe and other distant lands. For a long time this has almost been a rite of passage for Antipodeans. The sights, sounds and smells of foreign countries are colourful and appeal to our appetite for adventure and challenge. When the enterprise becomes too trying, there is always the safety of a return ticket to fall back on. After a given period of time we’re expected to return, a little older and a lot wiser. While some go for a year, others never make it back.

 

 

 

 

 

Introduction

 

In the Sultan’s City

 

Göreme

 

Lisa’s Little Men

 

My Turkish Ramazan

 

Kurban

 

All Singing, All Dancing

 

Dancing Away the Sequins

 

Shopping for Confidence

 

To the Wedding

 

How to Improve Your Turkish

 

Sundays in Fenerbahçe Park

 

Turkish Delight

 

Up Close and Personal

 

You Are My Sunshine