Thoughts from working and travelling outside the USA
We had two stops in Turkey - short stop in Ephesus and finished up the cruise in Istanbul and tacked on another day. I hadn’t been to Istanbul since 2002 (i had a lot of business trips there from 2000-2002) and we did do a short trip to Ephesus with the family. Link from 2001... Continue Reading →
Our first trip to Ephesus was Sept 15 2001 - we had arrived in Istanbul shortly before the attack on 9/11 and connected to a flight to Izmir and by the time we landed the world had changed. Everyone in Turkey was very supportive but at rhe end of the day, don’t have a lot... Continue Reading →
Went we arrived in Istanbul, we didn't know how long that we were going to be there. It was the weekend and the plan was a semi-house hunting trip and dinner with work colleagues Saturday, some touring on Sunday, and the girls would fly back Monday while I stayed for work for another week. Moving... Continue Reading →
We landed in Istanbul at 7am New York time on September 11th. We had a short-layover before our next flight to Izmir and went through immigration and security to catch our flight which was scheduled at about 8:45am New York time. The young Muslim lady wearing a head scarf working the immigration window was very... Continue Reading →