Aligning the movement of stars with the state of human affairs on the ground may not be everyone’s cup of tea ( including mine ), but the Sep23 – Oct 23 calendar phase that marks folk as Libran around the … Continue reading
by j p, September 21, 2007 0 comments
Ramadan has started in Istanbul, a significant month for Muslims, where amongst various practices, they fast during daylight hours ( have been told to avoid taxi drivers near the end of the day during this month ). It was for … Continue reading
by j p, September 15, 2007 2 Comments
( UPDATE : Noticed recently that some of the net censorship bypass methods below still left a wordpress site blocked. Was still viewable by entering the site address at https://proxify.com – or – https://stupidcensorship.com – both found via this PDF … Continue reading
by j p, September 7, 2007 0 comments
What do Cyrillic Graffiti, Anti-Americanism in Europe and wikipedia edits have in common? Let’s find out. Cyrillic Graffiti Sofia, Bulgaria is 12 hours bus ride from Istanbul, a journey which facilitates extensions of 1 x Turkish VISA, a necessary process … Continue reading
by j p, August 31, 2007 0 comments
Was lucky enough to spend a week in Cappadocia ( from Persian: Katpatuka meaning “the land of beautiful horses” ) recently. Easily the weirdest physical location I have ever been, so many odd shapes and silhouettes, windows and doors where … Continue reading
by j p, August 20, 2007 3 Comments