Breakfast is the first meal of the day usually eaten in the morning. The word in English refers to breaking the fasting period of the previous night, “to break one’s fast”.Everyone has breakfast. At least most of them. Well, I rarely had breakfast when I was still at work, which is nothing to brag about….
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Uzbekistan for Beginners
Where History Wears a Turban and the Moon Poses for Instagram Uzbekistan in three sketches If you think Uzbekistan is just desert and camels, get ready for me to blow away your expectations like a hot wind in Samarkand. The land of the Silk Road is full of historical gems that will sneak into your…
Afghanistan
My close (and slightly less close) encounters Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, Iran to the west, Turkmenistan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, Tajikistan to the northeast, and China…
Acacia Dessert
Spring is in full swing, everything is blooming and booming.Nature offers us its gifts.I remember when I was a child, we used to get fried acacia flowers for dessert. It was one of those moments when my mother would cuddle us and let us know how much she loved us.And when I was returning from…
Etli Kuru Fasulye
Turkish White Bean Stew With Meat Turkey is not just Hagia Sophia, Mimar Sinan or, as recently protests, Turkey is also cuisine.One of the simplest, yet most magnificent dishes is kuru fasulye.Kuru fasulye is a stewed bean dish. It is made primarily with white beans and olive oil, and onion and tomato paste or tomato…
How I Survived the Istanbul Protests
My friend tells me that I know how to choose my timing.After five years, I return to Istanbul. And immediately protests.OK, not because of me, I am just a calm observer of events. Well, the internal affairs of Turkey.So, on Tuesday evening, March 18, I walk to Taksim Square. I want to take a photo…
Six Days in Istanbul
Short Notes I haven’t traveled anywhere for five years. First Covid, then my mother’s illness. And then my mother passed away.She always said how sad she was because, according to her, I wasn’t traveling anywhere because of her. So I explained to her that my presence with her was my decision. No one forced me…
Thai Massaman Curry
I have always loved Southeast Asian cuisine. And the surrounding area. I remember when I was in a Chinese restaurant for the first time many years ago. In the London district of Soho. And no wonder, there was rice as a side dish and I found a small animal in it that starts with C……
Bud
There used to be a saying that if you have relatives in America, you have them in Cleveland. Cleveland was considered the largest Slovenian city for a long time after the WW2. Even more Slovenes lived there than in Ljubljana.And of course I am no exception. My ancestors on my mother’s side, three aunts and…
To the South
Part TwoMontenegro, Here I Come And so I went further south, past Dubrovnik, all the way to Montenegro.When I cross the border of the republic at that time, I encounter a convoy of vehicles. They were waiting for the ferry across Boka Kotorska. Since I had a lot of time at my disposal, I decide…