During my stay in Pristina I took a day trip to Prizren This historic town, settled in Roman times, was controlled by Bulgarians from the ninth century and then by Serbs from the eleventh century until being conquered by Ottomans in 1455. In 1912 it became part of Serbia, and after the first World War [...]
When my dear friend and musical guru, Dorothy Stone, told me in a Skype call that she was going to be in Kosovo in April I thought, “maybe I can get there”. I told her I’d look into flights, and as soon as we hung up I did just that, and found that I could [...]
At the last German group event I was asked to sing in an upcoming concert at Akdeniz University, so last week I went to Lara to rehearse with Fritz, the German pianist and organizer of the concert. Fritz lives in an area called Kemeragsi, a relatively undeveloped area between Lara and Kundu. Kundu is the [...]
In my very first blog post I wrote about the challenge of getting internet set up in Turkey (which requires first obtaining a residence permit, also a hoot). Now, two and a half years later, history is repeating itself as I struggle to get Turkcell Superonline service on an internet line that has been down for several days. It [...]
Most expats in Antalya live in one of three areas: downtown, Lara and Konyaalti. Downtown has the nightlife; Konyaalti has the beach; and Lara has upscale shopping and good restaurants. I haven’t spent much time in Lara, but made an impromptu visit this weekend. I like my spacious Konyaalti apartment with swimming pool, and I [...]
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