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Rhapsody in Blue
Our schooner, the Amazon Solo, had just pulled up next to Gemiler Island, a speck of land off the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey.
February 2007
- Keywords
- john willoughby,
- mediterranean,
- travel,
- middle east
travel + culture
A Real Pickle
On a recent visit to Istanbul, I found a clear example of the point where food traditions migrate from the palace to the public sphere.
01.12.07
- Keywords
- john willoughby,
- middle east,
- produce
travel + culture
'Tis the Season: Memories of a Hot Time in the Holy Land
Before his 50th birthday, my old friend Thomas announced that he wanted to take some of his favorite people, including me, on a pilgrimage.
12.23.06
- Keywords
- jane daniels lear,
- middle east,
- culinary culture
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Street Food: Istanbul
Great food abounds on the streets of this culture-bridging city. Hunting for the perfect trash kebab, John Willoughby tries it all.
May 2005
- Keywords
- john willoughby,
- travel,
- asia,
- kebab,
- middle east
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Street Smarts
Raised in the Beirut of grand esplanades, Anissa Helou developed an addiction to Mediterranean street food—particularly those grilled kebabs.
June 2002
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- anissa helou,
- middle east,
- mediterranean,
- restaurants,
- culinary culture
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Roaming Round The Equator
I went to Turkey because a New York art dealer had cabled me to fly to Istanbul to look over a Rose Period Picasso that had just come into the market.
May 1950
- Keywords
- stephen longstreet,
- travel,
- middle east