Kebabs, doner, meat, pilaf, rice pudding, baklava, and a plethora of other dishes may come to your mind when one mentions the ever so expanding Turkish cuisine. These are nice and all, but it is difficult to find anyone think about mussels when they think about Turkish food. That is, to a degree, rightfully so. […]
Do you have nightmares about going to Istanbul but staying hungry because you do not eat meat? Do you see clowns armed with shish kebabs running after you if you drink a tad too much during a night out? Are you simply a vegetarian or perhaps a vegan who wants to know if they will
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There is a joke about Ankara (the capital city of Turkey) among many Turks that do not live there. They say that the best thing about visiting Ankara is leaving it! Though I do not feel like cracking a joke at the expense of the denizens of the capital at the moment, the same “logic”
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Istanbul had some sort of a “falafel explosion” following the Syrian refugees flocking to the city in the last few years. Sure, there were those that cooked and sold this nutty goodness before the civil war in Syria started over a decade ago, but they were obscure little places that were reserved for a handful
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Istanbul is home to an incredible number of eateries, almost half of which seem to be those that sell at least some variety of pide, a Turkish dish that is baked in oven. You will see it in all its glory in the photos below in a second. My “professional” and unwavering position on eating
Without much introduction, for it needs none, here is my “traditional” (it is literally the second time I do this but yeah let us pretend otherwise) article on the itinerary that I planned for a trip, accompanied with its fully detailed monetary burdens, this time one on Serbia. Admittedly, since I have only been to
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Belgrade is a very walkable city, let me start by saying this. This may be counterproductive for the rest of this article, but I would genuinely suggest people to walk around the city and hence stop reading this article immediately. I ended up walking for a bit more than 150 kilometres around the city in
Serbia is a unique country in the sense that it seems to be one of the most poorly understand places in the world, all the while being extremely confused about its own identity at home as well. Arguably, the same can be said for Turkey as well, which is likely why Serbia (where I often
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For some reason, and quite ironically if you ask me given the recent history of the country with the US government, the burger game in Serbia is strong. But then again, I suppose conflict is one of the most certain ways to ensure cultural interactions between two peoples. Most burgers we had there were, at
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Travelling on a budget often means skimping a bit on meals. To be fair, accommodation, and airfare these days are so expensive that in most cases, in the greater scheme of things, one’s food expenses may be dwarfed by these other “juicier” costs. However, splurging heavily on food can end up costing you a lot