Iskele and the neighborhood for 3 days

Here is where the changes in food began. Gulbin introduced me to the foods that were part of her life growing up here. Walking through the open markets nearby in Urla’s neighborhoods. The traditional tourist season for the Mediterranean area begins mid May, so mostly local and regional people were out and about. One day, National Children’s Day, was warm …

Unpacking and waking up in Iskele

The camera equipment was the first I unpacked. Then I tried to figure out the directions, the water, the land, and my bedroom. The window exterior metal shades opened to bright sunlight in a neighborhood where the sea met the land, and a place to walk, sit and eat, splash in the water or fish. Eskele is a village in …

Preface to Türkiye – Apr 7-30

Türkiye – Apr 7-30 Iskelesi is a small coastal town about 4 hrs south from Istanbul and 40 min or so west of Izmir, where I will arrive on Turkish Air. I will be staying here for 3 weeks while I become acquainted with Türkiye. I will be staying with my cousin Doug & Gülbin Swartzendruber, Türkish residents, and traveling …