Tag Archives: Turkey

Istanbul and Büyükada: Horses, Cats, Rain and Bullshit

Posted on April 23, 2011 by A.R.

I found myself in Kadıköy, which is the center of the Asian side of Istanbul (side note: as I realised later, the Asian side of Istanbul is a lot more European and vice versa!)… Continue reading →

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Caught In No Man’s Land at the Turkish Border

Posted on April 19, 2011 by A.R.

So yes, I needed to go back to Syria. Sure. Only problem was that I had a single entry visa and I was already stamped out. If the Turks didn’t let me in, I was in no man’s land, unable to get into Turkey and unable to return to Syria. I literally had nowhere to go. And to think that my Canadian visa rejection made me feel like Victor Naborski (of The Terminal)! This was the real thing! Continue reading →

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