Travel

Let’s inspire not impress each other

November 1. Does your city have the biggest mosque too?
We spend a great day in Mersin, walking along the boulevard from which we can see the biggest mosque of the country. Well, every good citizen will tell you that the biggest mosque in their city is also the biggest temple in the country. That's what I heard in Istanbul and Diyarbakir. That said, the ...
October 30. Adana kebab.
The bus ride to Adana is uneventful. In a restaurant, I work a bit on translation, which could in theory pay me and make Charity Travel a sustainable concept for me (and you) - who knows.

I walk around asking for the address of ACEV, which I find after ten people gave me directions ...
October 29. A long train ride.
The next morning I take the train to Diyarbakir. It will take the whole day.

A kid is looking suspicious at my bag. So I take it with me to the toilet, making up some vague excuse to save face. The child is only fifteen and I am obviously misinterpreting his dark staring eyes. ...
October 28. Good vibes.

Ankara! Good vibes, a visit to the historical fort, and a beautiful sunset. The small streets around the fort are pictoreque and I suggest they should be restored to their old glory to resestablish Ankara as a touristic city. But they are building apartments now, I can see the cranes working, standing on the ...
October 27. Train to Ankara.

The last two days, I have been writing on the balcony. I am so grateful to my host and her mother. I can catch up with both my Charity Travel website and my parallel personal blog. At night we say goodbye and I find my way to Kadiköy easily. Just before getting on my ...
October 24. Topkapi .
After breakfast, Mehmed and I meet a lovely duckling from Korea. It is great to see her again, and we are very happy when we have some coffee together and visit the Topkapi palace. It is impressive to see so many relics and treasures in the chambers of this sultan's palace. Moses' rod is there, ...
Bourj El-Barajneh
Bourj El-Barajneh refugee camp, Beirut, LebanonNovember 12th, 2009Bourj El-Barajneh refugee camp has been established in 1955l. The living condition of many life-long refugees in the refugee camp are horrible.

We support three patients with much needed medicine and a contribution to their hospital fees.



NameBourj El-Barajneh. Palestinian refugee camp, Beirut.AimTo help ...
Caritas Syria
Aleppo, Syria. November 5th, 2009Caritas helps Iraqi refugees, irrespective of their religion. They have fled the Mosul area of northern Iraq because of ethnic violence. They are not allowed to work in Syria and are often struggling to survive.

We make a little donation and visit two families.


NameCaritas France / support ...
October 23. Dabbling.
Taking the ferry to Eminönü, walking around the big bazaar, spotting some more mosques and working on the blogs. I like the atmosphere in this city. When I have time, I'll write some more of that experimental stuff I used to publish here. Used to be a lot of fun.



Writing is ...