Sidetracked on the Greek Island of Samos
The starting point of my recent seven-day island hopping adventure was the Greek Island of Samos....
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Author: Inka Piegsa-Quischotte
Venetians, Ottomans and Lepers on Kalidon
You can easily spend a week on the Greek island of Crete, go on a different trip each day and still only have scratched the surface because there is so much to do and see. According to Greek mythology, the infant Zeus was raised...
Read MoreAir Travel in Morocco
There are still airlines in this world that care about their passengers. Morocco’s national carrier Royal Air Moroc (RAM) is one of them. Here is the story. I was on my way from Marrakesh back to Istanbul via Casablanca...
Read MoreOn the Hippie trail in Essaouira
One of the things I like best about Morocco is the amazing variety of sights and landscapes I can enjoy within comparatively short distances. That’s why I made Marrakesh my base on my recent visit. One day, I went over the...
Read MoreRoller Coaster to Ouarzazate
I have just come back from a five day trip to Marrakesh, Morocco. Enticing as the rose-colored city is, the desert and the Atlas Mountains had an even stronger pull on my spirit of adventure. On the second day, I set off on a...
Read MoreGetting Around in Monte Carlo
What traveler of the French Cote d’Azur (the French Riviera) can possibly resist the temptation to take a side trip to Monaco and its capital Monte Carlo? To look at the cathedral where Grace Kelly became a princess, and...
Read MoreMummies in Turkey’s Black Sea at Amasya
I must admit that I associate mummies only with Egypt, until I visited Turkey’s Black Sea region last week and came to a town by the name of Amasya, about 100km south of the coastal city of Samsun. What catches the eye...
Read MoreGözleme Hash-Hash
Here is what happens when you have to rely on your imagination rather than on your language skills. I was sitting happily in a public tea garden in the mountain town of Amasya located in Turkey’s Black Sea region. Several...
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