I love my son's area. He lives in the East End of London which used to be associated with dodgy. It is fast coming up in the world but still maintains its diversity and colourful origins. TT and ...
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Monthly Market Update: What’s in and What’s not in the Turkish Pazars
September-October 2014: Istanbul A few years ago I used to be on the BCC [the British Community Council] here in Istanbul. Our mission was varied but one of my particular tasks was to write the ...
A Sunday Market in Provence
funny squashed-looking peaches/nectarines on sale just down from Montmartre in Paris - personally I prefer the taste of our Bursa ones If you have been following my blog at all, you will ...
Snowpeas or Mangetout with Garlic&Ginger/Sarımsaklı Zencefilli Sultaniye Bezelye
Because I am lucky enough to be able to buy my vegetables fresh from the outdoor markets, I'm thrilled because spring is here! Nowhere is it more apparent than at the market. Today's ...
Time for Beetroot Again!
one beautiful beetroot with just enough stalk left so as to avoid 'bleeding' during boiling Just back from my regular Monday morning market in nearby Selami Çeşme where the beginnings of spring ...
Istanbul’s very own Black Sea market!
Of course I am referring to the Sunday market in Kasımpaşa which I blogged about just over two years ago. It's such a great place! It's the one where folk living in Kastamonu and İnebolu up by ...
Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne: Another Market Visit!
From the humid delights of Singapore, on we flew to Melbourne, our first visit to what has turned out to be a very lovely, very friendly city, located on the Yarra River in the south of ...
50 Shades of Green at Selçuk Saturday Market
My little trip to Selçuk was actually a fantastic photo opportunity for me. I resolutely left my old familiar camera back home and took my new one with me determined to experiment with as many new ...