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Bob Beer
Contact info: sazji |At| yahoo.com
44  --  Male  --  Single
Music, Translation, Istanbul, Turkey

I'm an American of part-Greek heritage living and learning music in Istanbul. The other side of my life is Botany and Gardening. I like to stay in a place for a while (Came to Istanbul for 6 months and now it's been 3 years...) and really know it, the people, the way of life.

Interests:
Nature and musical cultures of Greece, Turkey and beyond. Languages.

Dislikes:
Border crossings. Ultranationalism. $100 tourist visas.

Travel Gear:
Depends on where I'm going but most important to me are a good pair of walking shoes. Ecefuryl (intestinal disinfectant) if going to some rural areas of Turkey (or if you plan to eat street food indiscriminately).

Favorite trip so far:
Black Sea region of Turkey. Amazingly beautiful scenery, wonderful people, especially the farther you get off the beaten track.

Dream trip:
Eastern Turkey if the U.S. doesn't get it blown up in the next few weeks. South India is another goal.

Best nightlife:
Depends on what you're into.

Romantic spot:
Wonderful fish restaurant up in Anadolu Fener. Beşinci Kat restaurant/bar near Taksim, especially in summer.

Notable food:
Istanbul: something for everybody here but make sure you try Boza and Sahlep if you come in the winter. Black Sea -- Muhlama, a melted cheese, butter and cornmeal dish you eat with bread as you listen to your arteries crackling away.

Cool daytrips around Istanbul, Turkey:
Princes' Islands, Mudanya/Bursa, Anadolu Kavak

Dangerous travel experience:
None really. Don't take any invitations by total strangers acting too friendly out of the blue to take you on a "tour" or to a club. Don't take Istanbul transvestites lightly. :)
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Photo and Journal Page Contributions:

Wild Flowers of Greece  Wild Flowers of Greece
Some scenes and wild plants found blooming on the island of Naxos and in Macedonia.
Added on 2003-03-17, modified on 2003-03-17

Black Sea, Turkey  Black Sea, Turkey
Pictures taken on a botanizing trip to Turkey's East Black Sea region. The north side is green and moist, the south is semi-desert. You may need to set your browsers encoding to Turkish to get some captions to display correctly.
Added on 2003-03-17, modified on 2003-03-17





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