CONTINUED FROM>> About Us >> We boarded a bus that drove us from the apron to a “terminal” for arriving charter passengers. Our bags were searched by soldiers and returned to us. We were met there by a lanky Turk with a shaven head named Ufuk (pronounced oofOOK). Ufuk drove us from the terminal (really just a collection of Hesco Barriers and…
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Just like the darling groundhog (Punxsutawney Phil) predicted, it seems like Spring has arrived early this year. Our backyard, which was covered with snow last weekend, has now turned into a carpet of fat-breasted robins, hopping around like popcorn while they overturn dead leaves and scratch at the lawn in search of yummy grubs and worms. Since Spring is ringing our door bell,…
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CONTINUED FROM>> About Us >> Handan and I made our preparations to leave Turkey and travel to Afghanistan. We didn’t need much – just a suitcase each. We were heading into a war zone and would be living on the outskirts of a military base, so there wasn’t much room for creature comforts beyond a few changes of clothing and…
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I’ve been on the hunt for a tiered stand for quite some time now. I found many different styles online, but the ones I liked were a bit pricey – story of my life! As it wasn’t a “need” but just a “want,” I couldn’t justify spending $80-90 on a tiered stand. Time to make one myself! I searched on…
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Today I wanted to share a quick geometry trick which you may find handy if you are working on a project that involves a circle shape: how to find the center of a circle. The principle of it is based on the following theorem: “A tangent always forms a right angle with the circle’s radius.” Sounds pretty geeky right? I…
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We’ve received a lot of questions on how we find free or nearly free furniture, where we shop, or other helpful tips & tricks to be able to stay on a budget while turning our house to a beautiful home. Therefore I thought I should prepare a Life Hacks series to give some useful information in detail, and this is…
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CONTINUED FROM>>About Us >> A funny thing happened on the way to writing this post: while compiling the pictures from our digital photo archives, I realized I had almost no photographs from our summer in Izmir in 2010. How could this be? I wasn’t the shutterbug I am today, but it was my first time in Turkey! You’d think I…
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Since we started blogging, my decor style seems to be changing. My rule of thumb used to be “nice and simple, but not too girly,” because living with two guys doesn’t leave a lot of room for lavender and lace. But lately I’ve been breaking my rule more and more. Blogging has set me free from my earlier notions of…
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Window shopping online is a passion of mine and I do it every spare minute I get. Although I have great potential to be diagnosed with “compulsive buying disorder”, living on a tiny budget, my passion almost never ends with a purchase. But it certainly keeps me up to date with the recent decor styles and sometimes gives me great…
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