A. J. Griffiths-Jones Turkiye has an abundance of wonderful coastal and inland locations for those wishing to explore by car and one of the easiest routes for your first adventure is from Milas to Marmaris. The roads are flat, smooth and congestion-free for the most part, traversing through scenic mountains and pretty villages, with plenty…
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Zeynep Kulakçı, Dietician Achieving glowing, healthy skin extends far beyond skincare products. Your dietary choices play a pivotal role in nurturing your skin’s vitality. In this article, we’ll delve into the crucial vitamins and minerals that underpin skin health. Additionally, we’ll tell you the foods that can enhance your skin’s radiance. Nutrients your skin craves…
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By Glenn Maffia As we near the close of the season and with a little more free time on our hands after hosting family and friends, I wish to invite you to the intriguing site of Lagina situated in the province of Muğla on the southwest Aegean coast. A temple complex within Caria, as this…
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Zeynep Kulakçı, Dietician In our fast-paced lives, the simple act of enjoying a meal has become a forgotten pleasure. Concepts like conscious nutrition and slow eating have emerged as remedies to this disconnect, gaining increasing importance in our lives. Mindful nutrition isn’t just about savoring what we eat; it’s about discovering inner equilibrium through our…
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By Glenn Maffia We are making a massive jump from the Taş Tepeler (Stone hills) to the beginning of stylized writing, but that 8,000 year gap has not yet been bridged by any finds relating to any intermediate period. Certainly, archaeology can reveal and decipher imponderables from human existence in how people lived and worked,…
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By Glenn Maffia I wrote during my previous article of the sheer diversity of different peoples inhabiting the area of Anatolia, to use the neutral terminology, which is now present day Türkiye. I feel it is time I should expand on this. A migratory route As most people are aware, Anatolia is a large landmass…
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A.J. Griffiths-Jones There is an old Irish proverb that says ‘A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book’ but, how do we strike that balance in retirement? It would be very easy to take the attitude that retirement is a time for rest and relaxation with our working…
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By Glenn Maffia The cultural barometer has changed. Whereas there was an age where archaeologists excavated and shipped exquisite artefacts from strange far-flung shores for the edification and delight of the primarily, middle-class viewing public of Europe; few of whom, if any, could ever visit those lands, the weather vane has decidedly swung in the…
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Zeynep Kulakçı, Dietician I hope your 21 Days Without Sugar Challenge was successful and you observed its positive effects. I recommend you see these 21 days as a step to remove harmful sugar from your life and stay away from refined sugar as much as possible. For this week’s topic: how to prepare your body…
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By A. J. Griffiths-Jones Unless you live in a large town with good transport links, driving in Turkiye is part and parcel of the move for most expats. Renting a vehicle in the long-term simply isn’t feasible and many foreigners have opted to drive their European motor over from their home country. However, the car…
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