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Absolutely Fabulous!

Alan — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:51:35 +0000

‘Hobbits!’ I thought as J and I tucked into our second breakfast of the morning – Hobbits, you see, have second everything and breakfast at our hotel was now being followed a couple of hours later by a veritable feast. We were being hosted by a couple of ranking bureaucrats (no names to protect the [...]

Cornucopia

Alan — Tue, 14 May 2013 10:36:52 +0000

‘Cornucopia’ – a Horn of Plenty; a symbol of abundance. So says my dictionary and so says anyone who picks up a copy of this magazine which is always filled to overflowing with wonderful and fascinating stories and information about Turkey. Can you imagine my delight when the editorial team asked to be allowed to [...]

In The Beginning Was The Word . .

Alan — Thu, 02 May 2013 14:34:58 +0000

Sixty years ago, in the middle of my newt, slow-worm and birds’ nesting period, I was ‘introduced’ to two amazing images that left indelible impressions and a passion that has lasted to this day. The first was of the classic view of the Lion Courtyard at la Alhambra and the second was of Arabic calligraphy. The [...]