I’m just starting to get settled in after returning from Turkey on Thursday, so please bear with me as a I get things rolling on this blog. I loved the country and the people were wonderful, so I’m hoping that with my pile of photos and notes I can spark interest among Americans for traveling to Turkey. Also, I’d be happy to post any quality articles/photos that anyone who has traveled there has authored; I was only in the country for seven days split amongst three locations; given that I could have spent almost a week in each location and still not have been satisifed, any contributions would be greatly appreciated. Also, it is never a bad thing to look at the same object from different perspectives, and I’d love to hear the unique voices and experiences of anyone who has traveled or lived in Turkey.
All that being said, it’s going to take some time for me to organize my thoughts and my photos, and then begin putting it all down on paper (metaphorically, not literally speaking). However, I do have a skeleton of a structure for the blog sketched out in my head, so here’s a basic idea of what I’m planning to do:
First Posts: Specific locations and cultural artwork, i.e. the Blue Mosque, or Turkish Rugs. I hope for these posts to be educational and informative while displaying the beauty of Turkey. The source info for these will be my notes and photos, along with some outside research to help give readers a more comprehensive picture of each topic.
Next: Advice posts, i.e. best time of year to travel or how to haggle. These posts will based on my experiences while in country and my evaluation of decisions and choices I made leading up to and during the trip. I’ll also be using some of my photos and notes for these as well.
Finally: If I have still have the energy, and, god forbid, people are actually reading this and I’m getting good feedback, I’d like to keep the blog going with posts from outside contributors while also commenting on issues relating to tourism in Turkey and the interaction between the US and Turkey on the world stage.
One last note: I love feedback; if you’re reading this and enjoying it, tell me. If you’re reading this and it’s shit, tell me. Whatever your reaction, please, tell me. I’m not really interested in hearing, “Your site sucks!”, unless you tell me why it sucks; even better, construct a semi-solid argument for why it sucks and I’d be especially appreciative. So, thanks in advance for any feedback.
