Adana, Turkey- I’m in another utterly random hotel in an utterly random city along Turkey’s Mediterranean coast en route to northern Iraq. About to get on yet another all day bus ride and plan to cross into Iraq tomorrow. Have…
Chilling in Turkey and New Post (sort of)
Antalya, Turkey- I’m chilling on the central Turkish coast for a few days before a planned excursion to Iraqi “Southern” Kurdistan soon. I have an piece out in today’s Asia Times that is a reprint of a two-part Jamestown article…
The Tour Diaries
Fethiye, Turkey– Taking a break from the break I was taking in Ios, Greece, I’m on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey flailing around until I hit the next war zone. Turkey is a kind of paradise for this sort of…
Off to Turkey
Tomorrow and possibly points beyond. It’s been fun here in Greece although the weather wasn’t what it should be but let’s just say I’m looking forward to that trusty old Turkish hospitality after a week and a half here.
From the Highlands to the Islands
When I first began this never ending story a decade ago, I was sitting in a travel agent’s office in some mildewed office building in downtown Karachi waiting for a ticket to Dubai, then in its infancy. There was a…
Afghanistan’s Elections: Now What?
The Independent Election Commission held an arduous total of two (2) voting results announcements before they decided to take a well deserved break? The first event on Tuesday was pretty much a disaster and then yesterday independent candidate Ramazan Bashardost…