Tag: hamam

Now, we all enjoy a good Turkish bath. They are very much part of the tapestry, or should I say the kilim, of the...

I am fascinated by hamams. Their architecture (those gorgeous holed domes), their history (the ancient ritual of public bathing) and the leisure (they provide...

Anyone who has visited a kahvehane in Turkey has heard the sound of plastic dice dance across a wooden backgammon board. Though the game...

Are all places in the world becoming the same? In fifty years, will people only go to shopping malls, not bazaars?  Will there only...

Breakfast was served in the courtyard beneath the citadel. Little plates of olives, tomatoes, peppers, white cheese, bread, butter, jam, as well as piping...