What's Down Your Favorite Alley?

Excuse Me, There is a Man in My Drink...

    Oh, Filo-sofers! 

    I have been so busy lately!

    I know that is no excuse for neglecting the blog and all of you, 

    but please please bare with me for another week or two 

    as I have a lot of big and exciting things to share with you that

    hopefully will make up for/justify my silence lately.

    In the meantime,

    here is a picture of a nice man that guarded my mojito in Istanbul.

Looking Good and Tasting Even Better, Istanbul!

    Filo-sofers!

    My sincerest apologies for not updating sooner 

    but a series of computer and internet troubles 

    left me almost entirely technologically crippled. 

    So thanks for being patient

    Now let's get back to Turkey shall we? 

    (all of these things, both architectural and edible, are as good as they look)

For the Love of the Cave

     Cappadocia was so impressive and inspiring that it deserves
     a minimum of two entries about it.

    Wouldn't you rather live here than wherever you're living now?

   Seeing these intricate networks of cave dwellings really makes me wonder if
   cave men still have the architectural edge on us.
   Architects, consider yourselves on notice!

Land of the Misplaced Camel and Other Stories

    My dear Filosofers!
    My sincerest apologies for my unprofessionally lengthy absence.
    Rest assured it was all in the interest of maximizing the amount
    I was able to see and subsequently then share with you.
    So I hope you will find it was worth the wait...

    Ah, Turkey.

    The land where hotels can look like this...

    Steaks are made of paper...

    Walls are made of rugs...

    Camels are hidden in the oddest of places...

    ....and entire regions appear straight out of a Tim Burton film.

    Please stay tuned.
    More to come as we unpack and sift through our memory cards.

You're Hungry and I'm Turkey

Filosofia will be leaving for the architectural wonderland of Turkey tomorrow
so while posting might be more intermittent for the next 10 days,
please know that I will make up for it with a plethora of exciting images
upon my return.

In the meantime please enjoy this video of David Hasselhoff
at his very finest and most self referential.