Category Archives: Europe

Istanbul: a tale of two cities

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Dee Walker

Sorry to leave you hanging on an unpleasant note for so long! And for causing concern that no more posts were in the pipeline. But alas, a few more adventures to go :). At 4 a.m. on November 3rd, I … Continue reading →

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At the end of the world with Jesus and Narcissus

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Dee Walker

(Updated) This was not a pleasant post to write. Nor was Spain’s Camino de Santiago a pleasant hike. I write very much off the cuff, but remind you at the outset that my experience is but one. And an unusual … Continue reading →

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Barcelona: of and for independence

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Dee Walker

We first collided months ago in the desert, a place we fiercely feel is home, a place that transformed us both, independently, he taken aback by his walls vanishing and I, my heart opening. He used the word first, but … Continue reading →

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Santorini, with a kama sutra closing

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Dee Walker

Before I left for Santorini, I met two people in Athens who were in town for an international travel writer’s convention. First, I met a woman from London who quit the practice of law to freelance. I then met Nathaniel … Continue reading →

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Athens in a day

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Dee Walker

October 21: Athens, Greece, where I got a brief dose of humbling history. A view of the Acropolis from the balcony at my hostel, City Circus (highly recommended by the way). The Parthenon, located on the Acropolis, is a temple … Continue reading →

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