After living in Turkey for the past three months, it is time to depart. We have danced Tango in Istanbul, Izmir, Antalya, Ankara, and Samsun. We have traveled as far south as Antalya and as far east as Trapzon. West to Gelibuli. We have traveled by car, bus and plane. In Turkey, it’s so easyContinue reading “Bye bye, Istanbul Again.”
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Madrid Toledo Tarragona Granada Barcelona Girona
Bon Dia. It’s been 25 days since we left Argentina on April 30th. We have traveled by plane, fast train, slow train, taxi, metro bus, tram, funicular and teleferico, but mostly on our feet. In walking, we have averaged close to 6 km a day. 12,000 steps. That means that in the past 25 days, weContinue reading “Madrid Toledo Tarragona Granada Barcelona Girona”
Double Standards?
I have been following a couple of threads on social media that are on fire about the topic of charging foreigns a higher price admission to a Milonga than locals. My immediate response to this practice of pricing double standard is, huh? standard? Let’s see, this is my typical dance week. On Mondays, I usuallyContinue reading “Double Standards?”
Changes
With the close of 2022, comes a change or two in the tango world of Buenos Aires. The vaulted space of Salón Canning [Parakultural] is closing and moving in the new year to Club Marabu on Maipu calle. With out of country friends visiting, we all decided to go to this mecca of Tango. ForContinue reading “Changes”
And now Happy Holidays
Late August
Its late August. Where did the time go? A moment ago it was June. As we prepare to travel to the the USA for a month or so, my thoughts focus on the experiences of living and dancing in Istanbul. Primarily, this city is a dichotomy of new and old creating a force field ofContinue reading “Late August”
Another amazing weekend of tango.
With the conclusion of Cappadocia Tango Maraton on Sunday, we moved onto a different locale. From the heights of Cappadocia [1000 m] to the sea level of Marmaris, a small city on the Mediterran coast of Turkyie, we continue with this adventure. I do want to share some insights about Cappadocia Tango Maraton. First offContinue reading “Another amazing weekend of tango.”
Istanbul stories
We’ve been here two months and continue our discovery of all the milongas in the city while exploring the food and nightlife that exist here. We love Tango. We live Tango. We love Tango. We live Tango. But sometimes a change is really good for the hips and heart. [Think tango and then blues fusion]Continue reading “Istanbul stories”
Istanbul continued…
This city is so embedded with ruins and history everywhere you go. This city is huge 1539 square kilometers (594 square miles) And it’s history has over 2000 years going back to the Greeks, Romans, and the Ottomans before becoming the city known as Istanbul. For many years this city was previously known as ConstantinopleContinue reading “Istanbul continued…”
Its been a week…
It’s been a week since we arrived in Turkey. 10 hours from Buenos Aires to Miami and then 10 more hours to Istanbul, and then on to Antalya in 1.5 hours. So glad we flew over a few days, as sitting on a plane makes my body crazy. Plus no matter how many homeopathic sleepingContinue reading “Its been a week…”