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A History of Beekeeping in the Tents of Nomads – Chapter Ali Bey
“I am not afraid of dogs,” I tell my group of laughing colleagues, they nod in consent and let me go. I head down the dusty road away from Kuyucuk Lake, away from our small pack of teenage “boys of the...
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Snakes, Shoots, and the Awesomeness of Artvin Unleashed
Today, I awoke with a craving for gum that tastes like a tree. I admit this is a random desire, particularly since I once purchased this kind of Turkish gum to feed to my foreign friends as a prank....
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Marching into History with Black Sea Crazy Honey
After the Deli Bal…just one bite later, I start to feel the effects… The Ten Thousand look more like one hundred. Many are limping, their bodies crumbling beneath the dense vegetation and steep...
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Karakovan Dreaming – the Macaheli Way
KA-RA-KO-VAN. Since coming to Turkey, karakovan hives have fascinated me. However, out in Kars, there have only been a few conventional karakovan hives to pique my imagination. This small handful of...
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BALYOLU IS BACK – Walking the World’s Very First Honey Tasting Trekking Route
As the snow melts and the rain pours, I slosh around the Black Sea in my hiking boots in search of bees. …In search of bees…how many times have I finished a sentence with that phrase in the last three...
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