ROVING JAY

Monday Morning diet of government bureaucracy and paying for the privilege of eating up my day. How I got my buttons pushed at the DMV.

After our dismal pre-Christmas adventure at Koh Rong Samleon was cut short we were nomadic once again. Our primary focus…

Our latest dog sitting charge was a 1 year old Vizsla named Shogi, all she wanted to do was play catch and be loved. If only life were that simple for all of us.

Wat Phnom (Wat Preah Chedey Borapaut) Of course there’s a huge array of temples to visit in Phnom Penh, but…

We used to have two of the ugliest couches. But my trusty sewing machine came to the rescue, and I re-covered both of them with fabric from Michael Levine’s in LA’s garment district.

We’ve been cooking this dishes for subsequent Christmas Dinners, and just discovered it has a name: A Perog or maybe a Coulibiac?

No trip to New York is complete without a trip to the 9/11 Museum and Memorial. It’s tasteful, thoughtful, and inspiring.

Autumn is the best time to take a trip up to the Top of the Rock, the Observation deck in the Rockefeller Center, to get a colourful view of Central Park.

Photo Essay of our out-of-season trip to Coney Island for a Boardwalk stroll and voyeurs view of Luna Amusement Park, Brooklyn.

The Union Square Therapy wall in NYC is the brainchild of Matthew “Levee” Chavez as a way for New Yorkers to get their thoughts and fears off their chest.

Back in ’89/’90 we had many a leisurely brunch and hurried late night snack at the Empire Diner in West Chelsea .. so it was with heavy heart that I discovered its demise during a Sunday Stroll in the old neighbourhood.

Changing of the Seasons Growing up it wasn’t unusual to be blind to the beauty of the colours of autumn….

It didn’t take us long to discover a delicious bagel shop in Upper Montclair NJ, for a trip down memory lane with an egg bagel.

Even a quick overnight trip to Istanbul can be rewarding. We headed for the familiar stomping grounds of the Spice Market and the Galata Bridge, and neither one disappointed.

If you fancy a lighthearted read about Turkey – try my Turkey Tales, it’s available to download from Amazon. (and for a limited time only – it’s free).

From Travel Guides to a Poetic Travel Memoir I write travel guides about the Bodrum Peninsula, and built a popular…

After a barren winter with barely a sighting of another human life form in the neighbourhood for months, it has been exciting to see the influx of visitors arriving into their summer homes on our complex. They’re new arrivals for the season, in search of a respite from the heat of Turkish cities like Istanbul, Izmir and Ankara.

Bite-size florets coated with spices (Pul-biber) & served with a yogurt dip I love cauliflower, and there was a Mediterranean restaurant…

The thought of being locked in a wooden cabin with 12 other people for a month, fills this introvert with dread. But luckily Camp NaNoWriMo in July … is a virtual camp, so I’ll enjoy every minute.

Author Ann Marie Aershon Guest Blog Today we’re welcoming Guest Blogger Ann Marie Mershon, author of “You must only to love…

  Coming Home to London After the quiet and calm of our little hill in Gumusluk, it’s been quite a jolt…

Brilliant to be featured in Leyla Ergil’s roundup of Travel Guides about Turkey written by Expats in the Daily Sabah, an English language newspaper in Turkey.

Although we’re registered on with a couple of house sitting sites, we still manage to pick up local assignments through word of mouth. Here’s our pet sit news for Tilki and Sari in Gumusluk.

Here’s a recent poem “A quiet place to write in Gumusluk” about the special spot I escape to gaze at the view and get creative with words.