Member-only story
You must think I’m crazy
Over 15 Daesh suspects apprehended in Istanbul
Maybe you’re right. Some authors will do anything for authenticity. I’m not one of them! However, I do believe in destiny.
In 2019 I sold everything I owned in Mexico and bought a series of one-way airline tickets with no return destination. I’m not sure how I became so brave and somewhat crazy at this stage in life. Maybe it took this long for me to work up the courage to experience what my hippy generation did in their 20’s. Either way, I did it.
So why am I concerned about Istanbul?
I left a small town in Mexico called Puerto Vallarta, and ended up in a city of somewhere between 16–18 million people in Turkey. All my life I’ve followed my heart. Yes, it’s got me into trouble. I’ve been married and divorced and ended up in what might appear to be “questionable” relationships — younger man, older woman. Do I have regrets? I don’t think so. Would I do things differently? This is the first time I’ve even considered this question. That in itself is my answer. All I know for sure is I came to Turkey as a layover for 2 nights between Paris, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Singapore, Krabi, Goa, New Delhi and a few stops in between that I may have forgotten. When my travel planner said I can add Istanbul to your itinerary at no extra cost, my response was: Where’s…
