I love Istanbul, as being the most beautiful city in the world. Complementary I love Turkey as a whole, and even if in the past I have projected a Dogville vision on her, I felt justified at the time, otherwise nothing budged my really deep good feelings. They are logical, subjective, and objective, based on my own experience and research, both locally and outside. I consider my views to be broader than the official version the Turks are subjected to. I met a lot of people, I dealt with a lot of … [Read more...]
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Anthony Bourdain in Turkey: Twice, but the Second Time It Wasn’t About Food
Anthony Bourdain, a celebrity chef who was also a writer, was known to the public especially from these two TV shows: No Reservations and Parts Unknown. He is a CIA alumnus, a former hard-working chef transformed into a writer and a global gourmet tourist. At least four of his books are bestsellers, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (2000), Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook (2010), The Nasty Bits (2006), and A Cook's Tour … [Read more...]
Famous Persons Don’t Appreciate Your SEO Efforts
There are famous persons in this world who weren't famous from the beginning, they have worked for their status and they achieved a certain degree of respect from their peers. Not all of them remained modest til the end. Please read the following paragraphs: “In our opinion, most search engine optimization (SEO) is bullshit. It involves trying to read Google’s mind and then gaming the system to make Google find crap. There are three thousand computer science PhDs at Google trying to make each … [Read more...]
Poor Pompous Critic, Don’t Spoil My Pleasure!
I have never liked a movie review, or, by the way, any review which uncovers the plot in the first sentences. Actually, I quite hate these sort of reviews. I like to be surprised by a film, or book, or whatever masterpiece which was made exactly for that, it was conceived to throw me and you out of our-self with laugh, grief, or gore, one never knows. Then some pretentious "famous" critic spoils it for me, because he's "smart" and doesn't stomach the author, or the star in the movie he … [Read more...]
Top 5 Yacht Brokerages Worldwide
There are many fantastic yacht brokerages around the world to choose from- so many that compiling such a short list can’t help but do a disservice to the numerous quality companies left off. However, the five companies that appear on this list have won their places for being major players in the industry, having client lists and networks that span the globe, and operating in both the yacht sales and yacht charter markets. Along with the long-established players, there are a couple of relative … [Read more...]
A Few Words About Patreon
Patreon is a crowdfunding site based in San Francisco, California, very popular with content creators. By content creators you have to understand artists, musicians, writers, even bloggers, but the most prominent on Patreon are vloggers, the youtube videos' creators. This site has been founded by a musician, Jack Conte, together with a web developer, Sam Yam. The site helps creators in the world to achieve sustainable income. It is not a business per se, as it is a way to channel some … [Read more...]
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