Monthly Archives: April 2013

2013 London Marathon

Posted on April 22, 2013 by TBM

Yesterday we watched the London Marathon from the Walkabout Terrace located next to the Temple Tube Stop. Usually I would share more information, but today and the rest of this week will be super busy. So without further ado, here are the … Continue reading →

Posted in London, Sports | Tagged 2013 London Marathon, 50 Year Project, England, Life, London, London Marathon, Marathons, Photography, Photos, Running, Sporting Events, Sports, Temple Tube Stop, Walkabout | 76 Comments

Travel Photo of the Day (April 20)

Posted on April 20, 2013 by TBM

Posted in Travel, Travel Photos | Tagged 50 Year Project, Blog, Blogging, Botswana, Chobe National Park, Elephants, Life, Nature, Photography, Travel, Travel Blog, Travel Journal, Travel Photo | 39 Comments

Travel Photo of the Day (April 19)

Posted on April 19, 2013 by TBM

Posted in Travel, Travel Photos | Tagged 50 Year Project, Africa, Blog, Blogging, Botswana, Life, Nature, Photography, Travel, Travel Blog, Travel Journal, Travel Photo, Wildlife | 40 Comments

A Versatile Writer

Posted on April 19, 2013 by TBM

This week I had the pleasure of listening to Murathan Mungan speak at the London Book Fair. He’s from Turkey. And he has to be one of the most versatile writers I’ve encountered. He has written poetry, plays, short stories, novels, songs, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 50 Year Project, Authors, Blogging, Book Discussions, Books, Literature, London, London Book Fair, Murathan Mungan, Photography, Photos, Poets, Stories on the Ottomans, Translations, Turkey, Turkish Writers, Writers | 42 Comments

Travel Photo of the Day (April 18)

Posted on April 18, 2013 by TBM

Posted in Travel, Travel Photos | Tagged 50 Year Project, Africa, Life, Lions, Nature, Photography, Sisters, Travel, Travel Blog, Travel Journal, Travel Photo, Wildlife, Zambia | 19 Comments

Amsterdam: Day Three

Posted on April 18, 2013 by TBM

Our third and last day in Amsterdam was quite relaxing. We had two things planned: the Pancake Bakery and climbing the tower of Westerkerk, a church near the Anne Frank House. The morning was beautiful, but still cold. On our … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel, Travel Photos, Travel Stories | Tagged 50 Year Project, Amsterdam, Anne Frank, Anne Frank House, Blog, Blogging, Canals, Cornelis Dancker, Dutch Gin., Dutch History, Europe, Hendrick de Keyser, History, Jenever, Nazis, Netherlands, Photography, Photos, Pieter de Keyser, The Pancake Bakery, Travel, Travel Blog, Travel Journal, Travel Photos, Westerkerk Church, World War II | 44 Comments

Elif Shafak

Posted on April 17, 2013 by TBM

Elif Shafak was born in Strasbourg. When she was only one her parents divorced and her mother, who became a diplomat, took her to Turkey and raised her with the help of Shafak’s grandmother. Shafak has also resided in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Writers | Tagged 50 Year Project, Authors, Black Milk, Blogging, Books, Elif Shafak, England, Honour, Life, London, London Book Fair, Photography, Photos, Turkey, Turkish language, Turkish Writers, Writers | 46 Comments

Random Shots from the London Book Fair

Posted on April 16, 2013 by TBM

I’ve just left the London Book Fair and I’m exhausted. Here are some photos that I took today. Hopefully by the morning I’ll be more coherent and can share about what I saw, heard, and learned. Tomorrow is the last … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged 50 Year Project, Blog, Blogging, Book Covers, Books, Earl's Court Exhibition Centre, England, London, London Book Fair, Photography, Photos, Solo, William Boyd | 65 Comments

Boyd, William Boyd

Posted on April 16, 2013 by TBM

One of the authors I heard yesterday at the London Book Fair was William Boyd. Boyd, a novelist and screenwriter, has penned seventeen books. He won the Whitbread First Novel Award for A Good Man in Africa in 1981. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1969, 50 Year Project, A Good Man in Africa, An Ice-Cream War, Authors, Award Winning Authors, Blogging, Booker Prize, Books, Costa Book Award, Daniel Craig, England, Ian Fleming, James Bond, Life, London, London Book Fair, Photography, Photos, Pierce Brosnan, Restless, Sean Connery, Solo, Spy Novels, Whitbread First Novel Award, William Boyd, Writers | 22 Comments

The Book Fair is Here!

Posted on April 15, 2013 by TBM

Today is the day. In a few hours I’ll be at the London Book Fair, which lasts for three days. I’ve been looking forward to this for a long time. And now it’s here! I’ll be crazy busy over the next three … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Life, London | Tagged 50 Year Project, Blog, Blogging, Book Fairs, Book News, Books, Earl's Court Exhibition Centre, England, Kindle Fire, Life, London, London Book Fair, Photography | 34 Comments