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W hen people ask me what it is that makes my favorite countries stand out, the food almost always has something to do with it. This shouldn’t be a surprise as travel and food really go hand in hand. What better way to experience culture in another country than by sharing a meal? This is no different for Turkey. Even before my first visit, I was told by many how great the food is there. When I questioned these people on what exactly makes the food in Turkey so awesome I could never seem to get a strong argument. Small dishes, cold dishes, eggplant, and meat on spits were common words and phrases in the conversations. None of which was selling me on Turkey as a culinary destination. I wasn’t convinced. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good kebab. Although tasty, (especially at three in the morning) street meat was far from helping me make Turkey one of my favourite places to enjoy a meal. To help me understand why Turkey gets such high marks for its cuisine I decided to ...

W ith the recent purchase of my Olympus e-pl5 camera and with my around the world trip looming I have been left with the need for a very specific camera bag. One that will carry my new gear around in a practical, comfortable, and sexy way as well as having extra room for my travel blogging tools. Traveling around the world is presenting me with a few packing challenges so having the right camera bag is key . It must double as a messenger bag for carrying my Surface tablet, notebooks, and other accessories needed for travel writing on the go as well as being small enough to comfortably carry around for a full day of sightseeing and camera snapping. Enter the Lowepro Event Messenger . This incredibly functional camera bag includes all the features one would want or need for shooting on the go. It comes in 3 sizes – the 250, 150, & 100 or large, medium and small – and two colors – Mica (think moss green) and black. For my needs and purpose I tested out the 150 in M...