Imagine the absurdity of two openly gay, recently ‘married’ middle aged, middle class men escaping the liberal sanctuary of anonymous London to relocate to a Muslim country even one that is secular and practises a moderate and state-controlled form of Islam. Turkey is a country familiar to many Brits: the beer swigging tattooed tourist seeking cheap fun in the sun with chips on the side and those of a more scholarly hue that wonder at the unparalleled scale and depth of Anatolian culture and history.
My partner, Liam, suggested I chronicle our exploits with the mad, the sad, the bad and the glad in a blog for the whole world to ignore. Since most Turkish travelogues we have read tend to be worthy, insipid or both, I decided I would try and stir things up with something a little less reverential and lot more controversial. The tales from paradise are true (well, my version of the truth anyway) but I have changed the names of some of the characters to protect the guilty and avoid a brick through my window.
About me: I have recently moved to Turkey with my partner after working in local government in London for over 30 years. Moving to a new country is daunting for anyone so I decided to write a blog of our experiences to help us settle in.
Locked Up and Knocked Up Are you an expat who started a company to do the business in Turkey? Do you have a website? If not, you?d better get one sharpish and register it with the authorities. If you don?t, you might find yourself dumped … Continue reading →... Mon, 21 May 2012 21:02:11
Chirpy Chirpy Cheap Cheap As we munched on our hearty treat at the Yeni Bodrum Ocakba??, we gazed across at the Istanköy Hotel. I felt a shudder down my spine. Back in 2008, a couple of months before we finally paddled ashore with all … Continue reading →... Sun, 20 May 2012 21:03:33
Food, Inglorious Food Bussed in boys have bumped up Bodrum?s population and hustle season is in full swing. The cheap youths in cheap shirts have such impossibly thin waists; you wonder where their vital organs are stored. Tediously, every year these likely lads … Continue reading →... Sat, 19 May 2012 21:02:57
Donna Summer?s Last Dance Donna Summer, the original disco diva, died yesterday from cancer. She was only 63. I bopped to her tunes during the decadent days of my misspent youth. For me, she was much cooler than the likes of Diana Ross. ?Love … Continue reading →... Fri, 18 May 2012 10:37:45
Busty Babes and Hairy Marys You may have noticed (well, it?s bleedin? obvious) that I?m toying with ads on Perking the Pansies in the hope it might toss a few coppers into the family coffers. I?ve enrolled in the WordPress WordAds scheme (not to be … Continue reading →... Thu, 17 May 2012 21:01:36
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