Jack Scott's Blog, page 101
April 22, 2012
Bodrum Rocks
After a couple of false starts, the race towards summer is on. We feared the sun-kissed season had been cancelled this year. The starting pistol was an earthquake beneath our feet at 4am yesterday morning. Just a tiddler of a … Continue reading →
April 20, 2012
Wacky Weather
March winds are fashionably late this year. A few nights ago, Hurricane Hatice blew furiously over Bodrum. We were trapped in our bed by a creepy speedy wind that whistled through the narrow streets. Unfettered flying objects and the constant … Continue reading →
April 18, 2012
200,000 Hits Plus
A few days ago, an obscure English language blog written by an ex-pretty boy reporting from a minor peninsula on the Aegean coast of Turkey, exceeded 200,000* page hits. My sincerest thanks go out to all those people who have … Continue reading →
April 16, 2012
Tweeting Turks
Naturally I tweet. Doesn’t everyone these days? Facebook and Twitter are the gruesome twosome of social media – the top of the pops. Got nothing interesting to say? Say it loudly and often on the tweety thing and faceache. For … Continue reading →
April 14, 2012
Another Immaculate Conception
When it comes to social issues, readers may think I’m a bit of a one trick pony – gay this, gay that, blah, blah, blah. In fact, as a bleeding heart pinko liberal, I come equipped with a range of … Continue reading →
April 10, 2012
From Top to Bottom
Now we've unplugged Digiturk, we're gradually re-acquainting ourselves with our DVD library. This is more troublesome than it sounds. Our LG home entertainment system is rejecting discs at random. Again. This tiresome business first started last November. At the time, … Continue reading →
April 9, 2012
Mad Mother Nature
Bodrum, Turkey, April 2012. What is going on with this crazy weather? A real snap, crackle and pop of a storm has just rolled across the horizon. We've been assaulted by hailstones. Big buggers, they were too. Mad Mother Nature … Continue reading →
April 8, 2012
Every Little Helps
The Bodrum Bulletin has just updated its annual grocery price check, comparing Britain with Turkey. This exercise was first started in 2009 using the same basket of goods from Sainsbury's (in the UK) and Migros (in Turkey). The headline is … Continue reading →
April 7, 2012
Perking the Pansies Serialised
We're off to Norwich in less than two months. We don't see it as a step back. Like many before us, we're doing what we have to do and we're moving forward. It's a new chapter and we're really excited … Continue reading →
April 6, 2012
From Local to Yokel
It's Sod's Law. As soon we decide to paddle back to Blighty on the evening tide to become country yokels, two things happen to make life in battered Bodrum just that little bit easier and that little bit cheaper. First … Continue reading →
