Jackscott

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1109 )

• 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... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2012 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• 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... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• 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... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Rainbow Balls

  

  The marching season will soon be upon us. I’m not referring to the archaic and socially corrosive pipe and drum marches in Northern Ireland. Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Whinging Brits

  

  While April showers in Blighty were supplemented by an artic snap, I basked in glorious spring warmth. Liam had returned home to deal with family affairs and I... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2012 DIARIES

• The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus

  Let’s face it, not many people can claim to live on the same street as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. No trip to Bodrum is complete without a... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Jack the Hobbling Goblin

  

  I’ve had an MOT at a local private hospital five minutes walk from the house. I thought it would be wise before re-entering the well-meaning but labyrinthine... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Obama Endorses Gay Marriage

  

  Whether we like it or not, what the President of the United States says matters and resonates across the globe. After sitting on the fence for years and... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2012 CURRENT, DIARIES, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX, MARRIAGE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Road Nonsense

  

  There’s been a fun discussion on Adventures in Ankara following a post about car parking in Turkey. I’ve written before about the sheer insanity of driving in... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Bloggers’ Convention

  

  Sarah from Was Constantinople recently attended a unique bloggers’ coffee shop convention in Istanbul featuring some of the most talented writers in the Turkey... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Bodrum Life

  

  Bodrum’s radical urban overhaul is almost complete save for a few rough edges that will be completed next year (or sometime never). I took afternoon liquid... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Getting the Abbey Habit

  

  West End super-hit Sister Act (developed from the Whoopi Goldberg movie) is on nationwide pilgrimage and arrived at the Theatre Royal, Norwich, in April. Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Turkish Wrestling, Lube and Lederhosen

  The Turkish oil wrestling circus came to an ancient town. A picnic field near the obscure and little excavated Lelegian city of Pedasa, high in the hills above... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Perfect Holiday Read

  

  Even if I do say so myself, Perking the Pansies, Jack and Liam move to Turkey is the perfect holiday accompaniment to a bottle of chilled white around a cool... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines

  

  To rescue me from a life of drudgery and chores, delicious vetpat Vicky invited me to brunch at Musto’s Restaurant, our favourite Bodrum eatery. Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tenko

  

  I recently received glad tidings from Blighty, a welcome email providing light relief from my solitary confinement. Old friend, Ian and his partner, Matt, inten... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• What Maketh the Man?

  

  The call came and I’m home alone once more. Liam dashed back to Blighty strapped to a Sleazyjet plane. My mother-in-law’s not well and the family is rallying... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Time Out, Istanbul

  

  A tantalising glimpse at the April edition of Time Out, Istanbul. Right at the bottom there’s a tiny headline for Pat Yale’s article, the Best of Expat... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• From Frostbite to Heatstroke

  

  The next door apartment block has just received an unusual spring makeover. Over a period of two weeks, we watched in bemused amusement as the entire building... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Balcony with a View

  

  Blessed (and gloriously noisy) are the children…Children’s Day 2012You might also like:Turkey’s Got TalentI Believe the Children Are Our Future 37.035339 27. Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION