| Turkey's exotic call: Eurasian flavorings influence culture mix
Next time in Istanbul, I'm hiring the Screaming Shopper. It was a hot July day when I was cooling my heels in the hotel bar waiting for friends. But the party had to wait until Joe and Mary Lou Rimsky finished their four-hour shopping blitz at the Grand Bazaar. This was no small venture. The Rimskys were prowling for three new Turkish rugs for their Cincinnati home. Shopping for Turkish rugs is a complex ritual of tea-drinking and rug-unfurling, so the thought of scoring three in a matter of hours boggles the mind. The Grand Bazaar boggles the eyes, the ears and the mind, with more than 4,000 shops spread over 61 streets under one roof. It's fascinating and confounding, with pulsating colors and beckoning vendors. Please, have a cup of tea and see our rugs.
Namibia: Sorry Ngo! - Everybody is Going Green, Including Tafel Lager
Everybody is going green. One can say that green is the latest hype doing the rounds. Every one I know has Green Cross shoes, drinks green tea, has a packet of green vitamin herbs next to his desk and bedside, shops at Woolworth's for green organic foodstuffs and takes green lunch at "Medici Bistro and the Bay Leaf Coffee Shop". .
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