Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Los Olas beach~

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bugun aslinda planim baska bir yerden bahsetmekti ama o oldu bu oldu,
yardim alacagim kaynaklarimi bulamadim falan derken yalan oldu.  

Gittigim gezdigim tek yer orasi degil ya baska yerde yazarim dedim.

Los Olas beach Florida'da Miami'ye yakin, ft Lauderdale ile Miami arasindaki kumsallardan bir tanesi.
Ozellikle benim gibi Miami'yi sevmeyenlerdenseniz iyi bir alternative.
Diger alternatifse burada bahsettigim Hollywood beach. 

Actually I was planning to post about somewhere else today but I couldn't find some necessary background info about there.
-yeah, I know, I am the queen of disorganized people :/-
anyway, husband will find them when he get back home. This is what husbands are for :) 

Since it was not the only place I have visited recently, I can talk about Los Olas beach.
This is one of the beaches we came most often. Almost everytime we've got bored of Chicago on winter we came here.

Great alternative for the people who doesn't like South beach.
Other alternative is Hollywood beach
Not as great as this one but still good I many ways.
Kum kalitesi, okyanusun dalgaliligi bakimindan falan South beach'den fazlasi var eksigi yok.
Hollywood beach'le hemen hemen es kalitede diyebilirim.

Sand and ocean quality is at least as great as south beach and maybe even better because here is less wavy, although photos were taken in a super wavy day.
Yalniz burada cocuk parki falanda var. O bakimdan cocuklu aileler icin daha iyi olabilir.

There is also play ground right off the beach. I think it is a huge plus for the families with kids.
bahar tatilinde geldigimiz icin tabiki cok kalabalikti.
normalde bu kadar fazla kalabalik olmuyor.
Polislerin fazlaligi da ondan.

Because of spring breakers, it was sooo crowded and cops were in everywhere when we came here last time.
It's definely not like this all the time.

Restorant secenekleri falan South beach ve Hollywood beach'ten cok cok fazla ve daha kaliteli.

Restaurant options are much more and better than both South beach and Hollywood beach.
Ayrica hemen her yerin 2. kati var ve dolayisiyla okyanus manzarasiyla yemek yeme sansida olusuyor. Araba gurultusu nispeten azaliyor.

Second floors of the restaurants has a great view and it is also big plus to escape from car noise. Especially if you are noise sensitive person like me
Toplami, olup olacagi bu kadar.
Bir cadde, onlarca bar ve restorant'dan olusan hos bir beach
1 hafta kalsam SIKILacagimdan eminim ama kisa tatiller icin harika.

Burayi kesfedeli beri, kisin cok bunaldigimizda hafta sonlari 2 gunlugune geliyoruz.
Ucakla Chicago'ya 3 saat ve alandan en fazla 15-20 dakika.
Ucak biletleri, kalinacak yer, yemek vs. her sey dahil en fazla $2000 tutuyor.
Deger mi degmez mi? 

Suan balkon'da oturmus sapir sapir terlerken degmez desemde, kisin tir tir titrerken degiyor gibi geliyor.
Sanirim deger :)

Neyse, kisa kis tatillerinde gidilecek yakin yer arayanlara tavsiye ederim guzel bir yer.

One street, tons of bars and restaurants, sand and ocean
it's all about it.
I'm sure if I stay for a week, I would get bored but for a short period of time it's great.

For example, since we discovered here, we spend many of our weekends on winter.
It takes about 3 hours flight from Chicago. 15-20 minutes from airport.
flight tickets, hotel, food, etc. expenses cost $2000 max.
I think, it definitely worth.
Especially, since it was waaaay below freezing in Chicago and not much to do in that cold.

If you are looking for place to escape on winter. I highly recommend everyone to try Los Olas beach.

Thursday, June 18, 2015

swimming with sea turtles in Barbados~

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I was actually not planing to do anything new. 
bunch of guys was walking on the beach and offering attractions to tourists.
When they ask us whould you like to swim with turtles?
Drinks+short boat trip+ feeding turtles for $20
without even thinking I said NO!
and then he said ok I'll make it $15 if you came now.

I definetely have something with sales. 
hundereds of things circled thru my brain like:
should I do it?
it is really good deal, isn't it?
it is on SALE baby!
$15 is money we could spend for only drink 
so it is good deal! 
 But I afraid of a loooot of things including underwater life.

But I also DO a looooot of things I afraid of.
why not snorkeling?
etc. etc. etc.

In few seconds I found myself trying to convince my husband how great idea to swim with turtles.
He is more open to new things then I am.
So we took our stuff and jump on the boat.

I won't deny I still afraid a bit but it was one of the best experiences I have ever done.

I saw so many "finding Nemos" :)

I wish I have under water camera so I can show them to you guys as well.

I am glad I did it!

Kirdim zincirlerimi!

Barbados'un tertemiz turkuaz denizi, ve bembeyaz kumu beni bastan cikardi. Dedimki simdi degilse ne zaman?
hemen yapmaliyim
Yoksa biliyorum, yapmadigima pisman olacagim
Butun bir hayatim boyunca su altindan korktum. Ayagimi kuma basamadim. Bir balik gorunce kactim -bunun icin gecerli sebeplerimde vardi hani- ama artik o gunler gecti.
Artik su alti dunyasiyla en ufak bir sorunum yok. Su kaplumbagalarina yaklasip onlara yemek bile atabiliyorum.
Iste burada da kaniti!
and what about turtles?

Now, all I know about them is they afraid of us more than we afraid of them

Kenarda gunesten rahatsiz olan pembeli benim.
Bundan sonra su alti kamerasi almayi dusunuyorum. 
Bakar bakar cekerim artik ne iyi olur :)
I am the pink one on this photo :) 

Take me back to kristal clear waters of Barbados!

Hopefully next time with a water-proof camera

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Wimea Canyon Lookout {Kauai, Hawaii}~

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Needless to say, you know I don't like nature.
And you know, nature doesn't like me too.
Whenever I Go for an out door activity, something unpleasant happens to me.
I feel like all those insects, animal and everything know that I came and they hit me, bite me, hurt me.
I can't understand why?
I mean, why me?

Anyway...
Usually, I wouldn't go anywhere like there but I made an exception for Kauai
thankfully, nothing happened bad and it was wonderful.
One of the best views I have ever seen in my entire life. 
I definitely would like come here again and hopefully next time for hiking.

Tabiati sevmedigimi defalarca soylemisimdir herhalde.
O da beni sevmiyor zaten.
Nerede bortu bocek bilumum haserat gelir beni isirir.
Masmavi tek bir hayvanatin gozukmedigi denizde yuzerken kafama balik carpmisligi var. Hemde kocamandi.
Grup halinde gittigimiz barbeku partisinde ormanda bacagima sarilmis yilan var.
Daha da gitmedim zaten ormana filan. 

Ama tabi Kaua'ye kadar gelip kanyona gitmeyecek degilim. 
Herseyi goze aldim ve gittim.
Neyseki basima bir sey gelmedi.

Tek kelimeyle muhtesem bir yerdi. 
Buraya tekrar gelip hiking yapmayi cok isterim.

okayanus, yerel cicekler, agaclar, ve cok hafif yosun kokusu belki...
anlatmasi zor ama muhtesem bir koku. 
Icime cekmeye doyamadim.
Keske kokulari da record etmenin bir yolu olsa.
Ben record edemesemde siz hayal edin lutfen. 















Biliyorum ki, bazi fotograflar cok net ve guzel ciksada bazilari biraz karanlik yada bugulu gozukuyor.
Yinede hic bir fotografin uzerinde hic bir degisiklik yapmadim. Oldugu gibi, ciplak gozle nasil gozukuyorsa oyle yayinlamayi tercih ettim. 
Yani bu gordugunuz guzellikte en ufak bir isik oyunu, en ufak bir abarti yok.

ne kadarda muhtesem degil mi?

Although most photos are nice and clear, I know some photos are fogy, some are little dark, etc. not so perfect. Just to let you know, I didn't made any change on any of them. So it is exactly howit looks with the naked eye.

isn't it so wonderful?

Portofino Beach {Kauai, Hawaii}~

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Dear my European readers who lives in US,

Did you miss our wonderful beaches with a beautiful mountain view instead of endless ocean?
and
Did you miss using metric system?

if your answers are yes, 
Portofino beach in Kauai is a right place to come. 
I know it is little too far away especially if you are living in east coaat but believe me you won't regret!

Amerika'da yasiyorsunuz ve Avrupa'daki sahilleri ozlediniz.
Iste burasi dogru adres.
Avrupa'yi ozlesem direk giderim zaten yakin ne isim var Hawaii'de demeyin. Bazen oyle engeller cikiyorki yurtdisina cikilamayabiliyor ve bu insanin sinirlerini cidden yipratiyor.

here is the panaromic view
here is the road sign with a metric system.
How nice!
Although main land still didn't discovered that actually in everywehere else we use metric system and it is pretty useful, thankfully Hawaians already widely using it. 
I guess their next step is discovery of futbol. 
I mean real futbol -European futbol-
anyway, this is not our main subject today.

Metrik sistemin de kullanildigi bir kucuk koy. 
Ve hayir 21. yuzyilda hala kulacla, adimla parmak hesabi ve mille yapilan hic bir bilimselligi olmayan bir olcu birimini sevmeyecegim. 
Alismayacagim, terk falan da etmeyecegim.
Ya sev ya terketcilere selam olsun!

I loved everything in here. I felt like, I am in Italy and I needed to feel that way very much.

Her bakimdan olmasada pek cok bakimdan Italya sahillerine benziyordu. 
Hani gozumu kapatsam, uyusam ve tekrar acsam bir an kendimi italya'da zannederdim.
Zamanimiz kisitliydi o yuzden uyumadim, yuzdum :)
Orange sand???
Yes, it was orange. 

Everyhing looks little orange in here, right?
I guess beacause of the sand.
That's why I didn't made any change on light and exposure of the photos.

Fotograflara yansiyan hafif turuncumsu renk varya, o tamamen gercek.
Kum turuncu oldugundan herhalde...
Sand, people and hotel in the back, restaurant pretty much everything was feeling like Italy.
No wonder they called it Portofino beach.

Sadece koy degil, arkadaki restorant, insanlar ve baska hersey Avrupa gibiydi. Hatta pizza kokusu bile halk plajini andiriyordu :)
Niye portofino beach dediklerine o yuzden sasirmadim zaten.
Gerci New York'da var ama hic York'a benzemiyor :)
Neyse bu sefer tutturmuslar.
I know, those of you who have been there will think thank it doesn't exactly look like, but it definitely 
help to reduce my cravings until I go back the real one.



I hope, I can get back here one day. Especially if I can't get back to real one, any time soon.

Hawaii'deki Portofino'da guzeldi tabi ama bir dahaki sefere umarim gercegine donme sansim olur.
Avrupayi cok ozluyorum. Ozellikle bu aralar...

Thursday, April 23, 2015

rainy day in new york~

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I know, it took such a long time and probably, all my instagram followers already know that I have been in New York twice after this trip, how sad I just had a chance to write about it.

Again, if you are following me on instagram, you know the reasons.
I am just travelling sooooo much. Since january, last week is the first week I stayed at home one full week in a raw.
Yes, I had sooo much fun, but at the same time I am sooo tired.
I just need some time to rest.

Hopefully, I will write posts about to those places I have visited some time as well.

Taa Ocak ayini sonunda New York'a gitmistim am gezmekten tozmaktan yazmaya firsat olmadi. O arada 5 ulke 17 sehir dolasmisim.
Masallah bana :)
Onlari da yazacagim kismet olursa yada gezmekten firsat olursa :)
Yinede onca yer gezdim gordum. New York'un benim icin yeri bambaska.
10 yil kadar once buraya ilk geldigimden beri ask yasiyorum bu sehirle.
Dolayisiyla bu yazida benim tamamen subjectif goruslerimle karsilasip yer yer abarttigimi goreceksiniz :)
New York!
Wow! I am in love with this city since I have been in here for the first time about 10 years ago.
And yes, I am old :/
Probably, you all know the song right?
"if you can make it here, you can make any where...."
Yeah, it is still one of my favorite song.
And I agree with it.
Personally, New York is a place I gain my confidence. 
Maybe that's why I love there so much.

Ocak ayinda gitmemiz nedeniyle tabiki cok soguk ve yagmurluydu.
Normalde olsa durmadan sikayet eder, hasta olmaktan korkup kaygilanirdim ama ask insanin icini isitiyor. Etrafa bakmaktan bir bakmisim gece olmus karanlik cokmus.
There is no place in the world can beat the energy in this place.
New York is the best by far.

Bu kadar seviyorum asigim diyorsun, peki neyini seviyorsun diyebilirsiniz. 
Vallahi bende bilmiyorum. 
Enerjisi galiba
cunku aslinda dunyanin diger buyuk sehirlerinden pek bir farki yok aslinda
ama insani sarip sarmalayan bir enerjisi var.
Bu da onu benim icin vazgecilmez yapiyor.  
But unfortunately, it is sooo hard to live here
and no, it is not the money.
now, I know we can afford it.
I am just too old to catch up with this much energy.

Fakat ayni zamanda da bu kadar enerji icin artik kendimi yasli hissediyorum. 
O yuzden ara sira gidip hasret gidersemde icerisinde yasayamiyorum.
Her denememde cok yoruluyor ve vazgeciyorum.
Basimi nereye cevirsem muhtesem bir bina var. 
Yalniz assagi indirmemek lazim, hep yukarlara bakmak en iyisi.

There are things to see in everywehere
BUT...
Once you put your head down, you see the mess as well.

Zira assagisi mezbelelik!
Although, I still love it with its mess.
And actually, I don't know, maybe this mess one of those things make it look so great.

Gerci ben burayi kiriyle pasiyla da seviyorum. 
O da ayri bir hava katiyor.
Yada hic temiz gormedigim icin zamanla alistim. O yuzden boyle dusunuyorum, bilemiyorum.
New York ve cok sayidaki parkindan biri
Bu sehirde bu kadar cok park olmasa eminim yasanmaz bir yer olurdu.
Downtown'da gezdigimiz icin hazir gelmisken 9/11'da yikilan ikiz kulelerin yerine yapilan binayi da gormeye gittik.
Dubai'deki binalar kadar guzel ve futuristic olmasada, Amerikan teknolojisinin, butcesinin sINIRlarinin zorlandigi her halinden belli olan sehrin her yerinden gorunen cok gorkemli guzel bir bina olmus.
All day long it rained (no exaggeration) and all day long we were out.
Probably, if it happened in anywhere else, I could complain all the time. Because I am a constant complainer and worrier. I am sure, I would find a lot to worry about walking in the rain and cold and complain complain complain...
Surprisingly, I didn't.
Well I felt wet and I didn't care.
I think, we can call it New York effect :)

Koca bir gunu yagmur altinda New York caddelerinde yuruyerek, SIRIL SIKLAM islanarak tamamladik. 
Neyseki, ertesi gun gunes yuzunu gostermesede yagmur dinmisti. Yine soguktu ama en azindan kuruyduk. Onu da bir ara anlatirim.

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