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• Istanbul, Turkey

  By Julie Callahan on January 8, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Suleymaniye Mosque   Minarets and beggars, exotic bazaars and 15 million people, crumbling buildings amid 15 hundred year old churches, haunting calls to prayer echoing thru the streets, a Sultan’s ornately adorned palace. This is Istanbul. Turkey People ask me… Read More ›

• Living in a cheap country

  By Julie Callahan on December 26, 2011 • ( 0 )

  For most of my working life, I’ve dreamed of not working. Unfortunately, by American standards I’m not ready to stop–a bit too young, a tad too poor. Then my husband and I moved to Slovakia for my job. Perhaps, I’m… Read More ›