Yes, sometimes there’s scut work here, too

This morning as I walked out of Gaziantep, breathing exhaust fumes and trying not to get hit by cars, I thought, “Sometimes walking across a country is scut work.” I briefly likened it to sitting in a cubicle answering emails. Then I thought, “Yeah,...

Today’s scenery

East of Gaziantep it’s mostly rolling hills, rich but rocky soil, and olive and pistachio trees.

Yes, they do

"Long roads require a motor oil as enduring as you."

Pistachio tree

Gaziantep’s old name is just "Antep," which means "pistachio." Southeastern Turkey and Iran supply more than half of the world’s pistachioes. On the walk out of Gaziantep this morning I was wondering where they grow all these...