HeyJaredIstanbul to Miami
Istanbul to Miami is about location, observation, and navigation of my life on my own terms. I am a thriller author who writes on Fridays about my travels and my life on an off-grid farm in Türkiye. On Wednesdays, it's all about writing and books.
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I’m Turned Into My Mother (opens the original)
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The nights are cool here at the end of September. We eat outside as much as possible to take advantage of the beautiful breeze, knowing that we will soon return to Miami and its heat and humidity. The animals are happier now that the heat has subsided, and all are healthy. We have rearranged next year’s travel schedule to avoid the massive number of tourists flocking to places we haven't seen, and we will be on the water in the months when we want to avoid the heat.We are also planning next spri
Shkodër Albania's Ancient Heritage Baked in the Heat (opens the original)
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I’ve been sending you post card snapshots of various places. These are, for the most part, not the usual tourist cities. The weather is hot, and the beaches are crowded. We have no reservations. Join with me as we wander through the Balkans and parts of western Europe by the seat of our pants.Our plan was to stay the night in this ancient city, and explore in the morning when it was cooler. With 2200 years of history to explore, my husband was very interested in this town.But there was no room a
Refused at the North Macedonian Border (opens the original)
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I’ve been sending you postcard snapshots of various places. For the most part, these aren't the usual tourist cities. The weather is hot, and the beaches are crowded. We have no reservations. Join me as we wander through the Balkans and parts of western Europe by the seat of our pants.Albania. There’s the good, the bad, and the really ugly. Below? Just ugly. But they are working on it.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1Bzc!,f_auto,q_auto:g
Lake Ohrid, Albania (Peace at Last) (opens the original)
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Driving in Albania Can Really Test Your Patience (opens the original)
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If you’ve been following along, you know we are on a road trip through parts of Europe. WE HAVE NO RESERVATIONS, driving by the seat of our pants. Follow along if you want to see towns you never knew existed.Kastoria, Greece is a lakeside town situated on a peninsula surrounded by Lake Orestiada. We drove slowly through the town on our way to Lake Ohrid on the Albanian side. I wasn't looking forward to another border-crossing experience and wanted a last-minute break before being glared at by bo
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