Textile Shopping in Turkey - Istanbul and Beyond
Come along as we source kilims, ikat, suzanis and more in the Grand Bazaar and beyond on our recent trip to Turkey!
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Surviving the Chaos of Marrakech - Travel Tips
Marrakech can be exhausting - be sure you plan an escape hatch so you can wind down and relax after all of that shopping!
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Shopping the Marrakech Souks
Marrakech - and our first days of scouring the souks and beyond!
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Heading back to Morocco - and a little riad roundup
Getting excited for our November trip back to Morocco - and a list of some of our favorite riads over the last few years for Marrakech trips
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Website dreams way back in 2018
It's been awhile.... computers don't usually lie and this one says my last blog post was August 29th 2016. Yep - a long time indeed! Well, mode...
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Silk Ikat - A Love Story
One of our favorite textile shipments just arrived in the store - Silk Ikat pillows! Learn about the processes and cultural background of the vibra...
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Furniture shopping in India
Shopping in India involves patience, endurance, the ability to suspend disbelief, and of course a true love for the hunt. These are long days. W...
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Textile shopping in Jaipur
We just got back from India - a whirlwind trip of only six days. It was exhausting to cram the whole buying trip into this short of a schedule. ...
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Cappadocia with kids - amazing!
We just got back from our weeks in Turkey, and even with the tragic events that happened at the airport last week, I wish we were still there. A ...
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Sultanahmet sights and inspiration
During our first days in Istanbul we had the chance to take the kids to Topkapi Palace, the Hagia Sophia, and the Basillica Cistern, and to pop in...
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Back in Turkey
We have had a very busy first couple of weeks in Turkey - and it's been a wonderful blur so far. With less than a week to go I thought it's about ...
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Turkey travel - fears and joys
In a little less than a week we head back to one of my favorite places. Sadly it is also one of those destinations on a lot of 'stay away' lists....
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