Brenda Farrell | Turkey & Lifestyle Travel Specialist

Every day is laundry day in the Summer … because I can dry it outdoors!   I love watching our laundry blow in the wind!
I’m not sure if its my Italian heritage or the fact that in Britain, most homes have a washing line of sorts, but I love to use [...]

If you know me, you will know why I have not been writing many posts for my blog lately.
It’s Summer and like the bumper-sticker says, I’d rather be … sowing, harvesting, tending, pruning, walking, meeting friends and generally enjoying the extra joy that comes to me each day from beautiful [...]

When I was in Istanbul last month, staying at my favourite resting place, luxury hotel Sumahan-on-the-Water, I decided to unwind after a particularly hectic schedule and to experience one of my favourite forms of relaxation, the hamam.  The hamam at Sumahan is spotlessly clean, particularly beautiful and sets the scene [...]

One of the benefits of living in beautiful Vancouver is the lush flora and fauna.  One of the lesser benefits of living in beautiful Vancouver at this time of year, Spring, is the lush flora and fauna!  Vancouverites are surrounded by mountains and when the trees and plants are pollenating, [...]

Fanny Kiefer, host of Studio 4 on Shaw TV, interviewed me about my involvement with the Slow Food Movement, travel tours to Turkey, and the importance of indulging in your passions.