Hi, I'm Aziza. This is my travel blog: postcards from the places I've been, the stamps in my passport, and the blue evil-eye charms I carry everywhere for luck.
Weeks of rehearsals, one very sparkly costume, and a whole day on the road in Willemstad. From the first fitting to the last tumba beat.
Read postcardHe let me watch five colours of glass become one blue eye. I left with three, and a promise to come back.
Read postcardA 4:30 wake-up, freezing hands and the most beautiful sky of my life. Plus my tips for the best viewpoint.
Read postcardThe Istanbul and Cappadocia postcards are samples. Replace them with your own stories and photos.
The nazar is a blue glass charm from Türkiye that watches over you and turns away bad luck and envy. My first one was a gift on my first trip to Istanbul. Now one hangs on my backpack, one on my suitcase, and one in every hotel window.
When a nazar cracks, people say it has caught something meant for you. Then you thank it and get a new one.
A short note whenever I land somewhere new.
