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I was so utterly unprepared for the shoppers' paradise of the world.  This despite a friend giving me a map of the Grand Bazaar and a list of vendors outside the bazaar that she could vouch for that sold everything from handmade woven rugs to leather goods before our trip.  What was wrong with me?  I don't know.  Clearly I was worrying too much about the flights or something.

For my EtsyBloggers team blog carnival for December we're posting our Etsy Wish List in the form of a Treasury.  It was fun going through some of my favorite stores to create this, but if I get some more time I'm going to check out the new Circle thing on Etsy and see if I might get introduced to some more shops with new wish list items!

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The Sultan Ahmet Mosque is better known as the Blue Mosque, because of its incredible interior.

The architecture and art of some of the world's largest places of worship never fail to bring tears to my eyes.  It doesn't matter what traditions the members practice, I can feel…

The travel to piece of this Mediterranean cruise is well worth forgetting after the zipper on a brand new piece of luggage failed en route to the airport and after the jet lag one feels at our age when traveling to a country that is 10 hours ahead and after spending almost 21 hours either in the air or in an airport. 

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