Inka Piegsa-Quischotte

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Latest Posts

09.07.2011

Ciragan Palace Istanbul - Where History Meets Luxury

Many a first time visitor to Istanbul, be it for business or pleasure, does not realize how big and busy the European Capital of Culture 2010 is. 12.5 million inhabitants, well over 3,000 mosques, ...

08.11.2011

Mardin, Turkey: The Window to Mesopotamia

You can take that title literally. I looked out of the window of my hotel room and there it was: the land of my dreams, the Sea of Mesopotamia, as they call it, stretching out endlessly, all the way ...

About Inka Piegsa-Quischotte

Born in Germany, Inka Piegsa-Quischotte has lived in Switzerland, the UK, Spain and South Africa and worked as an international attorney for over 30 years. Having traveled the world during her profession and seen nothing, she dropped everything three years ago and became a freelance travel writer, photographer and novelist and started her blog www.glamourgrannytravels.com only six months ago. Her articles have appeared in gonomad, offbeattravel, lighthouse digest, bootsnall, neos kosmos, literary traveler, Smithsonian magazine and many more. She continues to travel the world in style and luxury, seeking out unusual destinations, historical sites and beauty where ever she can find it. When not traveling she lives between Istanbul and Miami.