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I’m martina
I’m a writer and photographer living in the Netherlands and Chasing Delight is my personal blog. Here I share with you my photography, adventures and musings on life.
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Living in the South of Italy / What I Loved & Didn’t Love
Moving to the south of Italy wasn’t something I had planned. It was a spur of the moment decision based on a job offer. One moment I was living in Istanbul and the next I found myself…
Istanbul / Fener Nights
In 2017, with my life in ruins after leaving my abusive marriage, I returned to Istanbul. I had returned for two reasons – to work and to start the healing process. Istanbul is where the abuse started…
I Was In Love With a Man That Didn’t Exist
He was the end of the line for me. He was the place in which everything I knew about love failed; swallowed into a human-shaped void blacker than black – the colour his eyes turned when he…
Italy / Exploring the Endless Blue of Salento
I’ve been exploring Salento recently – the southernmost part of Italy, deep in the heel of the boot. Visiting friends, I learned how to make seafood risotto and pasticciotto and then one early morning we took a…