Antakya – Turkey – a city in ruins after the earthquake. Pics I visited Antakya in summer 2021 and it is one of my favourite places in Turkey. It had a thriving nightlife, excellent food scene and a so rich in culture and history. I revisited it this month to see what was left of it and it is a city almost completely destroyed, which is a real shame as it was a true gem. The central core must have been hun…

Earthquake Insurance with a Mortgage Was chatting with my realtor the other day and he mentioned that as one increases equity in a house, his view is its then worth picking up earthquake insurance (Western Washington, for context). His view is that if you don’t have it, but have low equity, the bank will be motivated to help you rebuild so that they don’t lose their shirt on a slew…