Six years ago, right about this time of year, buffeted by wind and approaching rain, I shivered in the cold … More
Tag: Travel
Pueblo de las Rosas
Here I am, spending the month of July in the northern part of Israel. I’ve squirreled myself away in Kfar … More
What if…you don’t look disabled and feel ok…
Yesterday, I received an email, which ended as follows: Of course if you don’t look disabled and feel ok then … More
White Night, White City
White Night is a movement that’s been spreading around the globe. It first lit up Tel Aviv in 2003, the … More
I Did It My Way
Ol’ Blue Eyes (aka Frank Sinatra) made his mark, writing about it first. Then I spotted his famed title along … More
Rifles in the Morning
Zehoo? (Is that all?) The male barista asks from across the counter, as he shoots a quick glance up at … More
A Cacophonous Country
After an absence of nearly a decade, and although I’ve already been in this land for a month, the truth … More
South to North – and So Much in Between
בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָֽרֶץ In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth… In the beginning… … More
The House That Jules Built
A couple of blocks from the beach, we drove up a quiet residential road, lined on either side with old-growth … More
From the Inside, Looking Out
From the moment I entered the airplane last night, I sensed an unmistakable frenzy. Instead of being greeted by a … More