Slow travel. Eat Local.
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May
Disneyesque Dubai Dubai, U.A.E. I spent a week in the hot, desert-town of Dubai back in 2007. I wasn’t sure if I was in Disney or Las Vegas, but Dubai is definitely like no other place I’ve ever been. This photo was taken from the grounds of the luxury resort, Madinat Jumierah. In the background […]
1
Feb
With Egypt in the news, I wanted to share some photos of friendly faces I encountered there during my visit there in January 2009. To bring you up to speed on recent events: Tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators have taken to the streets demanding an end to President Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule. Protests started […]
3
Jan
Petra is a place of myths, legends, and Indiana Jones fantasies. Except it’s real and not a movie set. I hiked through this UNESCO World Heritage site in Jordan exactly two years ago. This historical city was mainly cut from the rock here around the 6th Century BC. “Petra by Night” may be touristy, but […]
13
Apr
While I traveled around the world you may have noticed my slight obsession with food. Not only did I delight in sampling local specialties and fresh locally grown produce, I was fortunate enough to have home cooked meals prepared with love and pride by my many hospitable hosts from coast to coast… to coast. So […]
8
Feb
6
Feb
During my visit to Israel there just happened to be a war going on. I was not near Gaza. Israel has been hit by Hamas rockets for years now but, the aggressive approach Israel recently took was condemned in much of the world. A total of 1,200 Palestinians died with a recent report from Israel […]
4
Feb
Here is a direct quote from the official Israel Travel Warning put out by the United States Department of State. Keep in mind these warnings are very conservative and always air on the side of caution. They can seem scarier than they need to be (Mom). American citizens are cautioned that a greater danger may […]
1
Feb
Israel is the 100th smallest country, with less than 1/1000th of the world’s population. Roughly 15% of Israel’s population is Muslim. Tiny Israel maintains the 4th largest air force in the world after the United States, Russia, and China. Israel actually has TWO official languages – Hebrew and Arabic. Other non-official languages highly spoken: Russian […]
17
Jan
I’ve always heard about the Kibbutzim (plural of Kibbutz) in Israel, but honestly knew virtually nothing about them or exactly what they were except some kind of collective farming communities. I recently spent a few days on the Ketura Kibbutz in the Arava desert of Southern Israel and it was so much more than I […]
15
Jan
It’s interesting on this journey around the world as I bounce between countries that are clean and dirty; places where cars stop for people and places where people stop for cars; and countries where you can drink the water or others where you can not… unless you want to spend a lot of time in […]
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