We are staying with my older sister Niki on the Moshav where she and her husband Dave have lived for the past 30 years. Gili and Tal, their sons, grew up on the Moshav. The main reason and priority for…
“I’zaz” ~ A modern loft space in Istanbul, Turkey
We are being hosted for our last two nights in Istanbul, at the unique loft spaces, “I’zaz”in the Taksim neighborhood of Istanbul. Izaz appeals to and attracts the more independent savvy travel or those that frequent Istanbul often and come…
Istanbul, Turkey ~ of mesmerizing mosques and beckoning baklava
The Ottoman Empire… Constantinople… Turkish coffee … kilim carpets….How little we know in fact about Turkey, both modern and throughout history! And yet, the very name Istanbul evokes romantic notions of the Orient… For this reason we have always been…
Reflections on a 14 month nomadic odyssey in Asia
Our good friend Sharon R. asked for some reflections on our 14 months odyssey in Asia… “Do you feel changed by your time in Asia? By your nomadic style? What have you gained, lost, how are you different from when…
16 hours in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
The path of our nomadic journey is determined not only by our desire to discover new lands, but also by Ben’s consulting work in the aerospace industry. Rather than take a fixed job in an office in Chicago, Ben is…
Pushkar, India: sacred lake ~ site of religious festivities
Hindu theology is extra-ordinarily complex, with literally hundreds of gods and demi-gods. However, at the very start, there were just three: Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. In this trinity, Brahma is the creator, Vishnu the preserver and Shiva the destroyer. In…
Living in the sacred city of Pushkar, India.
In our now 14 months old Asian adventure, we have redefined for ourselves the definition of “living here”. Whereas there is usually some concept of extended time associated with “living here’, we have come to think of living in a…
Entering Rajasthan ~ from the pink city of Jaipur, to the sacred city of Pushkar
With Ben’s work complete in Delhi, we are ready to pursue an eight year old dream of coming back to Rajasthan. There are times when we have travelled in the past to a far away place, a moment, a time…