Having traveled to a bunch of different places in my life (and I am thankful for that), I must say that Istanbul is like no other. It is a city that sucks you in. You cannot observe it from a distance. I feel like my photos don’t capture any of what I feel being here. […]
The end of my stay in Hungary was delightful. I soaked in natural mıneral baths, whıch ıs something of a natıonal actıvıty ın the country. (In fact, the cover of the Lonely Planet guıde for Hungary features bath swımmers) A unıque experıence–ımagıne water park meets day spa. Really ınterestıng place. Very relaxıng. Had a nıce […]
Grilled last night. It felt good to cook. I am trying to cook in as many countries as possible! Went to the market with Gyula and we bought fresh ingredients. I was on salad duty–made a nice mixed chopped veggie salad, with Hungarian cucumbers and peppers. Made a vinaigrette with oil, vinegar, and some Hungarian […]
I am sitting outdoors on a kibbutz outside of Jerusalem. The past few days have been as action-packed as possible. I am typing on an iPhone. (thanks Scott!) This is great. More to come when I’m at a computer. (shout-out to everyone sitting here with me!)
“Vitamin” Water, “Antioxidant” Water, “Life” Water… what is all this crap that I’m seeing advertised everywhere? First of all, most people are NOT vitamin deficient. (For that matter, most people being sold this stuff are saturated with all kinds of nutritional input.) Second, calling this stuff “water” is totally misleading. It’s as much water as […]