Category Archives for Aviation Travel
Why I Can’t Stop Missing Israel
I’m on an airplane, flying to a place that feels like home, one of my favorites: Copenhagen. And yet, I can’t stop thinking about another place. Israel. Maybe most women daydream about
Continue readingAdventure Awaits: A letter to the traveler who had to come back home
I wrote this as an answer to a reader's question once, and since I have been suffering from writer's block and missing Israel and adventures with Celessa a lot right now, I thought I would post this. Adventure
Continue readingIsrael: Banksy, The West Bank, & The Boundaries We Live By
I had no concept of what I would expect when I visited Israel at the beginning of February. I could say that I had no expectations regarding what I was to see and experience during my travels through
Continue readingNazareth, Haifa and Visiting North Israel
It is getting late. My dinner of pita, hummus and olives from the market is making me sleepy. Or maybe it’s the delicious Israeli wine. Anyways, the last few days have been amazing. And eye-opening. Jerusalem
Continue readingWalls: Palestine, Israel and the West Bank
It is ten in the morning. I am sitting in a busy cafe, the sound of beeping taxis and market vendors wafts in from the street. Inside, fashionably dressed young people sit and take a coffee, read the
Continue readingHow Travel Happens
Travel happens imperfectly. Unexpectedly. Travel happens intentionally. Logically. Travel happens illogically. Travel mixes reality and fairytale. Travel
Continue readingInternational Street Style: Kyoto Edition
A few weeks ago, I found myself in Kyoto, Japan and I immediately had this feeling that I was in a whole new sub-genre of Japanese fashion. Unlike the bleached pixie cuts and Harajuku girls
Continue readingThat Could Take Me Anywhere
Last night, I was driving “home,” smiling to myself over the fun day that the sun had set to. I was grateful for simply being in Southern California. It’s the beginning of eighteen
Continue readingPortland Love: Coffee, Bikes and Books
Everyone has a city that they keep going back to. A city that’s not too big and not too small. A place where people ring their bike bells in a friendly way, and where thick glasses and vintage
Continue readingNew York City On A Flight Attendant Budget
Okay, so your checking account is pretty much empty, you only have two days off and summer is almost over. A weekend getaway in New York City is totally out of the question, right? Think again. Whether
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